Tuesday, January 9, 2018

HTC announces Vive adapter for wireless VR



HTC is finally making its own wireless adapter for the Vive. whereas we’ve seen similar adapters from DisplayLink and even the TPCast from HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, HTC’s own adapter uses Intel’s WiGig technology. Wi-Gig can operate within the 60Ghz band, serving to stop any interference and running at low latency. this could keep the performance at the simplest potential, and avoid any problems that may ruin the VR expertise you sometimes pass though a HDMI cable.

HTC won’t be emotional the adapter till the summer, and therefore the company isn’t providing a worth nowadays. The wireless adapter can mean you won’t need to connect up cables on to your computer, however it'll clearly introduce electric battery which will ought to be charged. HTC isn’t providing battery life estimates however, however the TPCast usually lasts around two hours thus it’s affordable to assume HTC’s own version can last round the same quantity of your time. The TPCast is priced at $299 thus it'll be fascinating to ascertain if HTC is in a position to cost its own version lower. HTC’s Vive wireless adapter will work on the newly-announced Vive professional receiver.

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