Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

This week Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17723 to users who are part of the Windows Insider Program. The HTC Vive and Vive Pro have a similar function, though it goes widely unused, likely due to the ‘tron mode’ filter which is applied by default and low resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

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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VRWorld

JUNE 3, 2016

Microsoft decided to take a calculated risk and leave the Virtual Reality market to Facebook (through Oculus and Samsung) and HTC with their dedicated headsets Gear VR, Rift and Vive. All future users of HoloLens should need is a collaborative suite (perhaps Microsoft’s own HoloOffice?).

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VRWorld

APRIL 20, 2017

“Major NAND flash suppliers including Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and Toshiba have rolled out 64-layer 3D NAND flash products, said the sources. ” Microsoft explains why the company opted against combining Polaris GPU with RYZEN CPU architecture. ” Microsoft Doesn’t really Want Mobile Phones (Again).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

This remind me of the initial choice that HTC took when it released the 6DOF tracking add-on for the Vive Focus : in the end, it was never released and the company just launched the new Vive Focus Plus. He also reports a very smooth and low-latency tracking ; The tracking of the controllers is good but it could be better.

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