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JANUARY 12, 2023

Following its Vive XR Elite reveal, HTC confirmed which games and apps will arrive during the headset’s launch window. Supporting mixed reality with color passthrough, the Vive XR Elite supports controller-free hand tracking, while an eye tracking and face tracking add-on is also planned. The Last Clockwinder.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Job Simulator was a launch title for the original HTC Vive and remains one of the highest selling VR games of all time. Vacation Simulator launched in 2019 and, over a year later in late 2020, got controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. We've also asked if Job Simulator for Quest will get hand tracking as well.

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MAY 13, 2024

Apart from being more accurate, Hyperion features some important new features, that the company describes as follows: Microgesture interactions: Hyperion can track small finger movements down to the millimeter, enabling subtle gestures that require minimal effort. I wonder if VR remains one of its most important use cases.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Hand-tracking looks likely to play a big part in that future, and Leap Motion is one of a few companies leading the charge in this department. Leap’s latest, well, leap is to bring its controller-free hand tracking tech to mobile VR headsets. Tagged with: hand tracking , leap motion , qualcomm , standalone.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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MAY 31, 2023

HTC's standalone headset is getting fiducial marker tracking, PC mixed reality streaming, improved hand tracking, and more. HTC revealed Vive XR Elite in January and shipping started in late March. It's effectively HTC's Quest Pro competitor, delivering clearer mixed reality in a smaller and lighter form factor.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The HTC Vive is a miracle of modern engineering. The entire industry owes it a debt of gratitude for what it’s pioneered with room-scale and hand tracked controllers. HTC is starting to ramp up a similar system, but its partner company, Valve has yet to enter the arena as vehemently. So now it’s your turn.

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MARCH 2, 2017

You might think that there’s no more need for the booklet-based format, but HTC disagrees. You’ll hold this up to the headset’s front-facing camera to be scanned, and then you’ll press you hand into the center of the booklet to register it as the input device. Tagged with: htc , htc vive , Vivepaper.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Two years ago, on the eve of consumer VR, we put together a piece laying out options consumers had to get their hands into VR. The devices at the time included: HTC Vive wands that shipped with the Vive headset. Fully immersive VR experiences bring us to tracked motion controllers. HTC Vive wands. How far we’ve come.

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JULY 23, 2023

The former was first released for the HTC Vive in 2016, but has since made its way over to almost every other major VR platform, including Quest and both PSVR headsets. Most recently, the studio has been demonstrating its work on designing for hand tracking as a primary input method.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

One of the most important XR news from CES has been the reveal by HTC of the Vive XR Elite. In case you missed it, I can summarize it by saying that HTC launched a new Quest Pro competitor priced at $1100. Support for 6DOF controllers and hand tracking. Big kudos to HTC for this. Vive XR Elite launch trailer.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

HTC’s Quest Pro competitor is Vive XR Elite, shipping in February for $1100. HTC pitches Vive XR Elite’s passthrough as noticeably superior, with higher resolution and dynamic range. Vive XR Elite comes with Quest 2 style tracked controllers, and also supports controller-free hand tracking.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. Developers continue to have fun with Oculus Quest hands tracking! base stations and a 20m fiber cable.

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OCTOBER 5, 2019

The Vive Cosmos signals a bright future for HTC, but at $699, will people buy it? HTC’s latest VR headset, the Cosmos is officially available for purchase and at $699 the headset doesn’t come cheap, but it does come with some much-needed improvements. Design was a priority for HTC when it came to the Cosmos. Calling it now.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

HTC is looking to differentiate itself in consumer VR with Vive XR Elite. We went hands-on with the new modular headset at CES 2023. Starting at $1100, the Vive XR Elite marks HTC’s initial effort to reclaim some of the consumer standalone VR market after retreating to focus on enterprises.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The HTC Vive is a marvel of modern engineering, but it is sometimes critiqued for having a library filled with demo-like content. Despite having over 500 VR options for customers to chose from on Steam, the Vive still only possesses a handful of truly memorable experiences. Joel Bretton: Yes, absolutely.

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JUNE 3, 2022

If you’re not amazed because many XR applications have built-in hand tracking, remember that your hands need to be in view of the headset’s cameras for hand tracking to work. You can do it with your hands behind your back. “The The article outline was supposed to go straight from demos to panels.

