Facebook’s Reality Labs (FRL) today revealed new research into hand tracking which aims to bring touch typing to AR/VR users, all without the need of a physical keyboard.

On top of being able to turn into a desktop VR headset with Oculus Link, the promise of hand tracking makes the Quest a far more compelling device than when it launched.

There’s no comprehensive app out there yet for learning sign language in VR, however a student at the computer science department of the Bern University of Applied Science is using Oculus Quest ...

The combination of a tracked keyboard, hand tracking, and the new passthrough camera on the Quest Pro definitely make typing in VR a more pleasant and feasible experience than it was on the Quest 2.

Oculus' hand-tracking technology on the Oculus Quest is fun and immersive but still has a few bugs to work out.

Facebook-owned Oculus VR has bought Nimble VR and 13th Lab, which specialize in hand tracking and 3D modelling, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.

What you need to know The Oculus Quest will have hand tracking to improve interaction with virtual reality. The new feature will roll out to users in the near future.

Using hand motions could be a more natural way to interact with games, videos, or other VR apps instead of a Daydream-style remote or Samsung Gear VR-style touchpad on the headset itself.