Google is investing $250 million in a deal with HTC to strengthen its efforts in the extended reality (XR) space. This agreement includes the integration of select HTC Vive engineering team members into Google, whom the company describes as “an incredibly strong technical team with a proven track record in the VR space.” HTC, known for its pioneering work in virtual reality, introduced the first consumer version of the Vive VR headset in 2016 in collaboration with Valve. More recently, the company launched the Vive XR Elite, following its standalone Vive Focus Vision headset.
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In this week’s Tech Tuesday segment on Smile 90.4FM we discuss the new Samsung and Google VR collaboration, Android XR.
