Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Quest 3S From Amazon & Target Comes With A $75 Gift Card For Black Friday Amazon and Target are giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3S headset purchases until the end of Sunday. UploadVR David Heaney For Black Friday 2024, Amazon and Target are giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3S headset purchases until the end of Sunday.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

Some days ago, the Mobile World Congress 2018 has finished. HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. From the talk, it is clear that HTC is betting a lot on these new technologies and envisions a future where all of us will wear these devices every day.

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Road to VR

MARCH 31, 2018

You can pre-order Lenovo Mirage Solo on Amazon for $400 with a release date of May 6th. We went hands-on with Lenovo Mirage Solo back at CES 2018 in January, and while the system clearly has strong fundamentals, the price point puts it in a weird segment that may ward off many.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2018

HTC today announced that the Vive Pro headset only (without controllers or base stations) will cost $800 and launch on April 5th; the headset is now available for pre-order. After announcing the Vive Pro headset back in January, HTC left the VR sector in suspense as to what the price would be and precisely when it would launch.

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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. Here we take a look at a range of VR backpack computers and what they offer.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

Beat Games, the studio behind the popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) , today released a free update that brings with it six new playable tracks to the game, and a few new features and improvements too. 3 from multiple services, including Apple Music, Google Music, Amazon, Spotify, and more. The OST Vol.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human!

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Cats and VR

JULY 27, 2018

The world of Moss will soon extend beyond the virtual reality headset with the release of the Moss Soundtrack , dropping across major digital retailers August 3, 2018. For all other music enthusiasts, the Moss Soundtrack is now available for pre-order at digital retailers such as Bandcamp , iTunes , Google Play , and Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

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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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This isn’t out of preference, per se, more a case of availability on Amazon. Those are our components for a VR PC build in 2018 with an estimated cost of $1,180. The post VR WORLD’s 2018 VRPC Guide appeared first on VR World. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB. For this VR PC build, we’ve selected an OEM GTX 1060 6GB.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. The pilot, which used an iPad and HTC Vive powered by Marxent’s 3D Cloud Service, showed that VR increases average order value by 60%. The company’s direction is unclear.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2018

Beat Saber (2018), the unbelievably slick VR rhythm game that tasks you with slicing blocks in mid-air with a pair of lightsabers, released today in Early Access. We’ve linked Spotify here for the sake of easy embedding, but you can see the full 10 track list on a variety of services including iTunes, Google Music, and Amazon Music.

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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. Buy on Amazon. Another best seller, this VR headset tops the Amazon virtual reality headsets list. Buy on Amazon. Buy on Amazon.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. — Scraper: First Strike is slated to release in the middle of December, 2018. Scraper: A Novel About Punk, is a great book about a young rocker in the early 80s and his band.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Until 2018 it was mostly focused on PC VR, a market it has mostly abandoned. It's even possible that new entrants ike Amazon or Valve could change the landscape entirely. All of Meta's investment and research would, in this scenario, be as useful to it as Xerox PARC was to Xerox.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

— Boz (@boztank) February 21, 2018. And not only online on Oculus website, but also on Amazon and Best Buy supermarkets : before the conference, lots of people started posting on Reddit the pictures of the Go being already inside Best Buy shopping centers. — Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) May 2, 2018. Full Keynotes.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 6, 2018

NGCodec, a company that specializes in developing algorithms, silicon logic and FPGA implementations for cloud video processing, this week announced the availability of their potentially transformative cloud-based encoding technologies via the Amazon AWS Marketplace. The company’s RealityCodec acts as a low-delay H.265/HEVC

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

from Amazon. The HTC Vive has been lauded for its realism, with incredible visuals and a wide range of mobile experiences. Unveiled at CES 2018, Lenovo’s Mirage Solo is the first all-in-one headset available for Google’s Daydream platform. Detailed instructions are available here. Sony Playstation VR. Under $400 (anticipated).

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VirtualiTeach

APRIL 9, 2019

Last week HTC Vive launched their much-heralded Viveport Infinity subscription service. Perhaps the most under-rated educational app of 2018 and definitely one you should take a look at. link] 7/ Amazon Odyssey. VR #Vive #HTC link] 4/ Number Hunt. link] 5/ Operation Apex. link] 8/ Hololab Champions.

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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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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Since the launch of its official Kickstarter back in 2018, Cybershoes have built up an impressive list of compatible VR games. Cybershoes are now available via Amazon in the UK , Spain , Germany , Netherlands , and the United States , making it even easier for people to buy the VR wearable.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. We’re all talking to our Echos and our Amazon and all this kind of stuff, for good or bad. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Ended up at Vuzix in 2015 and had a great run with those guys.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. We’re all talking to our Echos and our Amazon and all this kind of stuff, for good or bad. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Ended up at Vuzix in 2015 and had a great run with those guys.

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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).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Alan: Well, the problem with that is you need to make sure that everybody's synchronized, because if my company bought Oculus Go headsets for training and then my supplier comes along, goes, "Hey, we just made this training in VR, but it only works on the HTC Vive."

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2021

Released back in 2018, Assassin’s Creed: The Temple of Anubis is a location-based VR maze by developer Triotech in which players battle their way through a labyrinth-like temple riddled with enemies and traps. This will not, however, be the franchises first attempt at an original VR game.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Some weeks ago, the CFO and the executive John Gaeta have left the company, and now we learn that i n 2018 two high profile members like Sundar Pichai and Paul Jacobs have left its board as well. More info (Oculus Go being best-seller on Amazon) More info (Oculus Quest sold out) More info (Oculus Quest vs PSVR Google search stats).

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. ARCore   — ARCore is an AR SDK released by Google in 2018 for building augmented reality experiences. It has applications in training and educational use cases. It is available as both free and paid versions.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known. April 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

HTC has actually released that for the Vive Focus Plus … Well, according to the god John Carmack , it is something about which the company has discussed a lot and has also experimented a lot. in 2018 ( according to SuperData ). Why not wireless? These numbers are cool, but to put it in context, Fortnite alone has made $2.8B

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It offers tons of premium content covering over 500 million km² on earth, including the mysterious Amazon river basin, the bustling Manhattan, the grand canyon and the Swiss Alps. You can either browse, walk around or even fly to visit these tourist attractions on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Relax in VR with your HTC Vive or Gear VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. 2018 and then beyond? Carter: I can say that, for now, we have 2018.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. 2018 and then beyond? Carter: I can say that, for now, we have 2018.

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