VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Despite its initial mixed reception, there’s no doubt that 2018 was the year of PlayStation VR. HTC VIVE PRO (Headset only)($699.99) : If you already own the original HTC Vive setup (first-generation lighthouse trackers and controllers), then perhaps you’d be interested in a deal of $100 off the Vive Pro headset.

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MARCH 9, 2020

HTC is discontinuing its Vive Pro and Vive Focus headsets in favor of newer versions of the headsets. In a recent opinion piece I argued that HTC’s VR headset lineup, which had reached 11 different packages, had turned into a confusing array of options. SEE ALSO HTC Reveals Vive Proton, a Compact Standalone VR Headset Prototype.

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JULY 5, 2023

” At MWC Shanghai, state-owned China Mobile announced the first batch of 24 members of the alliance, including Huawei, Xiaomi, HTC Vive, Unity China, NOLO, XREAL (formerly Nreal), AI company iFlytek, video streaming platform MGTV, and cloud streaming platform Haima Cloud. ” China Mobile isn’t new to the space.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A newly posted Geekbench score may point to what HTC has up their sleeves next for Vive Focus, the company’s class of standalone VR headsets. As first spotted by TechGenyz , a variant of HTC Vive Focus using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset appeared on Geekbench yesterday, which is reportedly based on Android 10.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

HTC VIVE and The Park Playground have partnered to bring mobile-led VR experiences to the public. So far, 75,000 users have been able to test out the capabilities of the HTC VIVE Focus 3 headset across various The Park Playground venues in Europe. The Journey to Innovation for Location-Based Entertainment.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2019

After its first appearance at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 2018, t he 15-minute artwork now makes its way to the art fair Art Basel Hong Kong for its Asia debut March 29th to the 31st. The post HTC Vive Brings NASA-Inspired VR Artwork To Art Basel Hong Kong appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

According to reports by Dutch website Mobielkopen , Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC has officially filed protection for the phrase “Vive Cosmos” at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as well as several other agencies in both Switzerland and New Zealand.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center in the modern metropolis of Shenzhen, the store appears to be a one-stop-shop for everything HTC Vive. Alvin Wang, President of HTC Vive China, recently shared several photos of the flagship location via his Twitter account. Image Credit: HTC Vive / Alvin Wang.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The CES is going to start tomorrow, but today HTC has already made its great announcements, showing to the world the upcoming new hardware Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos and software solutions Viveport Infinity and Vive Reality system. The Vive Pro Eye, in all its splendor (Image by HTC). Vive Pro Eye. Vive Cosmos.

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MAY 11, 2020

It looks like HTC is making a final push to relieve itself of Vive Pro stock in Europe, as the company is including a copy of Valve’s critically-acclaimed VR title Half-Life: Alyx (2020) with purchase of the full kit. SEE ALSO HTC Reveals Vive Proton, a Compact Standalone VR Headset Prototype. HTC Vive Pro Specs.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

We expect stand-alone headsets like the Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus to ignite a new wave of growth that will help broaden the appeal of virtual reality, particularly with businesses and in education,” says George Jijiashvili, CCS Insight’s senior analyst for wearables. billion in 2018 appeared first on Tech Trends.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

HTC today announced a 6DOF controller tracking add-on for Vive Focus which brings 6DOF controller tracking to the device. Vive Focus, HTC’s standalone VR headset, had a full blown launch in China at the beginning of 2018, and was released as a development kit in the West in May. Image courtesy HTC.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

HTC dropped a big hint recently that the company has new VR gear to show off at CES 2019 , and we may be getting a first-hand look during a special press event that’s taking place Monday. HTC tweeted earlier in the week that “[t]he cases are packed with some new gear we can’t wait to unbox for you.” Image courtesy HTC.

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JUNE 21, 2019

” Responding to the rumor, HTC tells Road to VR that the price is “incorrect (and high).” Following the info that HTC revealed today, YouTube channel MRTV reported a rumored price for the headset at $900 , citing a “trusted industry insider.” Image courtesy HTC.

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JANUARY 11, 2020

HTC Vive Pro launched in April 2018 with a few key improvements over the company’s original 2016 HTC Vive headset, although its launch was marred somewhat by its steep retail price of $800 for the headset alone. Image courtesy HTC. You might think HTC would be able to serve up a cheaper all-in SteamVR 2.0

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

Looking deeper into the marketshare of specific headsets on Steam, the December numbers show the Oculus Rift furthering its lead, now at 46.45% ( +0.57% ) over the HTC Vive’s 40.82% ( ?1.94% The post 2018 Ends With a Record Number of VR Headsets on Steam appeared first on Road to VR.

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MAY 1, 2019

HTC’s VR app storefront, Viveport , is looking forward to welcoming a host of new VR users with the entrance of Valve Index and Oculus Rift S. Image courtesy HTC. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HTC's '5G Hub' Demonstrates VR Cloud-rendering is on the Horizon. Noire: The VR Case Files for free, a $30 value.

