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.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 25, 2023

HTC is running a Vive Pro 2 bundle deal right now in the US that includes the Vive Wireless Adapter, which when purchased separately costs $350. On its own, Vive Pro 2 costs $800, which doesn’t include controllers or tracking base stations (or Vive Wireless Adapter). DisplayPort 1.2,

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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. But first, the trailer: Features.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2019

Say cheese, facial-tracking is heading to Vive Pro & Vive Pro Eye. 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.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2020

HTC is discontinuing its Vive Pro and Vive Focus headsets in favor of newer versions of the headsets. In a recent opinion piece I argued that HTC’s VR headset lineup, which had reached 11 different packages, had turned into a confusing array of options. Same goes for the included SteamVR Tracking 2.0

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Road to VR

MARCH 10, 2021

HTC today announced two new VR accessories: a consumer version of its face-tracker and a new version of the Vive Tracker which is said to bring a large jump in battery life alongside being smaller. Vive Facial Tracker. Image courtesy HTC. HTC claims 6ms of latency for the Facial Tracker. Image courtesy HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The CES is going to start tomorrow, but today HTC has already made its great announcements, showing to the world the upcoming new hardware Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos and software solutions Viveport Infinity and Vive Reality system. Vive Pro Eye. The Vive Pro Eye, in all its splendor (Image by HTC).

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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. Now the Vive is getting an upgrade. Early hands-on demos with the Vive Pro were promising.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 22, 2018

HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. It looks as though the front-facing cameras on your Vive Pro will finally begin seeing some use as HTC reveals plans to launch native support for hand and finger tracking on their high-end PC VR headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This week at Mobile World Congress (CES) 2024 in Spain, HTC VIVE is showing face with a strong presence as a leading enterprise XR solutions provider reacting to industry trends to create its products. A defining factor of the Vision Pro is its controller-less design, instead leveraging tracking technology to record inputs.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. base stations) Controllers : Vive Wands. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2020

It looks like HTC is making a final push to relieve itself of Vive Pro stock in Europe, as the company is including a copy of Valve’s critically-acclaimed VR title Half-Life: Alyx (2020) with purchase of the full kit. Priced at €1,219 (£1,119), the Vive Pro Full Kit includes the headset itself, two SteamVR 2.0

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2020

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. Image courtesy HTC. base stations and a pair of Vive wand controllers.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

Today at GDC, HTC announced plans to make available a lip-tracking module for the Vive Pro. HTC has revealed very little about the lip-tracking module so far, but we’d venture to guess that it will consist of a camera mounted underneath the Vive Pro visor which faces the user’s mouth.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Ostensibly the first batch of Vive Pro, HTC’s upcoming prosumer VR headset, is now landing on the doorsteps of developers. Announcing the arrival of the newest member of our VR HMD family… It's a Vive Pro! The post Developers Are Now Receiving HTC Vive Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2019

Today at CES HTC made a slew of announcements about the Vive ecosystem, including a new, upcoming version of the Vive Pro called the Vive Pro Eye. HTC says that the Vive Pro Eye will launch in Q2 of 2019. The spaces around the lenses are likely IR LEDs to illuminate the user’s eye.

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Slashgear

MAY 11, 2021

HTC just revealed the HTC VIVE Pro 2, complete with options for upgrades. This should allow those users who already own a VIVE Pro (the first one) to avoid paying maximum cash for the parts they … Continue reading.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2018

Current Vive headset gets price-cut. We finally have a price for the recently unveiled Vive Pro, HTC’s upgraded Vive VR headset that promises improved resolution, audio, and comfort. HTC Vive announced that the Vive Pro headset will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting today.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

HTC's Black Friday sale offers discounts on the Vive Pro 2, Vive Tracker 3.0, Vive Pro wireless adapter, and the base stations. Vive Pro 2 The Vive Pro 2 full PC VR kit with tracking base stations and controllers is down to $1000 , from its normal price of $1400. Vive Tracker 3.0

