Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

HTC today introduced three new variants of its Vive Cosmos VR headset. Image courtesy HTC. Cosmos controllers. Cosmos controllers. Vive wand controllers. Cosmos controllers. Image courtesy HTC. HTC plans to offer the Cosmos Play for $500, though a release date hasn’t been announced.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos (Image by HTC). The Vive Cosmos is the latest PC VR headset announced by HTC at CES 2019. HTC has been able to create some hype towards th is device, that has appeared intriguing since the beginning. Vive Cosmos reveal video. The controllers are for sure a big improvement over the Vive Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Image by Road To VR, from HTC images). HTC launches Vive Tracker 3.0 HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. I know that many of you won’t be excited by this news, but remember the Vive Tracker is one of the most successful accessories ever created by HTC. Come and visit it!

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

HTC today announced Vive Flow, its latest standalone VR headset. While the company just recently released the enterprise-focused Vive Focus 3, the Vive Flow aims for the consumer market with a compact size and feature-set that HTC has designed around casual entertainment and wellbeing apps. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A handful of new headsets and swappable faceplates breathes new life into HTC’s lineup of modular VR hardware. Today, HTC revealed a handful of new headsets and faceplates joining the Cosmos family, each of which designed to serve the needs of both consumers and businesses, whether it be in the home, the classroom, or the office.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

HTC has been teasing its next VR headset over the last few weeks, showing off bits of the device at a time which the company promises will be “something big… we mean small.” Controllers are supposedly the same as the those supplied with Vive Focus 3. Image courtesy Brad Lynch.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 25, 2024

HTC has released a YouTube video that hints at the impending release of a ‘game-changing’ Vive headset. The Taiwanese consumer electronics company ‘HTC’ posted the video titled ‘HTC VIVE: A Vision for You’ on its company YouTube channel, with what appears to be a silhouette of a new headset at the end of the video.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2019

HTC took another step towards launch of its upcoming PC VR headset, Vive Cosmos, by quietly releasing three ‘reveal’ videos featuring some of the system’s claims to fame. Controllers – optically tracked. Price – below $900 ( confirmed by HTC in June ). Vive Cosmos Controllers.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2018

The next generation of Valve’s knuckle controllers adds a whole new list of new immersive interactions. Valve has begun rolling out the next evolution of their intuitive knuckle controller prototypes to developers which means a whole bunch of exciting upgrades and additions we being to look forward to. Image Credit: Valve, Steam.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2022

In most cases, you’ll need to put down the controllers and then lift your headset off your eyes, or just enough to peek under your headset, in order to bring the cup to your mouth. At the same time, HTC has also released their hand-tracking SDK for developers which offers hand position, gesture tracking, and 21 point finger tracking.

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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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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

View your 360° video projects in realtime on a HTC Vive. In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. It was a strong nod to VR creators.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2023

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.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Virtual reality is already being used on the ground to help prepare astronauts for the rigors of space, although now HTC says it’s sending its standalone VR headset Vive Focus 3 to the International Space Station (ISS) to help support the mental health of astronauts during their mission.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. The controllers will be given to selected developers very soon.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2019

In December, I published this tweet: All I want for Christmas is: – Mariah Carey – 6 DOF Controllers for the Vive Focus. I have so obtained the 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit for the Vive Focus ! I have so obtained the 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit for the Vive Focus ! Watch the video and enjoy the 6 DOF Kit.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

When I was in Qingdao , the general manager of Chinese manufacturer Skyworth has made me try a 3DOF VR headset called v901 , and I was impressed by the 8K video I have viewed inside, so he has kindly given me a sample of the device to test and review. Here you are my unboxing video of the device! Everything was very basic.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

There’s no doubt about it; weilding a real controller that matches the weight and feel of a virtual object is far more immersive than having a disconnect between the two. The problem, of course, is that if a controller is made to fit too specific a role, it’s less useful for interacting with a wide range of virtual objects.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2021

In preparation for its June 27th ship date, HTC released a full teardown of its latest enterprise-focused standalone, Vive Focus 3. We’ve linked the full teardown below, but also included a written recap if you’re unable to watch the video. Image courtesy HTC. Controllers. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2020

At a special event in Taipei, Taiwan, HTC cofounder and former CEO Peter Chou today revealed the first products from the new startup XRSPACE. Mova is a standalone VR headset that does away with motion controllers, instead offering optical hand tracking which users will use to navigate UI and interact with others online. XRSPACE Mova.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2023

I’ve been tipped about the fact that the Korean store of HTC may have accidentally leaked the name of the new Vive headset that will be revealed at CES… and maybe also its price. These are the features officially revealed by HTC: The device may be interesting also for consumers. Let’s start this 2023 with a leak!

