VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The HTC VIVE (yes, they now capitalize all the letters in VIVE) is getting itself in front of millions of new online shoppers perusing the virtual aisles of Amazon. HTC has announced that the virtual reality system can now be purchased from Amazon.com in the United States and is priced at $799.

North America 150

North America HTC Amazon United States 150

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. Some of these key players, like ENGAGE, are companies in which HTC already invests into.

HTC 445

HTC China Video Unity 445

Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2022

The Series A was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Qualcomm, Amazon Alexa Fund, HTC, Niantic and existing investor Mayfield. The post Amazon, Qualcomm & More Invest $11.2M TRIPP, a developer creating VR meditation experiences, announced it’s secured $11.2

Amazon 264

Amazon Los Angeles Exercises HTC 264

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. The Vive Pro Eye, in all its splendor (Image by HTC). Vive Pro Eye. Vive Cosmos.

HTC 330

HTC Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Controllers 330

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Amazon have announced they’ve started selling the SteamVR powered HTC Vive VR system in their US online store. Consumer virtual reality systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are still just months old and already it feels like they’re making inroads to being accepted as every day products. Interested?

Amazon 100

Amazon HTC Virtual Reality Retail 100

Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. Image courtesy Amazon.

Video 269

Video Amazon 360 Video Google 269

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. SEE ALSO HTC Reveals Vive Proton, a Compact Standalone VR Headset Prototype. HTC Vive Pro Specs.

Europe 276

Europe HTC Eye Tracking Retail 276

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 9, 2023

VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Drops More headset announcements this month, this time from HTC VIVE. Additionally, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon.com are assisting Hexa in optimising its platform for spatial computing and imaging, respectively. This would include lifestyle images and packshots.

Amazon 63

Amazon Apple HTC AR 63

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Holiday shopping season is here and we’re keeping an eye on the best HTC Vive Black Friday 2018 deals. HTC Vive Deal Baseline. The Best HTC Vive 2018 Deal. Unfortunately HTC isn’t offering any official deal on the original Vive; you’ll find it for $500 on Amazon and elsewhere as usual.

HTC 182

HTC Amazon Arizona Controllers 182

VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2021

HTC teases new hardware ahead of its mysterious “Go with the Flow” event scheduled to take place later this month. This week HTC Vive tweeted out an image of a mysterious canister with a lid next to a computer. 10.14.21 [link] #gowiththeflow pic.twitter.com/TaidAkicJo — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 27, 2021.

HTC 433

HTC Hardware Augmented Reality Virtual Reality 433

Road to VR

JULY 15, 2019

Amazon’s annual deal day for its ‘Prime’ members is on, and there’s a handful of deals on VR headsets. Here’s the breakdown: Amazon Prime day offers exclusive deals to Prime members ( you can get a free trial here ). Amazon Prime Day VR Headset Deals. Vive Pro Starter Kit – $900 (18% discount).

Amazon 148

Amazon Samsung Oculus HTC 148

Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2018

HTC is donating over 110 HTC Vive systems to California and Nevada libraries through its new Vive Libraries Program, an effort to seed local communities with premium VR. ” In California alone, HTC has donated 100 Vive headsets to public libraries. Amazon Odyssey. Check out the full list of experiences below.

Nevada 208

Nevada California HTC Education 208

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We’re tracking the best HTC Vive deals for Black Friday 2017 and Cyber Monday as they spring up. HTC Vive Deal Baseline. Sans any sales, the HTC Vive MSRP is $600, which includes the base system (headset with standard strap, two base stations, two controllers, cables), and usually a smaller game, like Tilt Brush.

HTC 194

HTC Retail Amazon Microsoft 194

VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Amazon River Basin, the biggest tropical rainforest in the world, is not only home to 10% of the Earth’s known species, but also happens to be one of the coolest natural wonders one could possibly see. Amazon Odyssey touts some impressive graphics and animations that do wonders for the immersion of the experience.

