VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2021

HTC’s lightweight VR device is designed primarily for lifestyle and light entertainment. HTC today unveiled the Vive Flow, a portable VR glasses device. Unlike existing VR headsets such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest 2, the Vive Flow is aimed primarily at mental and physical wellness rather than AAA gaming or enterprise.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A newly public FCC Test Report uncovered by Road to VR shows that HTC, the company behind Viveport and the Cosmos Elite VR headset, has recently submitted a new filing for what looks to be a new VR headset that would expand HTC’s lineup of immersive tech hardware. Could this mystery headset be HTC’s attempt at a Quest 2 killer?

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VRScout

JANUARY 6, 2022

During CES this week, HTC officially revealed the VIVE Wrist Tracker, a lightweight VR tracking device designed specifically for the VIVE Focus 3, the company’s latest all-in-one standalone VR headset. In order to keep things simple, HTC went with a one-button pairing system which allows for easy wireless connectivity with the Focus 3.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2021

HTC recently said that it will host an online Vive event next week, but has only teased minimal hints about what it plans to announce. Regulatory filings spotted by Road to VR suggest a new standalone HTC Vive headset will be revealed. Regulatory Information. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 27, 2021.

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VRScout

APRIL 27, 2021

Thanks to a new partnership with HTC, iFixit —one of the leading suppliers of consumer electronic repair supplies in North America—now offers an extensive lineup of replacement parts, toolkits, and repair guides for the HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Wireless Adapter, Vive Tracker, and various other peripherals.

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VRScout

MARCH 8, 2020

Alvin Wang , President of HTC China, was one of the presenters during the summit; after which he walked away seeing the advantages of virtual conferences. In a recent Tweet, Wang announced that HTC will be hosting the world’s first fully virtual industry conference on March 19th through the platform Engage. Image Credit: HTC).

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Save big on the latest HTC VR hardware with these sweet holiday deals. If you’re looking to save a few bucks this holiday season, you may be interested in HTC’s lineup of Cosmos VR headsets, currently on sale via the official Vive website as part of Cyberweek. HTC Vive Cosmos Elite – £799 ($946) £100 discount.

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VRScout

MAY 11, 2021

During today’s inaugural Vivecon 2021 event, HTC announced not one, but two new VR headsets alongside a new suite of professional tools that promise to change the way we work, create, and play in VR. Image Credit: HTC. HTC VIVE Pro 2. Image Credit: HTC. HTC VIVE FOCUS 3. HTC VIVE FOCUS 3.

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VRScout

JUNE 14, 2021

HTC’s latest high-end PC VR headset features an incredible display, fantastic tracking, and a hefty price tag. The HTC Vive Pro 2 is officially out in the wild, and wow is this one powerful VR headset. That being said, it’s not all roses for HTC’s latest professional-grade PC VR device. Image Credit: HTC.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 8, 2020

HTC this week announced yet another iteration of its HTC Vive Pro, the HTC Vive Pro Secure, a professional-grade VR headset designed for use in classified environments that require “ authority to operate.” HTC has also removed eye-tracking capabilities. ” Image Credit: HTC.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This year’s featured speakers are Alvin Graylin of HTC, Jeremy Bailenson of Stanford University, Timoni West of Unity3D, and Sandra Rodriguez of MIT. Conferences and Exhibitions. This year’s VRDays Europe conferences include over 130 speakers.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

Following subsequent teases of an unannounced Vive headset, HTC today announced an event called VIVEcon, set for May 11th & 12th. Image courtesy HTC. HTC has previously held a regular event called the Vive Ecosystem Conference, though it isn’t clear if Vivecon is a rebranding of that event or something entirely new.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2022

HTC today unveiled the first official image of the headset it’s been teasing over the past few months. ” Ye calls it an effort to create something “meaningful and that’s appealing for consumers,” further stating that it’s the culmination of lessons learned from making HTC Vive Flow and the Vive Focus 3.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2022

Day four of the event included informative talks featuring speakers from companies such as Amazon Web Services, Weta Digital, and Nolia as well as a plethora of incredible demos from a large list of exhibitors. . Vive Flow / Credit: HTC. Vive Focus 3 / Credit: HTC. Viveverse / Credit: HTC Vive. Feature Image Credit: HTC.

