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Pick up Vive’s latest professional-grade PC VR device along with two base stations and a pair of Vive controllers. This June saw the release of the HTC Vive Pro 2, the company’s latest professional-grade PC VR device. Image Credit: HTC Vive. Image Credit: HTC Vive. Feature Image Credit: HTC Vive.
Image Credit: HTC Vive. Last week, HTC Vive announced that it will be jumping into the NFT market by expanding its VIVERSE to include a unique NFT store designed specifically for arts and culture. You also have total control over the volume of art you are selling. . Image Credit: HTC Vive. Image Credit: HTC Vive.
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Me under the Vive logo in the big hall of HTC headquarters in Taipei. After the check in, I started various meetings with some HTC’s engineers and project managers where we talked about HTC’s VR devices and SDKs. Actual photo of the Cosmos with its controllers (Image by Upload VR). It’s very modern and clean.
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HTC officially unveiled its next consumer-focused headset at CES 2023 today. Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe with Meta’s Quest Pro, but at a notably cheaper price of $1,100. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC.
Looks like HTC will be revealing several new products at the CES 2019 tech conference. The 2019 Consumer Electronics Expo is set to kick-off this Sunday and it looks as though HTC Vive will be using the infamous Las Vegas trade show to reveal new products in its VR hardware lineup. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) January 3, 2019.
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