Amazon 155

Amazon 360 Video Virtual Environment HTC 155

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Amazon (enter OCULUS50 at checkout). Amazon (enter OCULUS50 at checkout). Image courtesy HTC. HTC is offering a big Black Friday sale on most of its current headsets. Here are the details: HTC Vive Pro 2 (headset only) Black Friday 2021 Sale – 10% discount. Amazon – $900. Amazon – $1,100.

Gaming 282

Gaming Amazon HTC Oculus 282

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

HTC today announced consumer availability of Vive Tracker, the tracking module that uses Valve’s Lighthouse tracking standard. First shipped to developers earlier this year, HTC is now selling the Tracker to consumers with the full confidence that anyone can pick it up and use it. image courtesy HTC. image courtesy HTC.

HTC 196

HTC North America Retail Arizona 196

Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2016

For a limited time, Amazon is offering a $100 gift card with every Rift purchase. It might not be the same straight up $100 discount HTC had offered on the Vive during Black Friday, but if you’re a regular Amazon shopper, it’s nearly as good. Black Friday has passed, but a few holiday VR deals remain.

Amazon 195

Amazon Oculus HTC 195

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

Tracking Amazon’s work in VR can be tricky, as the company is famously quiet in response to media inquiries while seemingly being involved in multiple areas. Amazon is looking for a Sr. ” That makes it pretty clear that Amazon is working on a way to let us buy things inside our headsets.

Amazon 194

Amazon Seattle Virtual Reality Industry 194

Road to VR

JULY 21, 2017

A survey sponsored by HTC America is currently open on SurveyGizmo , with the option to enter a prize draw, which includes three Vive systems and seven gift cards worth $100 – $150. The 10-15 minute ‘experiences with VR’ survey is for HTC’s ‘research purposes only’, aiming to gather some general VR usage data and purchasing habits.

Survey 200

Survey HTC America Japan 200

Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2018

HTC has announced that the company’s Viveport VR app store will allow developers to sell titles supporting the Oculus Rift beginning on September 4th. HTC has been making moves to promote its Viveport VR app store , an alternative to the de facto content platform for the HTC Vive, SteamVR. Image courtesy HTC.

HTC 130

HTC Oculus Amazon 130

Road to VR

JULY 16, 2018

Amazon Prime Day is here; this year HTC’s latest VR headset Vive Pro is getting a special deal. From now until July 17th at 8:59 PM PT ( local time here ), US Amazon Prime Members can get a $50 Amazon gift card and $50 Viveport gift card with purchase of a Vive Pro VR headset. Amazon $50 Gift Card.

Amazon 105

Amazon HTC Gaming Filming 105

Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

HTC 109

HTC Trends Amazon Japan 109

AllThingsVR

JULY 22, 2016

HTC Vive Finds New VP of Marketing in Former Xbox, Amazon Executive The HTC Vive has been on sale for a few months now, and the team behind the kit is growing. Joining that team this month is a former executive from both Microsoft and Amazon. Sandil will also help to attract new developers to the platform.

Amazon 70

Amazon HTC Microsoft Virtual Reality 70

Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Now HTC says an update should be headed out at some point this month that looks to address a number of tracking issues that currently plague its latest PC VR headset. HTC says in a recent blog post that the update looks to improve low-light tracking in Cosmos, and do it with better prediction during fast movements.

Software 123

Software HTC Controllers Amazon 123

Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2017

If the HTC’s Black Friday deal wasn’t attractive enough to convince you into finally grabbing that Vive headset you’ve been eyeing, Amazon is ‘reviving’ the $600 Black Friday deal today and throwing in a $100 Amazon gift card. image courtesy Amazon. Get the deal here.

Amazon 128

Amazon HTC Controllers Gaming 128

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 11, 2017

So many of us have barely recovered from the Steam Summer Sale and we’re already being hit with another wave of attacks on our wallet via Amazon’s Prime Day. If you haven’t pulled the trigger on the next level of entertainment, there’s no better time than now with PSVR and HTC Vive both available in high-value bundles.

