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HTC is Hosting Its Next Developer Conference in VR Amid Coronavirus Concerns
The recent coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has stymied many of the industry's most important conferences and expos this year. To avoid this, HTC today announced it will be holding its next Vive Ecosystem Conference (VEC) from within virtual reality.
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HTC Vive Pro Headset Permanently Reduced to $600
HTC Vive Pro launched in April 2018 with a few key improvements over the company's original 2016 HTC Vive headset, although its launch was marred somewhat by its steep retail price of $800 for the headset alone. Now the company...
HTC Launches Viveport PC Streaming for Vive Focus Plus
HTC today announced that it's released support for 5Ghz WiFi streaming for Vive Focus Plus, as well as all 6DOF standalone headsets supporting the Vive Wave platform. Much like Oculus Quest's Link functionality, Vive Focus Plus can now play...
Here’s What HTC Says About Camera Privacy on Vive Cosmos
With HTC recently launching Vive Cosmos, which relies on always-on cameras during use, we reached out to the company to learn more about what data is captured by the cameras and how it’s used.
There’s never a bad time to...
7invensun Announces $150 Eye-tracking Module Supporting All HTC Headsets
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...
New HTC CEO Vows Continued Focus on Vive and XR
HTC has announced the appointment of Yves Maitre as its new CEO. Maitre, a former exec at French telecom Orange, says he will continue to grow the future of both 5G and XR as the company's leader.
Cher Wang, who...
HTC Says ‘5G Hub’ Will Stream VR ‘Directly to Vive Headsets’, One Day… Probably
HTC introduced its '5G Hub' product back in February—a 5G mobile hotspot mashed up with a media streaming device and a digital assistant. And still "coming soon" is a "cloud-based virtual reality" feature which promises to stream VR content...
HTC Invests in 17 AR/VR Startups in Latest Vive X Accelerator Program
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.
Like years prior, the accelerator program is spread out...
Vive Focus Plus Costs $800 & Will Ship Worldwide Next Month
In February, HTC unveiled its full 6DOF version of the company's standalone VR headset targeted at enterprise users, Vive Focus Plus. Now, the company has officially announced pricing and availability for the headset and controller bundle.
Vive Focus Plus is slated...
HTC Unveils Vive Focus Plus with 6DOF Controllers, Built for Enterprise
HTC today announced its planning to release a new version of Vive Focus targeted at enterprise users, this time including integrated hardware support for two ultrasonically-tracked 6DOF controllers. Enter Vive Focus Plus, a truly standalone 6DOF VR headset.
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HTC Vive CES Press Event Liveblog – Monday @ 1PM PST
HTC dropped a big hint recently that the company has new VR gear to show off at CES 2019, and we may be getting a first-hand look during a special press event that's taking place Monday.
The event is scheduled...
HTC Files for ‘Vive Cosmos’ VR Headset Trademark
With middling smartphone sales and a loss of a major portion of its smartphone IP and engineering team to Google last year, HTC appears to be full steam ahead with VR headsets as of late. Now, a trademark filing has surfaced...
Vive Holiday Deals Include $200 off Vive Pro & Free ‘Fallout 4 VR’ with Viveport Subscription
This Black Friday HTC is focusing on pushing its high-end Vive Pro headset and will be offering discounts on the 'full kit' and the 'headset only' option. The company is also offering big discounts on its Viveport Subscription service,...
Hands-on: Vive Focus 6DOF Controller Dev Kit
While the Vive Focus initially launched with a single 3DOF controller, HTC recently announced a dev kit add-on which brings a pair of 6DOF controllers to the standalone headset. We got our first chance to try out the system...
HTC Joins VirtualLink to Support Connection Standard for Future VR Headsets
Back in July, many of VR's biggest players announced the VirtualLink Consortium, a group unified around creating a connection standard for future VR headsets. HTC was seemingly the odd one out back at the initial announcement, but this week...



















