Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

TPCast, the eponymous company producing a wireless VR transmitter, is now offering its HTC Vive-specific device for pre-order in US and Canada. The TPCAST Wireless Adapter for Vive has been available in China since December 2016, with pre-orders only opening up in Europe two months ago. Shipping is slated as early as November 24th.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2020

Sadly, no amount of tightening straps or repositioning can change the fact that Quest’s on-board battery and Snapdragon 835-driven computer have been placed in the front along with the displays and then combined with a similar head strap design used in the 2016-era Oculus Rift, replete with semi-flexible side and overhead velcro straps.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The best Oculus Go Black Friday 2018 deal so far is the Oculus Go (64GB) for $229 from Amazon (an 8% discount). The deal is eligible for fast & free shipping with Amazon Prime , and will last through Cyber Monday (November 26th). Also check out the top Black Friday 2018 deals on Oculus Rift , HTC Vive and PSVR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

Wireless solutions such as TPCast are already available for the Vive and Rift, and the announcement of an official Vive Wireless Adaptor from HTC at CES 2018 indicates further momentum in this area , but the backpack PC still has valid use cases. Latest pricing from Amazon: Full overview and specifications can be found via the VR One webpage.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Upcoming films include Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013), Terminator Genisys (2015), Interstellar (2014), I Love You, Man (2009), Star Trek Beyond (2016), Top Gun (1986), and Terminator 2 (1991), to name a few. Bigscreen supports Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and all Windows VR headsets.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

We don’t have a clear idea on precisely how many units have been sold for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream View, or any other major headset on the market. Homido Grab (targeted at children, first released in September 2016) has sold 63,000 units total. Do these types of sales figures surprise you?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Well, today I fulfill that promise by interviewing Tommaso Di Bartolo, serial entrepreneur, marketing expert, and mentor , who during the summer of 2016 suggested me to start a blog to promote my startup of that time, Immotionar. The book can be bought on Amazon , by the way. ” On the 15th of August 2016, I started my blog.

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JULY 8, 2024

Even established competitors like HTC and Pico have struggled to get this element right, with Meta and Valve taking the majority of VR software sales. As someone who finally received my Comfort Top Strap (from Amazon) I can confirm it made a big difference to my original Crystal , so well worth looking into as an option. Cole and S.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. While the company had originally collaborated with HTC to create the Vive, this time around Valve opted to handle everything on their own. Image courtesy HTC. Vive Cosmos.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

Originally announced in the spring of 2016, BMW has been using VR to cut costs and expedite development. AMAZON MIGHT OPEN AR SHOPPING STORES. BMW has also baked in the ability for team members to interact together in the same virtual environment, no matter where they are in the world. A new, strategic partnership between Warner Bros.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

A number of UK retailers have dropped the price of the Rift from £549 to £499, which was the original cost of the device when it launched in March 2016 on Oculus’ own site. The Rift isn’t the only VR headset to get a price hike in the face of Brexit; HTC’s Vive was the first to raise its price from £689 to £759.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

You showed us that the tracker is different because HTC Vive has also released this update. Because I tried it with an HTC Vive and a PC two years ago. Broadly, I think that HTC said that they have it in their roadmap, but that it is the future. There aren’t a lot of XR investors out there post-2016 hype.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

This VR headset is currently the number one best seller on the Amazon cell phone VR headsets list. out of 5 on Amazon, this is an affordable way to get into VR via your cellphone. Maria Korolov did a review of this same headset, sold under a different brand name, back in 2016. Buy on Amazon. Buy on Amazon.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2017

Comic-Con 2016 introduced VR to fans from all over the world last year, with brands like MTV , DC Comics , Conan , FX , Suicide Squad , and Mr. Robot making quite a splash. A fully immersive experience in the cosmos using the HTC Vive VR platform, SUBPAC, and headphones. San Diego Bayfront Lawn – Daily 10AM – 6PM].

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. FOV: >110° (adapted to HTC Vive). Does your device works only with HTC Vive or is it also compatible with Rift, WMR, etc…? aGlass DKII is compatible with HTC Vive and Vive Pro.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2016

” Amazon’s own pre-order allocations also sold-out within minutes of going live , while pre-order stock from major brick and mortar retailers like Target and Walmart lasted just a day or two. The headset hit shelves with around 30 launch titles, and the company says there will be 50 by the 2016 holiday.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Available On: PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (Steam). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Release Date: October 13th, 2016. I first tried playing through with my HTC Vive because I wanted to really interact with the world’s objects using the Vive controllers. Loading Human Details: Official Site.

