HTC Vive standalone VR headset doesn't need a PC, phone or cables

VR just took a major step forward. HTC has launched a new Vive standalone VR headset that doesn’t need a phone, a PC or a cabled connection to any device. 

The current HTC Vive requires the sizable headset to be tethered to a substantial PC rig - but the Taiwanese firm has now cut the cord with its more mobile Vive standalone offering.

It's a similar idea to Samsung's Gear VR and Google's Daydream View, but with one key difference. Instead of sliding your phone inside the headset, the new Vive VR viewer already has the screen, power and room-mapping smarts packed in.

It's the first standalone headset to use Google's Daydream platform, which the search giant announced would be available for phone/PC free devices during its Google IO event.

Due out in late 2017, we're still waiting for a firm HTC Vive standalone release date... but it could be making its way on a few people's Christmas lists.

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