The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2019

You may have wondered what was happening to me and the answer is: I was preparing for going to Vive Ecosystem Conference 2019! Vive Ecosystem Conference is maybe the most important yearly event for HTC Vive : it is a bit like the Chinese equivalent of the Oculus Connect. What can we expect from this year?

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2019

The 2019 Consumer Electronic Expo is off to an exciting start as HTC Vive debuted not only a new VR headset capable of inside-out tracking, but a new social platform, new subscription service, and new updates to their existing Viveport platform. The HTC Vive Cosmos will be the first device to operate on the platform. VIVEPORT INFINITY.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Today during the Vive Developers Conference in Beijing, HTC revealed the Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin reveals the Vive Focus on stage at VDC 2017 | Image courtesy HTC. The headset will run HTC’s newly announced Vive Wave platform.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 was 10 million units, and the success of Oculus Quest 2 had an impact on the company that is providing [it].” Notably, Qualcomm’s says it offers “50+ designs” for its Snapdragon XR chipsets, integrating into headsets such as HTC Vive Focus 3, Pico Neo 3, and Lynx MR-1.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Press release. 44 (0)207 375 7567.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Oculus Touch motion controllers arrive December 6th and pre-orders begin October 10th. Oculus’ biggest event of the year, Oculus Connect 3 , kicked off Thursday morning with an opening keynote that revealed what’s next for the Facebook owned Oculus platform, as well as new content playable with Oculus Touch motion controllers.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. In years past, GDC was used by both Oculus and Sony to reveal the latest versions of new VR headsets and content.

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MARCH 18, 2019

This years highly-anticipated Game Developers Conference kicked-off with a bang today as Oculus confirmed the release of Beat Games’ insanely popular beat-slashing rhythm game on the upcoming Oculus Quest. Beat Saber running on the Oculus Quest / Image Credit: Beat Games. “I

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APRIL 12, 2021

In a post made earlier today on Twitter, HTC announced the dates for its first-ever Vivecon. pic.twitter.com/02OMyZ3daR — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) April 12, 2021. Taking place May 11th through the 12th, Vivecon 2021 will be conducted remotely, according to a somewhat vague response by HTC. Image Credit: HTC.

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MAY 31, 2018

Oculus previously announced earlier this year that Oculus Go , the company’s 3DOF standalone headset, would officially launch in 23 consumer markets, although China would be receiving its own version with Xiaomi branding. Image courtesy Xiaomi, Oculus.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

HTC has announced a serious looking upgrade for its Vive headset at CES 2017. At CES 2017, HTC may not be announcing the next generation of the Vive headset, but it is concentrating very hard on giving the existing Vive owner every opportunity to enhance their experience with their hardware.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

HTC today teased what’s confirmed to be the company’s next VR headset, something the Vive-creator says will be “something big… we mean small.” — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. HTC’s casual VR content device Vive Flow already uses one. Image courtesy HTC.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

This is likely the name of HTC’s standalone VR headset coming soon. When Oculus first revealed its prototype standalone VR headset, code-named Santa Cruz, back in 2016, we all new a response from HTC was inevitable. and Europe we may now have the official name for HTC’s upcoming Daydream-based headset: Vive Focus.

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Road to VR

APRIL 2, 2017

Virtuix has also announced that the company has become a “formal hardware partner of HTC.” Virtuix President David Allan at the 2017 Vive Ecosystem Conference | Photo courtesy Virtuix. Virtuix also announced at the Vive Ecosystem Conference in China last week that it has become a “formal hardware partner of HTC.”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Companies such as Fable , HTC, and Oculus have each walked away as winners for their groundbreaking hardware, alongside genre-defying titles such as War Remains , Tilt Brush and ImmersiCare. The VR Awards has been recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements in the VR industry since 2017. price tag and easy accessibility.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

I’d wager most people who bought the HTC Vive love the unit but wish a new version would bring key improvements. HTC relies on Valve’s lighthouse tracking technology to make the Vive and its controllers work. The event, spread across Las Vegas, is one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics conferences.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

As expected, Oculus today announced both the price and shipping date of its Oculus Touch position tracked controllers for the Oculus Rift. Oculus revealed the news at its keynote speech for the Oculus Connect 3 developer conference in San Jose, California.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Oculus Connect 6 is fast approaching, and while today is technically the last day for registration , you can still follow along with the company’s annual developer conference next week both in and outside of VR. Oculus Venues, Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Content Library Tops 100 Games & Apps.

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APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. Oculus Go – Value Oriented. Image courtesy Oculus. At $200, the Oculus Go is set to be the most affordable device of the three by a significant margin.

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MAY 19, 2017

During an interview at the Game Developers Conference at the end of March, head of Oculus’ PC VR division Brendan Iribe stated that the Rift will remain the company’s flagship VR headset for “at least the next two years”. Oculus’ ‘Santa Cruz’ prototype is a standalone VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Nanchang City is showing a very warm welcome for the 4000+ delegates of the “World Conference of the VR Industry”. #VR

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. And now the battle is on standalone headsets: Oculus Quest vs Vive Focus.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

HTC was seemingly the odd one out back at the initial announcement, but this week the company joined the group in support of the standard. Representing most of the VR industry’s core hardware and software makers, NVIDIA, AMD, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft were the initial members of the VirtualLink Consortium.

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MAY 4, 2018

Facebook’s Oculus Go is a great device made even better by easy access to your personal files. During Facebook’s recent F8 developers conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced that everyone in attendance would be walking home with a brand new Oculus Go – the company’s brand new standalone VR headset. Well you can!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

So I also followed the V2EC, the Vive Ecosystem Conference that happened on ENGAGE, and that represented the Chinese counterpart of Vivecon. Yes, it was at 3 am in my city, but I couldn’t resist attending the VEC conference in which I have always participated in the last 3 years. This is very interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations.

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MAY 17, 2017

Looks like the rumors are true; Google just announced it’s working on its very own standalone VR headsets at its I/O conference. Google’s VP of VR Clay Bavor introduced this new initiative towards the end of the conference. Google also confirmed it’s working on a standalone headset with HTC and another with Lenovo.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Oculus’ developer conference Connect is in full swing and in the opening keynote, the news many were waiting for has finally been announces. Oculus’ VR motion controllers Touch will go up for pre-order Monday October 10th for $199 and will ship to them on December 6th. SEE ALSO Oculus Touch Hits FCC Ahead of Launch.

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MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). The company announced the change via a Facebook post by Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Oculus Go is an upcoming standalone VR headset and controller that offers the same content library and a similar experience to Gear VR, but in a dedicated unit rather than a ‘headset shell’ accessory for a smartphone. What is Oculus Go? Want to know what it’s like to use Oculus Go? What Are the Oculus Go Specs?

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AUGUST 4, 2021

It’s arguable that Facebook’s Oculus now takes up the majority of the attention in the virtual reality market, but it is hardly the only major player. HTC is still actively working on Vive, and Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality also dips into that field.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Old Enemies – HTC. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

The first Daydream headset’s price may have been revealed just ahead of today’s Made By Google conference, and it looks like it could literally give Samsung a run for its money. The site also suggests that Google’s Daydream headset could actually be made by HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Facebook F8, the company’s annual developer conference, is currently in full swing on its second and final day. This hopefully also means we’re getting something Oculus promised as a feature back when Home was initially announced for the consumer Rift back in the summer of 2015: 360 video previews of games.

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