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VRWorld

JUNE 19, 2016

With the conclusion of E3 2016 trade show, which took place last week in Los Angeles, California – many international guests went on for the hunt for several hot ticketed items – HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and of course, Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX 1080.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The company’s training platform includes partners across multiple devices, including Meta Quest, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, SAP, NIIT, and Amazon, among others. We’ve also been developing this platform since 2016, so we’ve experienced and solved problems that only come from feedback, time and focus.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Even though they’re not the only VR headsets on the market, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift attract the most attention and command the mainstream media presence. When announced, Oculus Rift launch price of $599 presented a main advantage over HTC Vive’s $799. Nick Summers (@nisummers) September 20, 2016.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

Confirmed speakers are as follows: Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP Virtual Reality, HTC. It is surprising not to see major players from Amazon, Facebook, Google or Valve. Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, 20th Century Fox. Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR, Unity Technologies. Maureen Fan, CEO, Baobab Studios.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

I also spoke with Curran about the big trends at CES 2016. When you think about things like intelligent assistants, we have embedded services like Siri from Apple, Google Home, Amazon Echo with Alexa. billion industry in 2016, but it’s far below some expectations as far as the number of units going out the door.

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VRWorld

APRIL 30, 2017

“ The first quarter was another record quarter, coming off a record 2016. “ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. . “ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. The module is called the aGlass and it will be available for “limited pre-order sales” next month, according to HTC.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Amazon Studios The Man In The High Castle. Amazon will be in attendance debuting a mysterious VR experience based off their popular original series, The Man In The High Castle. Using the HTC Vive, users will travel into the strange universe of the hit program, gathering clues and avoiding enemies in a high-stakes covert mission.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the same time, AMD and NVIDIA are working with Oculus, HTC and others to enable access to VR to as many users as possible, with the recent launch of affordably priced $499 system from CyberPower PC , or a more realistic $699-799 price range with AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Holiday shopping season is here and we’re keeping an eye on the best HTC Vive Black Friday 2018 deals. HTC Vive Deal Baseline. The Best HTC Vive 2018 Deal. Unfortunately HTC isn’t offering any official deal on the original Vive; you’ll find it for $500 on Amazon and elsewhere as usual.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2018

If you’ve been looking around the web for a HTC Vive, you’ve probably met with a big ‘sold out’ sign recently in the US; Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg, and even HTC’s own website have been out of stock for a while now. That’s set to change in a few weeks, a HTC spokesperson told us. “We

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is the current SteamVR controller pricing in GBP (shipping to UK) at the time the article was written: HTC Vive controller (2018) single £193 includes free shipping and tax HTC Vive controller (2018) pair £386.00 Pimax headset listed on Amazon (Image by Amazon, provided by Rob Cole). Image provided by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You look back when commercial VR launched in 2016, and you needed a $1,500 graphics card… combine that with a computer… then the headset; you’re at three grand before you even start. Amazon Sumerian. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. When it comes to capabilities, it’s already there. million sold.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You look back when commercial VR launched in 2016, and you needed a $1,500 graphics card… combine that with a computer… then the headset; you’re at three grand before you even start. Amazon Sumerian. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. When it comes to capabilities, it’s already there. million sold.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. You’ll find dozens of Cardboard-like headsets on Amazon, for example, some you need to hold to your face with your hands and others with straps on the back. Read More: Best HTC Vive Games.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Doom VFR , the VR-compatible game following Id Software’s recent Doom (2016), is now available for pre-order for $29.99 on PSVR and HTC Vive, a far cry from the non-VR game’s original launch price of $59.99 ” The game is currently available for pre-order now through the PlayStation Store , Steam and Amazon.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

You look back when commercial VR launched in 2016, and you needed a $1,500 graphics card. Amazon Sumerian. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. When it comes to capabilities, it's already there. There's no reason not to dive in, in my opinion. Alan: The costs have come down dramatically, even. combine that with a computer.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? We’ve started working with Farmers Insurance in 2016, and we just saw incredible results. Amazon did $750-million. Alan: What are the headsets? Kyle: Yeah, yeah, for sure. Kyle: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? We’ve started working with Farmers Insurance in 2016, and we just saw incredible results. Amazon did $750-million. Alan: What are the headsets? Kyle: Yeah, yeah, for sure. Kyle: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? We've started working with Farmers Insurance in 2016, and we just saw incredible results. Amazon did $750-million. Alan: What are the headsets? Kyle: Yeah, yeah, for sure. Kyle: Yeah.

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