Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Amazon today announced a new developer tool at its annual AWS re:Invent that aims to make creating web-based applications for VR/AR and traditional monitors even easier. sample scene using Sumerian, image courtesy Amazon. Amazon Sumerian is now available for preview. You can also check out a sample scene here.

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Newegg, suggesting that VR is finally catching on with consumers. Devices such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and the Oculus Go all deliver a great VR experience, but neither of those devices really caught on and generated the excitement that the Oculus Quest has.

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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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VRScout

JULY 5, 2018

Nanome partners with HTC to extend their virtual science, mathematics, engineering and tech tools to new locations. As part of HTC’s new Vive Libraries program, the Taiwanese-based electronics company recently donated a whopping 110,000 HTC Vive kits to libraries across California and Nevada. Image Credit: HTC / Nanomi.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 7, 2025

Interested in learning more about HTC XR’s business benefits? Companies worldwide are beginning to turn to extended reality market leaders like HTC for innovative hardware and software that can help them boost productivity, efficiency, and creativity. However, the HTC XR business benefits extend beyond affordable implementation.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Since that article, Luckey’s “tinkering” has expanded into a full-blown technological revolution, earning him a whopping 2.3 ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen. The primary component is a ZedMini camera hooked up to an HTC Vive headset, that allows for AR pass-through while he is in VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

The software itself can be downloaded at home for free, as it supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets (with Gear VR coming later), but the company’s proprietary VirZOOM Bike Controller, an integral piece of kit, costs a little under $400—available at VirZOOM , Amazon , Best Buy , Gamestop , Target , and Walmart.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The Vive Cosmos signals a bright future for HTC, but at $699, will people buy it? HTC’s latest VR headset, the Cosmos is officially available for purchase and at $699 the headset doesn’t come cheap, but it does come with some much-needed improvements. Design was a priority for HTC when it came to the Cosmos. Calling it now.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Computers, voice assistants, smart TVs; all tools utilized on a day-to-day basis by major corporations such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook in order to mine private user data and manipulate consumer behavior. Projection mapping technology kept track of our movements as well as our heartbeats as we explored the room.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 16, 2024

The head-mounted display/headset marketplace may be approaching a broad shift as Apple unveils its Vision Pro headset next month, with the device promising to advance screen-based productivity into a third dimension, leveraging traditional MR technologies to achieve a spatial computing future. You can start small and scale up.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Instead of showing people how the “metaverse” is now with very rough images (that easily become memes) or how it may be in the future with some fluffy videos, Zuck has used the best technologies from the Meta R&D department: Meta’s Codec Avatars. And as you can imagine, the leaks come from him, always him: Brad Lynch.

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VRScout

JUNE 12, 2017

Debuting this October on the HTC Vive, Fallout 4 VR will feature locomotion-based movement via the trackpad featured on the Vive controller. Providing a full video game experience entirely in virtual reality could prove the technology is a viable option for extended entertaiment periods. and will be available in Q4 of this year.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. HTC is working on compatibility with other headsets, but nothing has been announced yet. THREE TO ONE.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Sounded good.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Although the two emerging technologies differ, they work together to deepen connections between human beings and the digital world. Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 10, 2023

Regarding its latest hardware solution, the retrofit is a lightweight device the size of an Amazon Alexa and can accommodate any vehicle, regardless of make, model, and year. The device also comes as a set with HTC VIVE Flow headsets, a subscription, and other features.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Apple is already working on future technologies for its headset, and one of the rumors that popped out is that it is working on a next-generation technology to ensure a long duration of the battery of its device. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 9, 2023

This marks the beginning of a journey that will bring a new dimension to powerful personal technology. VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Drops More headset announcements this month, this time from HTC VIVE. The device also hints at Metaverse support with Unity-native applications like Rec Room porting to the device.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 11, 2017

Amazon is going all out today with deals on virtual reality products, running the whole gamut of headset options, computers, and accessories. For extra bang for your buck, make your purchase through the Amazon Smile program for OSgrid , and half a percent will be donated to OpenSim’s biggest non-profit grid and testing ground.

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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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

A comment from HTC , just saying that it was up to compete with Oculus has had on Twitter something like 12K likes , and I think that HTC’s social media manager had never seen that number in his whole life. What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? The same on Twitter. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Although the two emerging technologies differ, they work together to deepen connections between human beings and the digital world. Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

To be clear too, there are cheaper GPUs out there capable of rendering an acceptable VR experience but in our opinion, the selection below is where you want to be aiming to ensure you’re getting the most from your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headsets. Check Amazon for NVIDIA GTX 1070 prices. Check Amazon for AMD Radeon 580 prices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I’ve been working in technology and multimedia for the past 25 years , doing everything from graphic design, sound production and editing, music production, video, illustration, printing, coding, and everything in between. Your best bet is Amazon and dealing with the international shipping charges. I live to create and create to live.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

Not to mention the fact that usually investors require at least a prototype of your technology , and to build it you need time and money. In the beginning, we also spent a lot of time demoing VR for hours to whoever asked us to try the technology , because we really wanted everyone to know how VR was cool and maybe collaborate with us.

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ARVR

JUNE 21, 2021

How to Celebrate Independence Day Safely With the Help of Technology The 4th of July is one of the year’s biggest holidays, and many people have been looking forward to it all year. Fortunately, many technologies exist to help us enjoy the holiday while adhering to precautions like social distancing and many others as well.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

No grey zones like HTC did in the past. I don’t know where all this comes from: it may be that Apple is fostering negative media for Meta, or that after the metaverse hype where all the magazines overhyped the technology, now they are starting to kill it because it didn’t become huge in 6 months as they expected. Learn more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Speakers from goliaths like Amazon, Ford, and IKEA will rub shoulders with Vancouver up-and-comers including Motive.io and LNG Studios , each showcasing programs that put hardware like HTC Vive or Microsoft HoloLens through their paces. The VR/AR Global Summit is poised to bring together apps from different corners of the sector.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, HTC already has a setup that works without SteamVR stations , and it is more expensive than this one, but HTC has more experience with trackers. This could be huge. But we need more hands-on impressions on them to see how much this could become feasible. Expect it to be pricey, though.

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AR Insider

JULY 24, 2020

You can actually use today’s technologies — phones, game engine tech, web tech — to pretty faithfully represent these things now. But what about the ability for Walmart and Amazon to capture and distribute 3D models for millions of SKUs? The next few years will be about scaling up to Amazon-sized product libraries.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 30, 2017

Baahubali is one of India’s biggest films, and it is getting a sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion , which is one of the most technologically sophisticated films ever made. The companies are also rolling out VR installations, or location-based entertainment, at lots of cinemas across India using HTC Vive VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. For sure you remember the recent launch of a full line of Vive Cosmos headsets , all with customized faceplates.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 6, 2023

The lightweight, compact device is the size of an Amazon Alexa and can accommodate any vehicle. The full package costs $799 and includes the retrofit, an HTC VIVE Flow headset, a one-year subscription, and safety straps. German automotive firm BMW has also piloted similar technologies on its M Mixed Reality platform.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

Plus, Gen-Z and Millenials are the generations that are interested the most in it; Alvin Wang Graylin (Mister President) and Kevin Geiger had a very interesting chat in which they talked about the metaverse, China, blockchain, and HTC Vive. I think there are some interesting insights in the interview, and so it is worth reading it.

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