Articles about HTC Vive

XR experts see health care as the killer app for VR, AR, MR … or whatever you call it

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Mixed reality? Today at a Seattle symposium, experts settled on extended reality, or XR, as the… Read More

HTC unveils versatile new Vive headset products as CEO Yves Maitre aims to ‘build the road’ for VR

While the long road to mass consumer adoption of virtual reality technology is still being built, HTC remains hard at… Read More

Samsung Gear VR gets a controller as company flexes virtual muscle at Mobile World Congress

Samsung’s Gear VR will join some of its virtual reality contemporaries with the announcement that it will soon get a… Read More

Oculus releases long-anticipated Touch controllers, priced at $199

Virtual reality aficionados everywhere are bound to be happy this holiday season as Facebook-owned Oculus just released its long-awaited Touch… Read More

Chimp flailing around in a VR headset is a sad commentary on our own reality

“Take your stinking tech off me, you damned dirty human!” There, I just wrote some dialogue for the next installment in the… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens gets 3D maps through Taqtile’s new ‘HoloMaps’ technology

Seattle-based Taqtile has developed a new interactive and collaborative 3D maps app for Microsoft’s HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality headsets… Read More

VR and gaming giants Valve and Oculus ink big leases for industrial space in Seattle area

A pair of virtual reality/gaming companies are biting off huge chunks of industrial real estate east of Seattle, in an… Read More

This virtual reality company just moved to Seattle because it’s the ‘center of everything gaming and VR’

NullSpace VR wants to add a little more reality to the virtual reality experience. The company, founded by Morgan Sinko,… Read More

HTC launches Viveport VR store with apps for games, music, art, education and more

HTC Friday morning announced the global launch of Viveport, a virtual reality app store for the HTC Vive, after months of beta… Read More

4 Days of Virtual Reality: Takeaways from a total immersion in the future of video games

Over the past four days, I transformed from Bruce Wayne into Batman, used clairvoyance to see through another person’s eyes, played high-tech… Read More

Tech Moves: Urban Airship CFO departs; FlowPlay brings on scientist-in-residence; and more

— Urban Airship CFO Mike Temple has stepped down from the Portland-based mobile marketing platform, according to a story on OregonLive.… Read More

HTC Vive will now ship within 72 hours; Microsoft Store, GameStop expand availability

HTC is making it easier for customers to purchase its Vive virtual reality headset. The tech giant announced today that customers… Read More

Valve’s new VR test puts your PC through a virtual gauntlet ahead of HTC Vive launch

The cost of experiencing virtual reality is going to be high, not just because VR headsets cost upwards of $600, but also… Read More

HTC shows off 12 Vive virtual reality games in Seattle a month before preorders start

The HTC Vive is coming to consumers soon, but some members of the media got to try out a handful… Read More

The virtual reality revolution will require powerful PCs — and yours probably isn’t ready

Virtual reality is coming in hot, but getting into VR isn’t just about the new headsets hitting the market. You’ll… Read More

VRstudios raises $1.3M, quietly looks to build virtual reality powerhouse in Seattle

A group of virtual reality heavy-hitters have quietly formed a new startup in Seattle — raising money, landing customers and launching… Read More

Using Oculus with motion-sensing controllers: The most fun video game experience I’ve ever had

It was only 15 minutes, but my time playing with Oculus’ latest virtual reality technology on Friday at the PAX Prime… Read More

‘I just want that in my house’: PAX Prime offers a sneak peek of HTC Vive VR headset

HTC and Valve may have announced today the new Vive virtual reality headset won’t hit shelves until 2016, but Seattleites… Read More

Maria Sharapova meets virtual reality: HTC, Valve power immersive U.S. Open tennis experience

Those attending next month’s U.S. Open in New York will have a chance to play tennis with Maria Sharapova …… Read More

Entrepreneurs explain why virtual reality is part of a new technology revolution

Some people aren’t yet convinced that virtual reality is the next big thing. Others say it’s going to be a… Read More

Valve opens applications for virtual reality developer kits

Developers who want to get early access to Valve’s virtual reality headset can now apply for a free development kit… Read More

Valve will offer developers free VR headsets

Valve will be giving away virtual reality headsets to developers to give them a head start on creating experiences for… Read More