Road to VR

MAY 19, 2021

Megadodo Simulation Games, the Singapore-based startup behind the upcoming PC VR headset DecaGear , announced that its hip-based VR locomotion device DecaMove has generated over $350,000 in sales over the course of its month-long preorder campaign.

Singapore 364

Singapore Haptic Simulation HTC 364

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2018

He’s ready to answer with his HTC super powers. And I still remember that you have done boxing, so I agree with you in any case… HTC Vive Pro first impressions. HTC Vive 1.0 vs HTC Vive Pro. The moment when I tried the Vive Pro has not been one of this wow moments. The wonderful Vive Pro.

HTC 254

HTC Virtual Reality Controllers Oculus 254

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2018

The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. Of course, these are US prices : here in Italy, the headset only costs €879 and all other bundles are more expensive because of taxes (damn taxes). Of course, I’m not happy with that, because this means that I myself can’t afford it, but I can understand the choice.

HTC 234

HTC Italy Oculus Course 234

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. To showcase its functionality, HTC showed some videos of the tracker in use to improve the performances of hands tracking and also with the tracker installed on external props.

AR 546

AR Haptic Las Vegas HTC 546

Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The 5″ Pixel sports a Full HD (1920×1080) AMOLED panel, some way short of the benchmark set by Samsung’s GearVR comaptible Galaxy phones which sport QHD (2560×1440) resolution AMOLED Panels. The XL however, matches it’s samsung’s rivals with a similar QHD screen. This story is breaking.

Google 273

Google Samsung Australia Germany 273

Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Image courtesy Nielsen. Image courtesy Nielsen. Image courtesy Nielsen.

Virtual Reality 279

Virtual Reality Samsung HTC Groups 279

VRScout

JULY 30, 2018

Already a dominant application on the HTC Vive, PlayStation VR and Google Daydream platforms, Google’s immensely popular YouTube VR experience is now available on the Samsung Gear VR. Of course all these fancy features are useless without quality content. YouTube VR is available for free via the Oculus Store.

Samsung 176

Samsung Portugal Video Google 176

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.

HTC 255

HTC Technology Video Oculus 255

Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2018

HTC made a not so subtle tease today that a new version of the HTC Vive is on the way with improved resolution. The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung. The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung. Which New Display?

HTC 279

HTC Samsung Controllers Software 279

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Of course, Valve has not confirmed anything of that, and will keep operating with its usual slow pace until it releases a polished product. The specifications on paper look nice, and for sure the one between Google and Samsung looks like a strong partnership.

Controllers 381

Controllers Microsoft Simulation Ukraine 381

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.

Samsung 190

Samsung Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Oculus 190

Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently we reported on Samsung’s prototype OLED panels sporting a PPI (pixels per inch) figure of 858, nearly 3.5 times that of the current generation HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. One of the key ‘most wanted’ advances desired in today’s retail virtual reality headsets is higher resolution displays.

Samsung 280

Samsung Virtual Reality Hardware Course 280

Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Old Enemies – HTC. While both Oculus’ Rift and HTC’s Vive hit the market right around the same time in 2016, the Vive was the first system with motion controllers and room-scale. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. A Tale of Two Headsets. Image courtesy Oculus.

Oculus 278

Oculus Samsung Microsoft Hardware 278

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Developed for HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, the experience is coming soon to select Nissan dealerships in the US, Mexico, and Canada. We’ll of course keep you updated, so check back soon. The post New ‘Star Wars’ VR Experience from ILMxLab to Debut in … Car Dealerships appeared first on Road to VR.

Mexico 262

Mexico Canada HTC Samsung 262

VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

The first bit to point out, of course, is that 90% of startups in any industry fail. In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy. But leaving that aside, a bit of background. Now, that number hovers around 10.

China 307

China Fove Industry Samsung 307

Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2019

Data is captured over the course of the month which tells us how many unique headsets were connected to users’ PCs over that time period; we call the resulting figure ‘monthly-connected headsets’ for clarity. Beyond the price differences, HTC also has a new PC headset on the way, the Vive Cosmos, which was announced in January.

Survey 268

Survey HTC Data Hardware 268

ARPost

AUGUST 8, 2022

Your opponents can thwart your stone, putting it on the wrong course or even sending it out of the table. Catan VR is available for Meta Quest, Rift, Go, Samsung Gear VR, Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Microsoft Mixed Reality. Now let us turn toward the exotic side of VR board games. Work in Progress: All On Board! VR Platform.

Gaming 435

Gaming Hand tracking India Virtual Reality 435

The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. To these, you have to add the companies that are already competing, like for instance HTC or HP. No one can compete now.

Apple 545

Apple Sony China HTC 545

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. Of course, the Quest 2 is by far the most sold headset and accounts for the majority of that number. We can see that number in many ways.

