VR sector close to tipping point

After going through ups and downs in the past two years, the virtual reality market seems to be near the tipping point, with tech heavyweights and startups all making progress on hardware and software.

HTC Corp, the world's largest VR headset maker, for instance, unveiled a pair of new controllers for its premium standalone virtual reality headset Vive Focus on Saturday, as part of its broader effort to bring consumers a better immersive experience.

The motion controllers give consumers who wear mobile VRs the freedom to move around much as they would with the PC-based HTC Vive.