HTC Vive breaks cover - a virtual reality headset developed by HTC and Valve

HTC today unveiled its first virtual reality headset, the HTC Vive, which will take on Samsung's Gear VR and Google's Cardboard. The Taiwan-based maker has partnered with Valve, the popular video game developer and distributor, on the virtual reality headset, which pair Valve's Steam VR tracking technologies with HTC's "world-renowned design and engineering talent".

The VR headgear uses over 70 sensors and provides a full, 360-degree room tracking. You can not only look around, but walk and experience the virtual plane, as well as interact "just like you do in the real world". The ...