HTC tells WIRED it is “not a social media company” and details the VIVE Eagle’s encrypted, login-free design. Its own price page shows what VIVE AI costs once the free two years end.
Daniel Cooper’s Engadget review gives HTC’s VIVE Eagle 7.4/10: solid controls and privacy claims, but AI, camera quality, and Meta’s cheaper glasses leave the $499 pair hard to justify.
How-To Geek’s weeks-long VIVE Eagle wear-test lands at 7/10: $499 frames that choose Gemini or ChatGPT, strong open-ear audio, and a camera that helps when your phone stays pocketed.
HTC’s VIVE Eagle is on Australian shelves today at A$799 via VIVE.com, Amazon, and selected Harvey Norman stores. Power Boost is A$79.
A year after Taiwan, HTC opens US orders for VIVE Eagle at $499, with Gemini or OpenAI on tap and privacy tricks aimed at Meta’s camera problem.
Innovative Eyewear will sell HTC’s VIVE Eagle on Lucyd.co in September with U.S. Rx fulfillment. An earlier Amazon leak priced the glasses at $499—$200 above entry Ray-Ban Meta.