According to TASS, a Russian news agency, the first confirmed death related to the use of virtual reality happened this week. A 44-year old male was using a VR headset when he tripped, fell through a glass table, and died from blood loss.
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First VR Related Death Occurs in Russia
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According to TASS, a Russian news agency, the first confirmed death related to the use of virtual reality happened this week. A 44-year old male... -
HTC Vive and SteamVR Released
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Today, the consumer version of the HTC Vive and SteamVR were released to an unsuspecting world.
April 5, 2016 - Steam, a leading online destination for games and software, officially expanded into the world of Virtual Reality today as Valve introduced SteamVR, featuring dozens of VR titles from developers around the world. The launch comes the same day HTC began shipment of the Vive, the first complete SteamVR system. Similar to other areas of Steam, the SteamVR pages showcase dozens of titles and experiences for VR enthusiasts to check out. Some for sa... -
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Today, the consumer version of the HTC Vive and SteamVR were released to an unsuspecting world.
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in NewsHTC Vive Sold 15,000 Units Within First 10 Minutes
HTC reported that they sold 15,000 HTC Vive headsets in the first ten minutes of being on sale. These are $800 a piece, more if you live in places that aren't the United States. That means that in just ten minutes, they sold at least $12 million worth of product.
Ten minutes. $12 million. This news was first revealed by Shen Ye, one of the employees working at HTC on VR. How does this compare to the Oculus Rift? It's not possible to say just yet. Oculus went on sale a few weeks back with pre-orders starting to go out in March. That March relea... -
HTC Vive Sold 15,000 Units Within First 10 Minutes
HTC reported that they sold 15,000 HTC Vive headsets in the first ten minutes of being on sale. These are $800 a piece, more if you live in places... -
HTC Vive Virtual Reality Package is Now Available for Pre-Order
Hey, do you have $799 (USD) to spare? You do? Wow, that's surprising! I'll keep an eye on the mail for your check then! Oh, you're planning on buying the HTC Vive instead? Oh. Well, I understand. I hear virtual reality is going to be really amazing and here before we know it, especially with the HTC Vive now being available for pre-order. I hear it's going to come with two of their fancy VR controllers and movement tracking across an entire room in full 360 degrees. That's kind of wild. I think Valve, one of the two major companies involved in the creation of... -
HTC Vive Virtual Reality Package is Now Available for Pre-Order
Hey, do you have $799 (USD) to spare? You do? Wow, that's surprising! I'll keep an eye on the mail for your check then! Oh, you're planning on... -
HTC Vive Pre Shipping to Developers
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Valve notified the SteamVR Steam Community that HTC Vive Pre is now shipping to various game developers around the world.
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Valve notified the SteamVR Steam Community that HTC Vive Pre is now shipping to various game developers around the world.
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The pre-orders for the HTC Vive VR headset will begin on February 29. HTC's Chief Executive, Cher Wang, confirmed this news earlier today with Telegraph. She also notes how the company is shifting its focus from smartphones and more towards the future of virtual reality.
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HTC Vive Pre-Orders Begin February 29
The pre-orders for the HTC Vive VR headset will begin on February 29. HTC's Chief Executive, Cher Wang, confirmed this news earlier today with... -
HTC Vive VR Headset Delayed Due to a "Very Big Technological Breakthrough"
The VR headset co-developed by HTC and Valve, the HTC Vive, was recently delayed until later in 2016, missing its planned Q1 launch. It's not a huge delay but it was one that made some consumers a little sad. Today, a vague reason for the delay was revealed by HTC CEO Cher Wang. She claims that both Valve and HTC made "a very, very big technological breakthrough" on the virtual reality headset. They felt that the breakthrough was so significant that they scrapped the idea to release the original version and instead push back the release slightly in order to ship ... -
HTC Vive VR Headset Delayed Due to a "Very Big Technological Breakthrough"
The VR headset co-developed by HTC and Valve, the HTC Vive, was recently delayed until later in 2016, missing its planned Q1 launch. It's not... -
in NewsHTC Plans to Sell Vive VR Headset Online at First
The HTC Vive will reportedly be sold online at first, with a possible physical retail release happening early in 2016. This is according to an interview and impressions from Polygon. Jeff Gattis, the Head of Global Marketing for HTC's connected products, shined some light on their retail plans.
Currently the plan is to release a consumer version of the Vive by the end of the year. "I don't know if we're necessarily going to hit retail for holiday, but we're still very committed to that," he said. What that means is that the first retail Vives will...