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Though both products were announced back at CES, HTC showed off the Vive Pro and the Vive Wireless adapter used together for the first time today at MWC 2018. I got to step into the hot air balloon experience to try out the Vive Pro with the Vive Wireless Adapter. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Today at a pre-CES Vive press event, we got a look at the newly announced HTC Vive Pro, a higher-resolution headset from the company acting as a sort of ‘Vive 1.5’ The original Vive is still going to be sold “through 2018” however, says Vive GM Daniel O’Brien.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we Base Stations.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The Venture Reality Fund and of course HTC. 6 DOF Controllers for Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2018

Do you remember my first impressions review of the Vive Pro ? Thanks to Road To VR , we know the price of the full bundle of the Vive Pro headset: $1399. The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. rating is due to the high price.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2018

HTC says that the new Vive Pro controllers, due out later this year, will be an updated version of the current Vive wands, rather than Valve’s anticipated ‘Knuckles’ controllers. would be introduced and sold alongside the Vive Pro later this year. Image courtesy Shawn Whiting.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2018

Thanks to my magical encounter with Mr. Alvin Wang Graylin , I’ve been very lucky t o be able to try the new Vive Pro for some minutes and I’m here to describe you my first impressions with the latest device made by the Chinese virtual reality company. He’s ready to answer with his HTC super powers.

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Road to VR

APRIL 3, 2018

HTC today announced they’re launching a hardware accessory bundle for $300 that will include all necessary bits for new Vive Pro customers starting from scratch (besides the headset, that is). In an effort to make Vive Pro more backwards compatible, it works with all 2016-era 1.0

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2018

The official HTC Vive Twitter account has posted a reminder of their public invitation to anyone looking for a Vive Pro demo , with a “daily open house” from 4–6pm through Thursday at the Wynn’s Alsace Ballroom. The Vive Pro was first revealed to press at the Wynn on Monday; check out our hands-on first impressions here.

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metamandrill

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC Vive Pro 2 is part of a new generation of virtual reality headsets. The post HTC Vive Pro 2; Learn About the Newest HTC VR Headset appeared first on Metamandrill.com. The post HTC Vive Pro 2; Learn About the Newest HTC VR Headset appeared first on Metamandrill.com.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2018

HTC Vive Pro, the company’s higher resolution VR headset targeted at prosumers , isn’t on sale yet, although developers have been receiving Vive Pro as early as mid-February. original Vive Link Box, image courtesy HTC. Meant to tweet this earlier: New single port cable for Vive Pro.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2018

HTC impressed us with its debut headset, the Vive, back in 2016. Offering a room-scale experience with motion controllers out of the box, its $800 all-in price was plenty premium even at the time, though through competition with Oculus and others, you can now pick up a brand new Vive system for a quite reasonable $500.

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Slashgear

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s been months since we first got details on the HTC Vive Pro 2 VR headset back in May. VR fans waiting in anticipation for the Vive Pro 2 kit to be available can now preorder the entire kit in North America.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 19, 2018

A breaking news is coming from the GDC 2018: thanks to Road To VR , we now know the price and the launch date of the Vive Pro. As I (and with me, bazillions of other people) have forecasted, the original Vive gets a discount and become priced $500. This is the page of the Vive Pro now.

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VRScout

JANUARY 17, 2022

HTC Vive has a lot going on in 2022. Over the past several months the company revealed its new Vive Wrist Trackers , a partnership with Lumen Technologies to deliver private 5G experiences to their Focus 3 headset, and a partnership with XRHealth to bring VR healthcare to the Vive Flow. . Image Credit: HTC.

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VR Bites

JANUARY 9, 2018

Today HTC announced the HTC Vive pro VR headset. A minor upgrade compared to the existing HTC Vive. Is it worth buying or should you stick with your original Vive? The HTC Vive Pro has a few advantages above the normal Vive. HTC has done a great job.

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VR Bites

JANUARY 9, 2018

Today HTC announced the HTC Vive pro VR headset. A minor upgrade compared to the existing HTC Vive. Is it worth buying or should you stick with your original Vive? The HTC Vive Pro has a few advantages above the normal Vive. HTC has done a great job.

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