CES 2017: HTC Launches Vive Tracker and Smart Headband

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CES 2017: HTC Launches Vive Tracker and Smart Headband from Baidu VR

Around 7:00 am Beijing time on January 5, HTC Vive held a new conference during the CES. At the conference, two new products were launched, namely Vive Tracker and Vive, which listened to the smart headband. At the same time, the TPCast Wireless VR Kit was announced to be shipped in the second quarter and a new VR content subscription service was provided in the first half of 2017.

Vive Tracker

According to reports, Vive tracker (Vive Tracker) is a tracking module that can be combined with any real object, in the VR world can achieve a variety of new items of motion tracking and positioning. The tracker weighs less than 85 grams, a diameter of 99.65 millimeters, a height of 42.27 millimeters, and a battery life of 6 hours. At the conference, Vive demonstrated eight integrated third-party Vive tracker integration cases, including the first VR camera, multiple VR shooting peripherals, VR touch-sensitive gloves, and training applications designed for baseball players and firefighters.

Tracker demo demos, simulates a camera camera

Daniel O'Brien, general manager of Vive USA and Europe, Middle East and Africa, said, "In order to promote the long-term development of VR technology, we hope to help developers simplify the process of prototype production and product launch, and bring more immersion to consumers. Controllers and accessories. The Vive tracker is our first step in building a third-party accessories ecosystem. It will change the way we interact with virtual experiences and provide consumers and businesses with unlimited content opportunities."

At the same time, through the connection settings, the tracker can be used with more VR accessories in the future to realize a new VR experience. In order to promote the development of new VR accessories, Vive will release 1,000 Vive trackers to quality developers. Specific application information will be announced later.

Vive Deluxe Audio Strap (Vive Deluxe Audio Strap)

Vive's Smart Headband is equipped with a comfortable, easy-to-use, integrated adjustable earphone that instantly adjusts the length of the headband to ensure that the headband fits the user's head more closely and comfortably, while enabling surround sound VR sound. It is understood that the headband uses a more clean and convenient three-in-one cable laying design. Vive's headband allows users to wear the Vive helmet and headset in one step, simplifying the wear process and providing a more optimized wear solution for high-frequency usage scenarios such as offline experience stores.

Both the Vive tracker and Vive Smart Headband will be officially launched in the second quarter of this year, and the price will be announced. Users will then be able to order.

Wireless VR Kit

At the same time, Vive also announced that the TPCast wireless VR kit will begin shipping in the second quarter of 2017, and the US market will sell for US$249.

O'Brien said, "Our concept of wireless technology and VR is the same as when we developed Vive, that is, wireless technology will adopt open standards, and we also hope to provide support for all manufacturers who can provide low-latency wireless VR solutions. It is believed that wireless VR will become an important force in promoting the development of Vive ecosystem in 2017."

Viveport subscription service and application store

In addition to new accessories, Vive will also launch Viveport's subscription service in the first half of 2017 to help users discover the latest VR content and provide a new source of content revenue for development. It is reported that at present, the contents of the Viveport platform have reached 1,000, 30 are added each week, and the target of the content in 2017 is to reach more than 3,000, and there will be more 3A masterpieces released. In addition to games, Vive will also introduce VR movies and music content.

The user can access the subscription service content library at any time by paying a subscription fee, and discover and obtain the latest favorite application at the first time. Content developers can continue to publish stand-alone applications, or they can opt to join the subscription service content library and enjoy the benefits of this additional revenue-generating channel.

The subscription service is currently available for free trial.

In addition, Viveport Mobile VR Store will be established in the country and open to international developers.

Rivard Steiber, president of Viveport, said: “We are very excited to launch VR content subscription service. At present, subscription has become the most favorite content consumption method for consumers. This is for the development and evolution of VR enthusiasts and developers, and even the entire VR ecosystem. It is an important step."

Viveport Arcade for offline experience

For the offline experience store, Vive launched the Viveport Arcade content management and publishing platform, which can be charged according to the length of the content to ensure the accuracy of revenue sharing between the operator and the developer. Prior to this, Vive has been happy in China. The passengers reached a cooperation. At the enterprise level, the Viveport Enterprise Edition App Store will be launched for corporate customers such as healthcare, construction, design, and training.

Viveport Arcade currently has more than 300 high-quality VR content, covering 1,000 offline experience stores in China, and is expected to move forward to over 5,000 offline VR offline experience stores at the end of the year. The Viveport Enterprise Edition App Store will be launched in 2017 to help business owners maximize the creativity of immersive VR while effectively managing employee access to content types and usage.

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