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long with the launch of its new flagship
phone, HTC surprised everyone by
announcing it was developing a VR headset.
HTC has partnered with gaming company Valve to
create a set of virtual reality goggles called the HTC
Vive. This headset will include 360-degree room
tracking and refresh at a rate of 90 frames per
second, meaning you shouldn’t feel disconcerted by
lag when moving your head.
The headset will work with two HTC controllers
that can be used in different ways , for instance, asweapons when playing games. As HTC is in
partnership with Valve, owners of gaming platform
Steam and one of the world’s leading developers
and publishers, the range of games should be
excellent and varied. The developer edition is due to
launch in the coming weeks and HTC says that there
will be a consumer version available before the end
of the year, bringing the world of virtual reality
gaming to the masses everywhere.
However, this wasn’t HTC’s only new partnership.
The company also announced the Grip fi tnesstracker. This thin, waterproof wristband has been
developed in tandem with American fitness clothing
giant Under Armour, and will provide huge amounts
of vital feedback and data to both professional
athletes and casual gym-goers alike.
The GPS-enabled device will track your runs,
cycles and gym sessions, providing accurate details
about your route, time, calories burned and many
more useful features. It also doubles as a sleep
tracker, so users can gain valuable information
about the length and quality of their rest. Grip will be
available in the USA this spring.
As if this wasn’t enough, HTC are also seeking to
capitalise on the quality of their renowned
BoomSound speakers by producing a set ofHTC Onetorulethem all
Beyond the One (M9), HTC is expanding into
wearables, speakers – even virtual reality