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Amazon Is Working On ‘A Completely New VR Shopping Experience’

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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. Software Development Manager in Virtual Reality to work in its Seattle offices, according to a new job listing.

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HTC Pushes Back On Reports of Declining Headset Sales

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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.”

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New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 05/07/17

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This new week of HTC Vive releases welcomes a few deviations from the usual formula. Give it a go and you can check out Lego Batman, the Amazon rain-forest, and more. It released on PS VR last year as one of its best launch titles and is now available for HTC Vive (and Rift), giving PC players a high-octane tank shooter to experience.

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Amazon Wants You to Wake up and Travel with Alexa

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Amazon, hoping to replicate the success of its Echo device , is poised to extend its eyes and ears into every part of your life with the launch of new voice-controlled and camera-equipped Alexa devices designed for bedrooms, living rooms and even your car.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS. MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY. Your data plan will thank you.

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Project Caliper: the journey of prototyping optimal controllers for VR

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Becoming a licensee gave me access to the SteamVR Tracking HDK and Steam SDK, which also contained the original 2016 SteamVR training course documentation which was run for a couple of years in conjunction with Valve partner Synapse in Seattle. This training course cost about $3,000 and was mandatory for anyone wanting to use SteamVR.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

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In fact, the device sold out at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Newegg. HTC Vive Retires. The HTC Vive was phased out in October, replaced by the Vive Cosmos , which was priced at $699. 2019 said good-bye to the headset which was largely responsible for enthusing people about the possibilities of VR in recent years.