HTC Vive Wireless Adapter review — Trading cables for a battery

The problem with VR is … well, VR has more than one issue. The biggest one is that it’s still too expensive. But OK. It’s a luxury. People spend a lot of money on luxury goods. That shouldn’t hold it back. OK. Well how about these problems: the software is still in an early state, it requires a lot of space, it is not as simple as turning on a controller or opening an app, you need a powerful PC, you need to withstand isolation from any nearby friends or family, and — oh, yeah — that cable is kinda annoying.

The VR industry is still working on many of those problems, but HTC has a solution to that last one. It’s the Vive Wireless Adapter, which is now available now for $300. It’s a specialized dongle for your Vive or Vive Pro that enables you to get the video signal from y our PC without the tether.