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Short hands-on at SXSW: Vive XR Elite, HYPERVSN… the CIA… and more!

The Ghost Howls

The Vive XR Elite can detach the back battery (Image by HTC Vive) I had the paranoia to make the glasses turn off during this operation, but Mister President told me that the XR Elite has a small internal battery that makes the headset survive around 10-15 minutes without an attached power source. I didn’t imagine this to be so easy.

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The 2022 Auggie Awards

ARPost

Zappar was also nominated in the Best Developer Tool category for the ZapWorks SDK , and in the Best Head-Worn Device category for the new-and-improved ZapBox – a mobile phone adapter that includes targets and two hand-tracking controller wands. Alvin Graylin, HTC China President, presented the Auggie for Best Head-Worn Device.