HTC's second-generation Vive headset, controllers leak online

PanARMENIAN.Net - HTC's second-generation Vive headset and controllers were leaked online, Wareable reports.

Eagle-eyed spotters over at Reddit claim to have unearthed a couple of photos from HTC's website that show a refined version of the headset and controller.

The updated pictures make the older development kit looks like an old bag of nuts and bolts, and the difference is especially noticeable in the controllers.

The shonky looking hexagons are gone and the new renders show a pair of sleek looking control sticks with touchpads placed at the thumbs, with triggers underneath.

The headset itself has changed, too. The pitted front panel endures, but the head tracking camera moves to the bottom and the IR sensor disappears from view altogether.

The news coincides with HTC's developer forum in Beijing called HTC Vive Unbound. The event has attracted big name brands with Disney animation bigwigs showing off the platform's animation capabilities and news of a collaboration with Audi for virtual test drives via Vive.