HTC stealthily releases Vive Tracker 2018 for $99

Roughly one year after releasing the original Vive Tracker to developers and less than six months after the consumer release, HTC has quietly started to offer an updated Tracker on its website. The new version is officially known as Vive Tracker (2018), HTC confirmed today to Tom’s Hardware, and can be distinguished from the original by a new blue power button.

Vive Trackers are universal tracking devices that can be attached to objects, enabling the objects’ motion to be tracked in VR. Like the original model, the new tracker is mostly black in color, and bundled with a USB cable, power adapter, 2.4GHz dongle, and dongle cradle. Users can expect approximately 4.5 hours of battery life per charge.