With the new hype circulating the Metaverse, HTC has been establishing itself as a new contender of the digital platform by revealing its plans by announcing that it will have a new flagship smartphone by April 2022.
At the Mobile World Congress 2022, an event in Barcelona. GM of HTC Asia-Pacific region, Charles Huang’s said the HTC is working on Metaverse featured smartphone and their platform, gears for the Metaverse. But HTC did not reveal any information regarding the specification of the new smartphone. So, we have no idea about the price. After Considering HTC’s history in AR/VR and blockchain. An end-user can highly expect HTC’s promise.
To understand the working of HTC plans. Let us figure out the components of HTC Metaverse. According to the company, the technology used for VIVE reality is Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, Blockchain, and 5G network.
If you don’t know about the VIVE VERSE, VIVE VERSE is the HTC take on the Metaverse. In other words, it is an open Metaverse where everyone is welcome, and the experience is seamless between VIVE VERSE.
Although, HTC sold most of its business chunk to google in 2018. However, HTC continues to experiment with blockchain smartphones as its latest smartphone. Similarly, HTC has heavily invested in VIVE VERSE, as the future is yet to determine. Whether VIVE VERSE is an evolution or not is yet to be seen.
In conclusion, It is yet to determine whether the technology of VIVE VERSE; will be integrated into the smartphone. With the technological advancement throughout the years, it is most likely that one day we will be able to connect through METAVERSE and considered as a norm, as of today’s it is still in its early days as it is yet to be mature. As of right now, HTC is trying to promote its products to get the attention of tech enthusiasts.