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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

MAY 4, 2021

A report from Protocol , citing undisclosed “company documents” from HTC, claims that the company will reveal two new headsets during the VIVECON event next week: Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. Road to VR has reached out to HTC for comment on the Protocol report. At a minimum, the information sounds sensible.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A newly posted Geekbench score may point to what HTC has up their sleeves next for Vive Focus, the company’s class of standalone VR headsets. As first spotted by TechGenyz , a variant of HTC Vive Focus using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset appeared on Geekbench yesterday, which is reportedly based on Android 10.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

We’re keeping an eye out for best HTC Vive Black Friday 2020 deals, including Vive Cosmos, Vive Cosmos Elite, and more. The Best HTC Vive Cosmos Black Friday 2020 Deals. Image courtesy HTC. HTC Vive Price Baseline. HTC Vive Black Friday Game Deals. Image courtesy HTC. Vive Cosmos. Vive Cosmos Elite: $900.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

XRHealth and HTC VIVE are set to blast off with a groundbreaking solution in a major partnership to help astronauts tackle mental health issues. In a 5 November lauch date to the International Space Station (ISS), XRHealth’s immersive healthcare solution will set course for the stars with HTC VIVE and Nord-Space Aps.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2019

This week HTC Vive America’s Vice President of Product and Operations–Vinay Narayan–revealed plans for a developer kit that adds lip-tracking capabilities to the HTC Vive Pro & Vive Pro Eye. Image Credit: HTC. The post GDC 2019: HTC Announces Lip-Tracking Dev Kit For Vive Pro appeared first on VRScout.

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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

JUNE 16, 2020

HTC today announced the Vive XR Suite, a bundle of five enterprise-focused VR applications which are unified under a single login. HTC is trying to seize the moment (as much of the world remains on lockdown) to make VR-based remote education, meetings, and socializing the new norm. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

HTC teases new information regarding their upcoming 6DoF headset. Last month the Consumer Electronics Expo 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, HTC announced the latest addition to their VR hardware line-up, the HTC Vive Comos , a combination PC/mobile 6DoF headset featuring inside-out tracking and a flip-up visor.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2020

HTC’s modular headset delivers a great VR experience. Just a few weeks ago, HTC announced a new suite of Cosmos headsets and faceplates aimed at delivering VR solutions to both average consumers as well as businesses. Yes, you’re getting better specs with the HTC Cosmos, but is the extra money worth it?

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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. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

We’re keeping an eye on the best HTC Vive Black Friday 2019 deals, including the Vive Cosmos, Vive Pro, and original Vive. The Best HTC Vive Black Friday 2019 Deals. Image courtesy HTC. HTC has announced its Black Friday 2019 deals but the sale won’t be available until November 28th and then run until December 2nd.

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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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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

JANUARY 8, 2018

It’s been nearly two years since HTC first introduced the Vive VR headset, opening up an entirely new world of room-scale VR that’s had us dodging arrows and bumping into furniture ever since. In addition to the resolution increase, HTC directly addressed the second biggest complaint about VR headsets—that damn cord.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2019

” Responding to the rumor, HTC tells Road to VR that the price is “incorrect (and high).” However, the company is still closely guarding other information like resolution, field of view, and price. However, I believe the probability of the information being true is high.” Image courtesy HTC.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

HTC VIVE has unveiled its new consumer flagship all-in-one, VIVE XR Elite. VIVE XR Elite marks HTC VIVE's continued commitment towards corporate social responsibility. HTC is working with a variety of technology and content partners to bring its vision of an open, interoperable, and imaginative VIVERSE to life.

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Road to VR

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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. More info (HTC is going to launch a new hardware) More info (Second tweet from HTC) More info (Third tweet from HTC). Other relevant news. Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021.

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VRScout

JUNE 3, 2019

In an effort to celebrate the launch of the upgraded Rift S and help welcome the new wave of users it brings with it, HTC is now offering owners of the Rift S and the original Rift a redeemable code that grants full access to the generous selection of titles for two full months, no payment required. Image Credit: HTC. Or don’t!

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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. Update (11/14/17): HTC has confirmed to Road to VR that the company is cancelling plans to bring a Daydream-based version of the Vive Focus headset to Western markets, including the US and Europe.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2019

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. HTC has teased that it will be able to connect with a PC and also with a phone through a USB-C connector.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Yes, it’s 200 weeks (around 4 years) that I try to inform the community every week about the best AR/VR news, at first just by e-mail, and then also on a special column on my website. Image by HTC Vive). HTC new products may be the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3. Welcome to my 200TH ROUNDUP! Other relevant news.

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