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MAY 11, 2021

HTC today announced the Vive Pro 2, an upgraded version of the Vive Pro headset which first launched in 2018. HTC today also announced the Vive Focus 3, full details here. HTC first launched the Vive Pro back in 2018. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC. Resolution. Refresh Rate. 90Hz, 120Hz.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Viveport , HTC’s storefront for SteamVR-compatible headsets, is again celebrating the holidays by giving developers 100 percent of revenue for the rest of the year. Starting in 2018, Viveport also supports all major SteamVR headsets and not just HTC Vive products, such as Oculus Rift, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets.

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MAY 9, 2019

HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR. The company has generated over 1 billion views of VR on social media since April 2018 and boasts the largest VR content creator community in the world.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

HTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. According to the announcement, HTC will receive $1.1 That comes out to roughly $500,000 per HTC staffer.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With much surprise for us all, HTC has just announced the Vive Focus Plus , its first full 6 DOF standalone headset! The Vive Focus Plus, in all its majesty (Image by HTC). Internal view of the Vive Focus Plus (Image by HTC). Do you want to know more? Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Entry into the HTC Vive ecosystem has never been cheaper. HTC is jumping into Black Friday/Cyber Monday fun with some incredibly big discounts on their VR headsets, adaptors, and VIVEPORT subscriptions with an awesome holiday sale beginning Thanksgiving Day and ending Monday, December 2nd. Image Credit: HTC. Image Credit: HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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VRScout

MARCH 26, 2020

A new report shows a customized HTC Vive Focus controller and “crosswalk bowling game” Back in 2018, rumors began circulating that Apple was in development of a hybrid VR/AR headset. Is that a customized HTC Vive Focus controller? Weird I guess HTC are assisting Apple with AR tech? Image Credit: MacRumors).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Japan’s very first VR-focused international film festival, Beyond the Frame Festival , is currently underway thanks to a partnership with HTC Vive. Of course, you can also use your HTC Vive to jump into VIVEPORT and experience each film in VR. Beyond the Frame Festival and FIVARS tease the next generation of media artists.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2018

After revealing the Vive Wireless Adapter earlier this year, the company confirmed this week at E3 2018 that the device is on track to launch by late Summer, and offered up some details on the device’s battery and operation. Vive Wireless Adapter with the original Vive, as seen at CES 2018 | Photo by Road to VR.

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MARCH 18, 2019

HTC’s Rikard Steiber today announced at GDC 2019 that Viveport, the company’s digital distribution platform for VR games, is going to support Windows VR headsets later this year. SEE ALSO OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations.

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JUNE 25, 2020

As seen in the teaser trailer below, users run pretty similar to the locomotion scheme seen in Sprint Vector (2018), as you pump both arms in a skiiing motion. Called Virtua Sonic, users will be able to fight classic enemies, collect rings and use the terrain to your advantage to achieve high speeds.

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MAY 24, 2018

Today at the Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC announced that the Vive Focus standalone headset will be able to wirelessly stream PC VR content from both Steam and Viveport over a 5GHz WiFi connection. We’ve reached out to HTC for clarification.

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JULY 5, 2018

Beat Games (ex-Hyperbolic Magnetism) has now revealed exactly how to get the highest score in their block-slicing VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) in a new video. — Beat Saber (@BeatSaber) July 5, 2018. Beat Saber requires good timing so you can slice the directional blocks on the beat. The] Algorithm is pretty tolerant.

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JUNE 9, 2018

Speaking during a session at WWDC 2018 this week, Karol Gasi?ski, “We’ve been working very closely with both Valve and HTC to make sure Vive Pro is supported in SteamVR runtime on MacOS,” he said. ski speaks on stage at WWDC 2018 | Image courtesy Apple. Karol Gasi?ski ski said at WWDC. A preview of MacOS 10.4

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JUNE 7, 2020

Kat Walk C appears to be a slimmed-down version of the company’s 2018-era Kat Walk Mini treadmill , offering its signature low-friction parabola and equally slippy footwear, making for a slick surface that simulates walking whilst in VR.

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JUNE 28, 2021

Having celebrated its first taste of virality back in 2018 , the PC and SteamVR-compatible app went on to include support for Oculus Quest in late 2020, which propelled it yet further with record-setting concurrent user numbers. The company now boasts over 40,000 concurrent users. billion valuation.

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MARCH 16, 2019

Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind Beat Saber (2018), announced they’ve sold over one million copies of their popular block-slashing rhythm game—a figure calculated across all supported VR platforms. Beat Saber is available on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows VR headsets (early access), and on PSVR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 27, 2018

Some days ago, while browsing the Facebook group VIRTUAL REALITY, I found a post comparing the Gartner Hype Cycle 2017 and 2018. I started this post talking about the two Gartner graphs for 2017 and 2018. Gartner Hype Cycle for 2018 (Image by Gartner). Header image by HTC). It will just take time.

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