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APRIL 3, 2023

The most technically impressive VR demo I tried at GDC 2023 felt familiar. I passed objects back and forth between my hands, tossed them into the air and caught them, twisted dials, grabbed and used spray bottles and typed on a keyboard by pinching one floating letter at a time. “I think we got it,” Eiche says.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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APRIL 13, 2022

It has become one of the headset manufacturers with the biggest worldwide market, and the market leader (together with HTC) in the B2B virtual reality sector. At Laval Virtual, Ultraleap has just announced a hand tracking accessory for Pico Neo 3 (Image by Ultraleap). Open Ecosystem. Bytedance and China. The logo of ??,

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MAY 25, 2020

But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! The first apps supporting it will be Elixir (a tech demo also showcased at OC6), Waltz of the Wizards, and the Curious Tale Of Stolen Pet. Participate in a VR eye-tracking apps contest!

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Vive (HTC). What We Know: Today at 1pm HTC will be hosting a press conference to discuss its HTC Vive virtual reality headset. The Vive released earlier this year and HTC has been fiercely committed to the product’s success ever since. What To Expect : HTC has made its tracking system open-sourced for public use.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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JUNE 8, 2022

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.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Stepping into the closed off demo space at Microsoft’s MWC booth, I was greeted by a pretty familiar mock-up of a few tables and some art on the wall to make it feel like a tastefully decorated home office. Hand-tracking & Interactions. That’s all well and good, but is the HoloLens 2 hardware truly a ‘2.0’

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MARCH 4, 2019

HTC 5G streaming. HTC was at MWC showcasing its new headset Vive Focus Plus together with a 5G network. There was a real 5G network created by HTC where on one side there were some special computers that mocked a rendering farm and on the other side there was a user wearing a Vive Focus Plus.

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MAY 18, 2022

In the same demo, the drab surroundings of the room transformed into a lush forest, showing how users could seamlessly transition from AR, in which they can still view the physical world around them, to the more immersive experience of VR—a combination known as mixed reality. N301 could cost around $3,000.

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APRIL 11, 2023

VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest. Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world.

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APRIL 3, 2024

More on Vision Pro The Apple Vision Pro is a high-end XR device equipped with impressive features such as 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, a 23 million pixel display, 90Hz/96Hz/100Hz refresh rate, spatial audio, 2 hours of battery life, Bluetooth, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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JULY 10, 2023

And regarding the Quest Pro, he said that it has been rushed and that it has been released with interesting features like eye and hand tracking, but without seriously investing in them (e.g. Regarding the Quest line, he said that Meta pursued a low-price strategy too early, even before the device’s value could be perceived by people.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Nvidia RTX. Photo: Remedy Entertainment.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

I think the time has come… it is not possible that HTC is the only company offering something like that, and that is really loved by its custome r s. MR & hand tracking? I see Oculus showcasing native hand tracking on PC, but still not releasing it. A little shot of the demo version of HitMotion.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The device comes with top-tier specs to justify its price, such as 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, 23 million pixel display, 90Hz/96Hz/100Hz refresh rate, spatial audio, 2 hours of battery, Bluetooth, eye tracking, hand tracking, and a 21.2-22.9 ” HTC VIVE Flow The HTC VIVE Flow headset costs $499. ounces weight.

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JUNE 5, 2023

By the time we have the Apple headset and the new Quest 3, everybody is going to be freaking out about how great hand tracking is and moving into this new world of possibilities,” said Moulder. In fact, she brought a demo of an upcoming AI-powered Clippy. That isn’t the same as saying that it doesn’t work.

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MARCH 1, 2024

This would be pretty disruptive, because up to now every standalone headset has been a walled garden with its own store and hardware, with the only exception being HTC trying to distribute its Viveport store to some other Chinese devices. On Quest, there are some nice demos and games with MR features, but nothing more.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Demos show improved results grasping, stacking and throwing objects in a natural looking way. Currently no consumer VR headset has a built in hand tracking system using Leap Motion. The company does sell a “Universal VR Dev Bundle” that includes a mount compatible with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with a 15 foot cable extender.

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