On the CES 2019 The new VR headset HTC Vive Cosmos was announced in Las Vegas. It can be operated with a PC and apparently also with smartphones. It is therefore not a standalone device like Vive Focus or Oculus Quest.
To simplify use and portability, the Lighthouse tracking system familiar from HTC Vive is no longer present. Instead, integrated tracking cameras are used on the front of the VR goggles. These track the new motion controllers and the movement in space. The controllers each have an analogue stick, two fire buttons, a home button and two triggers. The front of the VR goggles can be flipped up, so you don't have to take off the entire headset to see anything.
Overall, a simpler handling is targeted, which should make VR entry easier. A developer version was presented at CES 2019, which will be delivered to studios in spring 2019. The final product is expected to be released sometime in 2019. Price and date were not mentioned, which also applies to technical details, but there is talk of the "sharpest screen yet" in an HTC VR headset. A Product page with first information is already online.
Source: UploadVR
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