AR 502

AR Samsung Ukraine Japan 502

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2025

Of course, the XR space has come a long way since then. We now have the Quest 3 and Quest 3S , not to mention countless impressive headsets from the likes of HTC VIVE, Pico, and Varjo. If Valve hopes to compete with Meta, Apple and Samsung, it must get creative. For now, we can only wait for more rumors to emerge.

Eye Tracking 111

Eye Tracking Controllers Apple Samsung 111

Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. The most infamous example is of course, the legendary 3DHead system. The HTC Vive (DK1), SteamVR Controllers and Laser Basestations. The Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Prototype.

Virtual Reality 278

Virtual Reality Eye Tracking HTC Oculus 278

Road to VR

JULY 27, 2017

You’ll of course need a VR headset and controller to go along with your new phone though, but for now there’s only a few choices on the market despite Google sharing the reference design with other OEMs, leaving you with the Google-produced Daydream View ($79) and the slightly cheaper BoboVR Z5 to choose from. The S8 has a 5.8

Google 279

Google North America Samsung AR 279

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. The device costs $200 and it is available starting today. It’s the end of an era.

Sony 419

Sony Apple Hand tracking Google 419

Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

Actual sales across all PC VR headsets will be significantly higher than this figure, as it only counts those who have a headset attached to their computer at the time that the Steam Survey data is collected—and of course only counts those with Steam installed in the first place.

Survey 277

Survey Data Hardware Software 277

Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

The latest figures for the month of July show that 1.93% of Steam users had a VR headset connected to their PC over the course of the month, which is actually the highest the percentage of VR users on Steam has ever been. Later this year HP will launch Reverb G2, the first new Windows VR headset, since Samsung’s Odyssey+ in 2018.

Survey 363

Survey Data HTC Hardware 363

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Called Sumerian, the tool is capable of publishing 3D content to any browser that supports WebGL or WebVR graphics rendering, including Daydream, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and iOS mobile devices. WebVR is integrated into major browsers including Chrome for Android, Oculus Carmel, Samsung Internet, Opera developer version and Firefox Nightly.

Tools 279

Tools Amazon AR Virtual Environment 279

VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

HTC Vive Fallout 4 Bundle. Samsung HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $500 $449. Of course Oculus is also throwing in discounts of their own for the Rift. Samsung Gear VR Price Cut. Sold on Samsung and Amazon. So here’s a look at what we have our eyes on. PlayStation VR Price Cuts. Shop on Amazon.

North America 236

North America Retail Samsung Amazon 236

Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

Of course there might be hardware from new companies entering the market, but the hardware of the major players in the market will stay the same. The hardware will not change. In that way the next 12 months will be rather uninteresting for VR users that are just waiting for the next hardware generation.

Oculus 275

Oculus Head Mounted Display Hardware HTC 275

The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

Notice that while reading this review you must remind that this is just a devkit: its performances are of course not perfect, and its design and features may change before the final release. We all wonder who can be the Facebook competitor, and we often talk about Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, but we usually forgot about Huawei.

China 545

China Controllers Video Course 545

Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey.

Sony 246

Sony Data Google Oculus 246

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Announced just last week, Vive Focus Plus is HTC’s next iteration of their standalone VR headset that adds a pretty big missing puzzle piece, namely a replacement for its predecessor’s single 3DOF controller (rotation only) for the new 6DOF controllers. But that’s not exactly all there is to Vive Focus Plus. Consumer? ».

Controllers 276

Controllers Samsung Hardware Latency 276

Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

HTC Launches Vive XR Elite Image courtesy HTC The News HTC launched its first real competitor to Meta’s Quest line earlier this year with a renewed effort toward getting top games onto its platform (a challenge the company long struggled with while trying to gain a foothold with its Viveport platform for PC VR).

Apple 358

Apple Sony HTC Hardware 358

VRScout

MAY 27, 2018

Instead, you are using a headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR, Oculus Go, or a variety of other options via WebVR. Of course there’s also a variety of other worthwhile VR experiences centered around other religions that may interest others.

Virtual Reality 350

Virtual Reality Japan Technology Oculus 350

The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

From my tests, the image on the screen appears slightly distorted, so there will be something to fix on HTC’s side. Better integration with HTC phones. Yesterday HTC has also unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC U12+. The Vive Focus and its friend the HTC U12+ phone (Image by HTC). Image by HTC).

HTC 247

HTC Controllers Video Hand tracking 247

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This is all very cool and useful, but it also poses some privacy concerns, of course, and that’s why for now it is being rolled out only in the US. More info Vive discontinues Facial Tracker HTC has discontinued the Facial Tracker, the face-tracking device that worked with various PC VR headsets.

Machine Learning 419

Machine Learning Apple Virtual Reality Ukraine 419

Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Setting them apart from other PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Windows VR headsets (confusingly named “Mixed Reality”) include inside-out tracking thanks to the on-board vision processing sensors, meaning there’s no need for external sensors or base stations—a truly ‘plug and play’ experience.

Microsoft 279

Microsoft Controllers Samsung Oculus 279

Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.

Strategy 360

Strategy Microsoft Magic Leap Apple 360