HTC 131

HTC Amazon Oculus Entertainment 131

Upload VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

HTC announced Black Friday offers beginning today in Europe, which see heavy discounts on the Vive Flow and Vive Pro 2 range. Flow is HTC’s lightweight headset designed for immersive media viewing, which released almost exactly a year ago. Vive Flow is discounted €120/£120, bringing it down to €379/£379 from €499/£499.

Europe 85

Europe HTC Amazon Retail 85

Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2018

After the Oculus Rift Marvel Powers United bundle was briefly on sale for $350 at Best Buy, now the basic Rift package has dropped to $350 at Amazon US, a $50 discount, which is about as good as you can hope to find. SEE ALSO HTC Is Opening Its Viveport VR App Store to Oculus Rift Users.

Amazon 123

Amazon Oculus HTC Controllers 123

VRScout

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

100 Off HTC Vive + Content Sale. HTC announced this week that they are kicking off the holiday with a Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal. For the entire holiday weekend, Viveport, HTC Vive’s app store for all non-gaming VR content, is also offering big savings. and online. Pacific Time on November 24 and runs through 11:59 p.m.

HTC 150

HTC Oculus Samsung Microsoft 150

Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Launched right on the heels of the Oculus Go earlier this summer, the Lenovo Mirage Solo, the company’s standalone Daydream headset, is currently selling for an $80 discount off the original $400 price tag on Amazon US. The post Lenovo Mirage Solo on Sale for $320 at Amazon US appeared first on Road to VR.

Amazon 134

Amazon Google HTC Oculus 134

Road to VR

JULY 12, 2018

If you’ve been looking around the web for a HTC Vive, you’ve probably met with a big ‘sold out’ sign recently in the US; Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg, and even HTC’s own website have been out of stock for a while now. That’s set to change in a few weeks, a HTC spokesperson told us. “We

HTC 111

HTC North America Germany Amazon 111

VRGames

DECEMBER 8, 2021

HTC VIVE – Virtual Truth System ?Amazon Amazon : [link] 4 ? THE Links ARE DOWN Listed here 5 ? Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Truth Process … source.

Amazon 52

Amazon HTC Oculus Virtual Reality 52

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2018

The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. As I’ve told in some previous posts of mine, it is all matter of market positioning : HTC wants to position its device as a premium device, not as a consumer one. The tiers of the Vive Pro business licenses (Image from HTC Vive website). The post HTC Vive reveals Vive Pro 2.0-bundle

HTC 177

HTC Italy Oculus AR 177

Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2017

Amazon announced VR support for Lumberyard , their free of cost CryEngine-based game engine, at last year’s GDC, but this year the company is pushing the feature specs of the engine, maintaining that Lumberyard is the first game engine to directly integrate temporal anti-aliasing, specular anti-aliasing and order-independent transparency.

Amazon 100

Amazon HTC Video Oculus 100

VRScout

APRIL 3, 2018

For those that pre-ordered the Vive Pro when orders opened up on Vive.com and Amazon , your headset is almost on its way — shipping April 5th. The HTC Vive Pro is an upgrade of the original Vive, which saw its price drop from $599 to $499 when then the Vive Pro pricing was announced. But at the same time, its not for everyone.

HTC 125

HTC Amazon Controllers Gaming 125

Peter Graham

JULY 15, 2019

Online retail giant Amazon has once again commenced its massive Prime Day sales extravaganza, discounting thousands of items. This year Amazon Prime Day isn’t just one day either, shoppers have got a full 48 hours to fill their shopping baskets. Amazon Prime Day – UK. Amazon Prime Day – US.

Amazon 58

Amazon Oculus HTC Hardware 58

Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Amazon has basically sent many brick and mortar traditions out to the retirement home. Due to the pushes by Amazon, even ancient traditions like going to the store on Black Friday have gone the way of Denver the Last Dinosaur. Well, Amazon is finally placing its hat into the kooky world of VR and AR with its new development platform.

Amazon 101

Amazon Denver Industry AR 101