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The 2020s are looking to be the decade of VR. From high-quality, but affordable, third-party controllers to a haptic feedback vest that simulates realistic pain, here's four of the coolest accessories to add to your virtual reality setup.

## 4 Unbelievably Cool VR Accessories Coming in 2022

It has been really great seeing affordable headsets such as the Oculus Quest 2 hit the market; they're a great value for the money, don't need to run on a separate PC or game console, and support a wide range of add-ons.

If you've had your headset for a few years, you may have been thinking of different ways to spice up your setup. Here are 4 fantastic VR accessories that can help you with that.

## 1. Etee XR

etee xr black third party vr virtual reality controllers under blue and pink rgb lightsImage Credit: Etee

Etee has unveiled its new controllers that are made of high-quality, durable materials, and have built-in smart gesture shortcuts, so you'll never press the wrong button in your VR game again.

The Etee XR was designed to be button-free and recognize your hand within seconds of putting them on. The controllers have full finger tracking, three degrees of freedom, and you can use them without gloves, cameras, or other bulky sensors. The controllers also have a configurable LED slider that works as an analog input; you can of course customize the RGB color as well.

The Etee XR controllers are compatible with all major headsets such as the HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Oculus Quest. Etee is also selling a version of its controllers with SteamVR trackers and wants the controllers to be compatible with projects built with Arduino, C++, Python, and more.

The Etee XR will be lightweight, around 5 ounces per controller, last 7 hours on a single charge, and fast charge via USB-C in under 70 minutes. The controllers start at $275 and ship in 2022.

## 2. OWO Haptic Vest

OWO haptic vest for realistic pain simulation being shot in game Image Credit: OWO

One of our favorite VR accessories coming in October 2022 is OWO's Haptic Vest.

You wear this futuristic shirt directly on the skin, and it has dozens of high conductivity electrodes that stimulate your muscles to bring you various sensations. These include sensations of pain, such as being shot while feeling the bullet exit your wound, stabbed, or stung by insects. It will also help you feel more connected in your game by allowing you to feel the intensity of free-falling or increasing speed while driving a super car.

Sensations like these will make you think twice in-game of whether to take a turn too fast or if you really want to jump off a building. The feelings of pain in first-person shooters while in virtual reality will encourage you to quickly find cover and be extra cautious when being out in the open. This collection of sensations will make your VR experience much more exciting because they affect how your brain reacts in different situations.

The vest will be compatible with all major headsets, connecting via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It will be completely wireless, have an 8-hour battery life, come in multiple sizes, and you can customize the level of pain through OWO's mobile app.

OWO's Haptic Vest is available for preorder now on its website and will retail for around $450 when released to the public.

## 3. Shiftall HaritoraX

haritorax shiftall motion trackers for hips and waist modelImage Credit: Shiftall

It may not be the most memorable name out there, but that doesn't take away from how great these motion trackers are. The HaritoraX trackers are popular in Japan, but are finally making their way to consumers in the U.S. These trackers give players hip and leg movements in virtual reality, which finally gives you almost full-body tracking in your favorite virtual world!

Tracking full-body movement is important to people who play games in the metaverse, such as VRChat. Prior to wearable trackers like this being available, the only other options were expensive, bulky, needed to be attached to various parts of the room, and were not a perfect fit for most people. With the Shiftall HaritoraX, players will easily be given thigh, ankle, waist, and chest movement with this affordable, lightweight, wearable device.

These trackers will have a 10-hour battery life, charge via USB Type-C in 4.5 hours, and are compatible with several popular headsets, including the Oculus Quest, Quest 2, VIVE, VIVE Pro, VIVE Cosmos, and the Valve Index.

The Shiftall HaritoraX is now available for preorder on its website for $270 with plans to ship in Spring 2022.

## 4. HTC Vive Focus 3 Wrist Tracker

vive wrist trackerImage Credit: VIVE

The Vive Focus 3 is a brilliant, expensive headset built for professionals. Although any consumer can pick one up for around $1,300, many of the selling points are built for those in professional fields such as education and various business settings. It comes out of the box with controller-free VR, allowing you to navigate menus with various hand gestures, which lets you feel freer in virtual reality.

Though the headset itself is a fantastic piece of technology, the wrist trackers are designed to connect wirelessly to transmit movement data to the headset without the need for the Vive's cameras. One very interesting use case was with the company, FLAIM, which demonstrated the Vive Focus 3's wrist trackers on its fire extinguisher training simulator at CES 2022.

The wrist trackers allowed the trainer to correct trainees on holding the fire extinguisher and was a much more accurate way of training people than using other basic VR controllers. The wrist trackers can also be attached to objects; in this case, the trackers were attached to the hose of the fire extinguisher. This allows the trackers to be used in any scenario a company sees fit.

Wrist trackers for the Vive Focus 3 will be available sometime in the first quarter of 2022 for $129.

## The Future of VR Looks Amazing

We've come extremely far since the days of Google Cardboard and smartphone powered headsets like the Samsung Gear VR. Now, we have affordable headsets that are easy to use, have more intuitive user interfaces, and are exciting to use for all ages.

New accessories coming out for virtual reality headsets will dive us deeper into the VR metaverse, allowing us to move our entire bodies in virtual space and feel more connected with our games with new wearable, haptic feedback technology.

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