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Despite recording a 33.7 percent drop in worldwide shipments of VR headsets during 2018’s second quarter, IDC is forecasting a sunny outlook for future quarters. The explanation: Last year’s numbers were “artificially propped up” when Samsung, Google, and Alcatel bundled cheap VR mounting accessories with smartphones, and th… Read the full article…
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Virtual reality headsets have faced gloomy forecasts since shortly after they hit the market, so one of the industry’s leaders decided today to directly address the naysayers. A blog post from HTC’s Vive team says that “news of the so-called death of VR comes once a year and is greatly exaggerated,” then rebuts the claims wi…Read More Powered… Read the full article…
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(Reuters) — Smartphone maker HTC plans to slash around a quarter of its global workforce through job cuts at its manufacturing unit in Taiwan, in a bid to better manage resources as the company continues to battle dwindling sales. The job cuts indicate fresh hiccups for the struggling Taiwanese mobile phone maker that once sold… Read the full article…
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Almost a year ago to the date Oculus announced an initiative to bring VR headsets to 90 different California libraries. Now, HTC has announced the Vive Libraries Program, which is set to bring VR headsets to 110 different libraries in California and Nevada. It’s hard to know how similar the programs are beyond the obvious, but it’s great to see… Read the full article…
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HTC’s standalone VR headset Vive Focus launched in China last year, and it’s getting some neat software upgrades ahead of its anticipated global release. Just announced at the 2018 Vive Ecosystem Conference, the Vive Focus System Update 2.0 enables the headset to link up with HTC smartphones, deliver longer battery life, and continue to…Read More… Read the full article…
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Steven Spielberg’s virtual reality-focused film Ready Player One was expected to increase public interest in VR, and early survey results suggest that it may have succeeded. Speaking at the iQiyi Technology & Entertainment World event today, HTC China president Alvin Wang Graylin said that the film had a “significantly positive impa… Read the full article…
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TL;DR review: HTC’s Vive Pro VR headset gives you a sharper and more immersive view of virtual worlds, but the hefty price tag means it’s only for the most hardcore VR fans. Cool Factor: 😎😎😎 (3 out of 5) Learning Curve: 📘📘📘 (3 out of 5) Performance: 💪💪💪💪 (4 out of 5) Bang for the… Read the full article…
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In just under one year’s time, HTC’s VR partnership with Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One has gone from promise to (virtual) reality. HTC announced today that the first three Ready Player One VR apps have launched in its Viveport store for Vive headsets. Independently developed by three studios, the first three apps are l…Read… Read the full article…
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HTC has announced the price for its new virtual reality headset, the Vive Pro: $799. The headset, which was originally announced during CES in January, will now become HTC’s flagship VR product. The regular Vive will become the company’s entry level VR headset, with a new price tag of $499. SEE ALSO: HTC’s new flagship… Read the full article…
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This month at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, we saw the near-future of VR hardware when HTC unveiled the Vive Pro at its press conference. The 3K resolution is improved over its current model predecessor, and it also features an improved fit, embedded audio solution, and the promise of improved base station tracking sensors to arrive later this year…. Read the full article…
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Drop Software Inc. wants to change the way people access information in virtual reality. Its flagship VR title, Drop, provides a 360-degree environment that folks can use to browse the internet. It raised a seed round of an undisclosed amount in August, drawing investments from HTC as well as firms such as Macro Ventures, Autochrome… Read the full article…
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Virtual reality hasn’t taken off in a big way with consumers, but Intel believes in its potential. It’s not clear just yet what will be VR’s biggest hit, but the platform will produce a huge amount of data that will have to be processed in the cloud using Intel infrastructure, said Frank Soqui, general manager… Read the full article…
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Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If you’re in the middle of holiday shopping, then that means you’ve been scoping out some big deals on awesome stuff, and that includes this HTC Vive VR headset bundle for nearly $200 off. Image: HTC This special… Read the full article…
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Originally published at www.vudream.com on December 9, 2017. Facebook announced the Oculus Go at the Oculus Connect 4 keynote. The significance of this device is that it no longer needs a computer or phone to function. In the past, VR headsets needed a phone or computer, but now with the Oculus Go this isn’t the case. Recently,… Read the full article…
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Virtual reality in the home is taking off slower than expected, as evidenced by CCP Games’ decision to shut down VR game development. But there’s a good chance that VR will find a way to thrive in arcades, whether in Asia’s Internet cafes or America’s shopping malls. Should VR game makers pivot to the arcades? Greenlight… Read the full article…
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GUEST: The virtual reality industry is teetering on the brink of expansion to mainstream audiences. VR is making its mark on a variety of industries including entertainment with box office record breakers like 2017’s “It”, healthcare with applied pediatric medical training and advertising with AT&T’s use of a virtual car crash simulation to convey the… Read the full article…
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