Immersive options producer HTC VIVE teased its audiences on Wednesday with a photograph of an upcoming headset on Twitter.
The Taoyuan Metropolis-based agency tweeted on the time, “Go small or go dwelling” together with a teaser picture of the gadget, triggering reactions from the Twitter group.
Go small or go dwelling. pic.twitter.com/PUqqKn4V5E
— HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022
Replying to an early responder, the headset maker mentioned: “We’re engaged on one thing huge… we imply small. It’s a brand new headset!”
Whereas the corporate didn’t disclose additional details about the head-mounted show (HMD) or specs, many speculate it will likely be a mid-range, inexpensive headset that would compete with rival companies.
The information comes simply weeks after ByteDance’s Pico Interactive revealed updates on the Pico 4, which adopted bulletins on the TikTok proprietor’s Neo3 Hyperlink finances headset.
Extra opponents within the VR market embody Sony’s PSVR 2 and Meta’s acclaimed Quest 2 headsets.
HTC VIVE Metaverse Options, Ambitions
The replace comes amid a large wave of adjustments and updates for HTC VIVE, specifically after it launched a number of key merchandise and options to construct infrastructure for the Metaverse.
HTC showcased its VIVE Mars Cam Monitor resolution on the SIGGRAPH 2022 in August, which creates digital manufacturing content material with an economical resolution backing the FreeD positional information protocol.
The gadget additionally helps plug-and-play options for Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine, a collection {of professional} functions, multi-cam monitoring for 3 cameras, and low-latency efficiency, amongst others.
The agency additionally launched a thriller gadget with connectors for VIVE and SteamVR monitoring base stations for full-body movement recording.
HTC VIVE additionally launched an additional set of VIVE Circulation sensible goggles final yr for customers looking for mindfulness, gaming, and leisure in a world-class light-weight, compact type issue.
HTC VIVE Expands XR Interoperability, Use Instances
In an interview with XR Immediately on the Immerse International Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe in late September, Pearly Chen, HTC VIVE’s Vice President, defined how her firm aimed to develop use instances for prolonged actuality (XR) applied sciences.
She mentioned her firm’s VIVE Professional, Focus 3, and Circulation gadgets had constructed an “superb portfolio of gadgets,” however that the corporate additionally continued to innovate its sensor and monitoring capabilities.
HTC VIVE additionally centered on creating its facial and eye trackers to spice up “pure interactions and expressions into digital actuality,” resulting in larger realism and immersion, she mentioned.
Explaining additional, she advised XR Immediately,
“We’re not only a gadget producer anymore. We’re constructing and advocating for the VIVERSE, which is our interpretation of what the open Metaverse seems like, which is constructed on Open XR and internet XR, so individuals can entry by way of any linked browser they’ve on their smartphones, tablets, and laptops”
She added customers now not required VR gadgets to entry “unbelievable experiences” developed on HTC VIVE’s instruments and infrastructure. This may enable creators and corporations to construct immersive worlds that folks may journey to “throughout the subsequent 5-10 years.”