In addition to bugfixes and UI enhancements, HTC Vive Pre owners are getting a major feature update to their SteamVR betas. In addition to the Chaperone Mode we got to try out at CES this year, there’s now Direct Mode where the driving computer’s GPU to work with the Vive headset and deliver images separately to both the monitor and the ...
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Last week, we took a look at the future of mobile tech. Specifically, we talked about Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and how they compared to each other. Now, it’s time to talk about two specific devices that are pioneering those frontiers – Microsoft’s HoloLens and the HTC’s Vive Pre. You may remember our HTC Vive Pre hands-on video from CES. Though I only made a brief appearance in that video, I was wearing a great ...
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It’s been nearly a year since we first tried HTC and Valve’s game-changing VR headset. In the time since, it’s gotten a new name and better hardware, plus rumors of a hefty price tag to go with its four-month delivery delay. But despite the challenges, the Vive Pre still delivers the best virtual reality experience we’ve seen yet. We went hands-on with the new visor on our last day at CES 2016 and our entire ground team got to put their faces in Valve’s virtual world; check out the video below for a taste of what we saw.(In the mood to read instead of view? For a full ...
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I’m in the cockpit of a spaceplane, a control stick in my right hand and a throttle in my left. All around me, dotting the space between asteroids, are the explosions of my enemies. Their fiery destruction is recorded by the computer screens surrounding me, bathing me in a serene glow that reflects off the canopy over my head. In short, I’m in my own personal, impossible heaven. So why does it feel so … conventional? The cockpit in Elite Dangerous [Source] The Vive Pre is the updated version of the original ...
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For much of the Pocketnow crew, CES 2016 was our first opportunity to try out the HTC Vive for ourselves, and for those of us who had seen it before, we still had the chance to check out the latest hardware improvements. And while some of us had a few reservations, it’s safe to say we were all soundly impressed. HTC itself seems to be only too aware of just how big the buzz is ...
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