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2022

One demo from HTC had attendees driving a small remote-controlled car fitted with cameras and 5G connections around a tiny racetrack using a portable 5G base station called a Reign Core. Vive Flow / Credit: HTC. Vive Focus 3 / Credit: HTC. Viveverse / Credit: HTC Vive. Feature Image Credit: HTC.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2019

HTC today unveiled a new design for Cosmos, the company’s upcoming inside-out tracked PC VR headset slated for release in Q3 2019. HTC posted the unveiling in a video on the Vive Facebook page, mentioning the headset’s codename ‘D120165′ HTC further says they’ll be releasing specs on Cosmos next week.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2018

HTC launched the Vive Focus System Update 2.0 A new companion app for HTC smartphones also brings smartphone-to-headset functions to the Vive Focus. HTC shared a slew of interesting new updates for the Vive Focus this week at the company’s Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China. Image courtesy HTC. for the Focus.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

HTC is opening a non-fungible token (NFT) store soon that its says will host all forms of digital art, including AR, VR, and XR pieces. Here’s a video in Chinese about the show displaying some of Mucha’s iconic art. The store is said to offer complete control over?the

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos, the company’s upcoming PC VR headset, is officially going into pre-order starting September 12th. HTC announced the news via Twitter, saying that more information, including specs, price, and special offers will be made public at the time when pre-orders go live. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 10, 2019.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. Tactical Haptics’ Reconfigurable Controller. NextVR’s Immersive Video Upgrades. HTC Reveals Vive Pro. Image courtesy HTC. Stay tuned!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset. Runtime v28 is being rolled out these days , and you can update your headset following these instructions.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

connector with OTG 3 Physical IPD adjustments Optical Positional tracking, with 4 tracking cameras Cameras have 400×400 resolution and run at 120Hz Maximum 10m x 10m tracking area and mm-precision accuracy Optical Tracked Controllers, with 32 tracking points All-PU materials fabrication, for easier sanitization 5300 mAh battery, for around 2.5–3h

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2018

A number of standalone VR headsets will be hitting the market in 2018, but so far none of them offer positional (AKA 6DOF) controller input, one of the defining features of high-end tethered headsets. But both headsets have controllers which track rotation only, meaning that hand input is limited to more abstract and less immersive movements.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

These glasses have outperformed the sales of Ray-Ban’s first-generation smart glasses, ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ This potential deal could grant Meta more control over EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses division and strengthen its position in the competitive market against tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

.” SteamVR will also be joined on Mac systems by the Unreal and Unity video game engines, all tying directly into today’s newly announced Metal 2 video-processing API. Also continuing the theme of VR support for Mac, Industrial Light and Magic staffers demonstrated the first-ever native HTC Vive demo on a Mac system.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

XR hardware analyst Brad Lynch has released a new video revealing what he claims to be HTC’s next VR headset. According to the report, HTC is working on a standalone VR device similar in design to the HTC Vive Flow , HTC’s smartphone-powered VR glasses that were released last year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 21, 2022

HTC VIVE announced on Tuesday it will expand the availability of its VIVE Flow compact VR goggles with a novel Business Edition version. The devices are set to train, work, collaborate remotely, and enhance classroom interactions for its users across sectors, including education, healthcare, and many others, HTC VIVE explained.

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Road to VR

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. ybVR ’s multi-viewpoint optimized streaming technology powers immersive live broadcasting and on-demand video content in 8K resolution.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2021

HTC is serial-teasing its next VR headset again, this time hyping the reveal of Vive Flow, which is reportedly a slim and light 6DOF standalone focused on media consumption, casual gaming, and VR experiences. HTC also released and new hype video on its Instagram , showing a quick flash of Flow’s hardware.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2019

Google posted an updated Jump FAQ recently regarding the shutdown of the VR video service, outlining that Jump will officially go offline on June 28th, 2019. The ability to upload video will be suspended on June 26th; the 27th is the cutoff date to back up whatever files you may have uploaded via the service.

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