Vive has made a number of announcements at this
year’s CES 2018 technology event announcing the imminent launch of a new
virtual reality headset in the form of the HTC Vive Pro which will offer both
higher resolution visuals and improved audio for virtual reality gamers
allowing them to be even more immersed in their chosen VR application,
experience or game. In addition to the headset Vive also announced they will be
launching a Vive Wireless Adaptor which will be made available sometime during
2018 and will provide a wireless connection to their flagship headset in a
similar way to that provided by the TPCast wireless VR adapter currently
available.
On the software front Vive has unveiled its new
Viveport VR at CES 2018 this week which can be seen in the announcement video
embedded below. The new enhancements take the form of the largest upgrade to
the Viveport customer experience end will be much appreciated I’m sure by those
that have used the older clunky Viveport interface previously. The newly
updated Viveport now makes it easier to discover and acquire virtual reality
games and experiences which can be loaded directly onto your HTC Vive headset.
In addition to the Viveport revamp Vive Video now
include support for Vimeo videos and is one of the most downloaded and highest
rated apps on the SteamVR platform, says Vive. Enabling users to enjoy both 180
and 360-degree video content on their Vive and Google Daydream hardware, with
support for Vive Wave arriving in the near future.
