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Get your Vive Deluxe Audio Strap today!

Get your Vive Deluxe Audio Strap today!

Do you love sharing the Vive experience with your friends and family members, but dislike the adjustment process when someone new tries on your Vive headset? The day has finally come for us to buy the new and improved HTC Vive head strap. The new hardware dubbed the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap is an add-on for first generation Vives as well as the Vive Pre and brings a few additional features…

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New PC bundle financing options with Vive

New PC bundle financing options with Vive

HTC has reintroduced the PC bundle with Vive purchases and for the first time you can get all of it for a monthly fee as low as $99 per month. And if all you need is a new graphics card to be VR Ready HTC is offering the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 with Vive for $999 or $49 per month.

There’s a total of three new hardware offerings. The first is the high end graphics card mentioned above, the second…

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Vive Tracker sells out in three days

Vive Tracker sells out in three days

The HTC Vive Tracker went on sale for $99 a little over a week ago and it’s already sold out in the US. The initial batch was supposedly released for developers, but Vive owners discovered that the checkout process didn’t require developer status to complete the transaction. HTC says the first wave has been claimed for, but didn’t mention specifically how many were available to start with.

HTC is…

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Vive anniversary deals are live!

Vive anniversary deals are live!

Happy one year anniversary HTC Vive! On this day, one year ago, people started receiving their pre-ordered shipments of the best room-scale virtual reality system on the market. Somewhere around 15,000 orders were said to have been placed during the initial 24-hours.

I was :08. That means my order was submitted 8 minutes after the sale went live and according to HTC, I was among the first in line…

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Back the PP Gun get a Vive Tracker in March

Back the PP Gun get a Vive Tracker in March

At CES last month in Vegas, we saw a few third party companies with products that integrated with the HTC Vive Tracker. One that stood out to us the most was the PP Gun Rifle and Pistol. These weapons look to bring the first person shooter game type a step closer to the immersed user in VR, because we’ll soon be able to accurately hold a weapon with both hands.

The PP Gun is one of the first VR…

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HTC: 'we're not going to have an Android watch'

HTC: ‘we’re not going to have an Android watch’

While recent pictures of the HTC Halfbeak smartwatch have been circling the web recently, Chialin Chang, HTC’s President of Smartphones and Connected Devices has stated that the company isn’t planning to release an Android Wear smartwatch anytime soon.

I can tell you that we’re not going to have an Android watch. I don’t think we’ve nailed it with [the experience of] watches. Android watch is…

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New photos reveal HTC's Under Armour smartwatch

New photos reveal HTC’s Under Armour smartwatch

After years of speculation, rumors and leaks, the HTC smartwatch may finally be right around the corner. Eight new images of HTC’s Android Wear smartwatch have surfaced, revealing that the device has the same design that we saw with the HTC Halfbeak leak in October of 2016.

The smartwatch in question features a black and red finish with Under Armour branding on the back side. Based on the images,…

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Sign-ups for Vive Tracker now open

Sign-ups for Vive Tracker now open

Did you hear about the HTC Vive Trackerannounced during CES? Are you wondering how you can get your hands on one before everyone else? The latest article on the Vive blog gives us some insight and the most important item is that sign-ups are now open for business. If you are developing for virtual reality and you have a creative idea to incorporate the use of the Vive Tracker HTC wants to help…

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Vive hardware announced during CES 2017

Vive hardware announced during CES 2017

CES was once a stage used by HTC to announce new smartphones, but as the world turns the spotlight now points toward virtual reality. In this article we’ll talk about a couple of new HTC Vive hardware accessories that were announced during CES 2017.

During Day 1 at CES, Vive’s GM, Dan O’Brien revealed a couple of accessories HTC has been working on to boost your VR experience.

In relation to the…

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VR For Impact offers $10million to develop for humanity

VR For Impact offers $10million to develop for humanity

HTC took the stage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) to announce the new VR For Impact initiative. A whopping $10 million in funds will be offered to companies that are willing to use storytelling for a humanitarian effort in partnership with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

HTC’s own Rikar Steiber is standing at the forefront of this program that wants to “support content and…

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Digital Trends calls Vive Best Product of 2016

Digital Trends calls Vive Best Product of 2016

The HTC Vive has turned heads all over the place this year and it’s no surprise that when it’s time make end of the year best picks, the Vive reigns in as the top product of 2016.

Digital Trends, a popular resource for viral technology has selected the Vive as the top digital product of the year. To summarize, the crew at Digital Trends says the Vive “shows us a whole new world in our living…

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Vive After Christmas Sale

Vive After Christmas Sale

HTC has a new deal for those who didn’t clearly specify they wanted a Vive on their Christmas list. Don’t worry, you didn’t miss out on the best virtual reality product of 2016!

Right after Christmas and much like the Black Friday deal, HTC has lowered the price of the Steam powered virtual headset which still comes with three high-end experiences. Vive purchases will include Google Earth VR, The…

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VIVE Partners offer Christmas VR bundles

VIVE Partners offer Christmas VR bundles

Just in time for Christmas comes a few bundle deals thanks to VIVE Partners. There are some serious offers out there right now for potential Vive owners. If you have been on the sidelines about purchasing the Vive now is the time to make the commitment.

VIVE Partners

HTC has lots of friends on this VR voyage! It seems that many tech companies are working together to make this push to integrate…

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First time playing Arizona Sunshine

First time playing Arizona Sunshine

The evening Arizona Sunshine made an official debut was an enjoyable one for HTC VR Gaming. I relaxed in my PJ’s and sleighed some ripe Fred’s in the latest release by Vertigo Games.

Although not all of my gameplay was captured on video, I played all the way through the first sniping section at the train yard.

I didn’t adjust any of the game’s settings so I didn’t get to see all the extra effects…

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Vive Studios an HTC internal game studio

Vive Studios an HTC internal game studio

Learning that HTC has an internal game studio called Vive Studios isn’t that big of a surprise considering HTC is so involved in all things VR. The Vive Studios team is comprised of veterans in the gaming industry that have worked on some giant titles in the past such as Gears of War, Lord of the Rings, and more.

The mission at Vive Studios is to create lengthy virtual experiences to help grow…

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Arizona Sunshine released today on Steam for Vive and Rift

Arizona Sunshine released today on Steam for Vive and Rift

If you pre-ordered Arizona Sunshine over the last few weeks you’ve been waiting for 10 AM PST to arrive as much as I have this morning. The highly anticipated game from Vertigo Games is now available for download for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on the Steam platform.

Vertigo Games took their time with this release and put their best foot forward. The campaign is a lot of fun and as highlighted…

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Google introduced Daydream mobile VR

Google introduced Daydream mobile VR. Things are looking good for the ecosystem.

Google’s much anticipated Daydream View and controller have officially been announced today and they bring a high quality product to the space of mobile VR. How will it compare to others in the mobile arena and the HTC Vive overall?

For starters, Daydream requires a mobile phone to act as the viewer and as of right now the new Google Pixel phones (made by our beloved HTC) are the only certified…