- Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has cancelled plans to release a Project Alloy mixed reality headset as an open reference design, according to Road to VR.
- Intel cites lack of partner interest for cancelling the headset first announced in the middle of last year and expected to release in Q4.
- The company tells Road to VR that it “will continue to invest in the development of technologies to power next-generation AR/VR experiences.”
- In other headset news, HTC (OTC:HTCKF) announces that it will give Vive developers 100% of the app’s revenue for all of Q4. HTC normally takes a 30% cut.
- The promotion starts in October and ends with the calendar year.
- Previously: VR gaming needs competition, says runaway leader Sony (Sept. 22)
- Previously: Google buys part of HTC's smartphone operations for $1.1B (Sept. 20)