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HTC Vive is one of a long line of virtual reality (VR) headset manufacturers that are building head-mounted displays (HMD) for business use, making a surprise announcement last month which unveiled the HTC Vive Focus Plus. Today, the company unveiled Vive Focus Plus pricing, availability, and some new features.
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The standalone headset will be available from 15th April 2019 via HTC Vive’s official website for £639 GBP (exVAT) and in Europe will be bundled with Advantage (£115 exVAT) – which offers dedicated support and service utilities for Vive Enterprise products – an enterprise licence and 2-year commercial warranty for a total of £754.
An upgraded version of the original HTC Vive Focus standalone headset, the Plus version has new Fresnel lenses for improved crisper visuals from the single AMOLED display which boasts a 2,880 × 1,600 resolution. The headset also comes with new 6DoF controllers, enhanced comfort for longer use sessions, and support for the Vive Wave Platform.
There’s also the new multi-mode capability turning the Vive Focus Plus into a VR hub for multiple content sources, compatible with PC VR, PCs/laptops, smartphones, game consoles, 2D video streaming devices, live 360 camera streaming and upcoming Cloud VR services.
“With the unveiling of these enhancements for Vive Focus Plus, the VR industry is taking a big step forward with this new generation of full-fidelity standalone VR devices enabling total freedom of interaction and freedom of connection,” said Alvin Wang Graylin, China President, HTC in a statement. “We’re thrilled so many developers and partners are supporting this product with exciting experiences across a wide range of use cases, showcasing the incredible opportunity for VR/AR to enter all facets of our lives“
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Vive Focus Plus will be initially sold in 25 markets worldwide, supporting 19 languages. For further updates keep reading VRFocus.
HTC Vive Focus Plus Specs:
• Display: 3K AMOLED (2880×1600)
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon™835
• Audio: Built-in Speaker
• Tracking: Inside-Out
• Frame Rate: 75Hz
• Field of View: 110-degrees
• Battery: 4000 mAh
• Controller: 6DoF
• Data Connectivity: Wi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Memory (RAM/ROM): 4/32 GB
• Connector: USB Type-C
• Charging: QC3.0
• Encryption: File-based (same security as Andriod Smartphone)
source (http://www.vrfocus.com/2019/03/buy-the-htc-vive-focus-plus-for-754-next-month/)