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112-445: In the early 1990s, Dell primarily targeted its products at businesses rather than consumers. In early 1993, Dell executives met to address how to pursue the emerging consumer market in the US (led by Gateway 2000 , later known as Gateway), and decided to launch a new product line to compete with Gateway. At that time, Dell's annual revenue was less than $ 500 million, and founder Michael Dell

224-486: A Shenzhen based technology company, to manufacture and sell these Gateway branded laptops. The new line of laptops is a rebadging of Walmart's existing EVOO-branded laptops. The laptops' sound systems are tuned in partnership with THX . HTC Vive HTC Vive is a line of virtual and mixed reality headsets produced by HTC Corporation . The brand currently encompasses headsets designed for use with personal computers as well as standalone headsets such as

336-406: A Sound Blaster Audigy ² audio card. It came pre-installed with Windows XP Home Edition. The base configuration had a Pentium 4 processor at a speed of 3.0 GHz or higher, 512 MiB of DDR2, 533 MHz memory, a single 160 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, an NVIDIA GeForce 6800 graphics card, and a Sound Blaster Audigy ² audio card. It came pre-installed with Windows XP Home Edition. Used

448-579: A visor , allowing the user to see the outside world without fully taking off the headset. It uses a software platform known as Vive Reality System rather than SteamVR, with the "Lens" user interface and integration with HTC's Viveport platform. In February 2020, HTC announced three new Vive Cosmos SKUs , including the Cosmos Elite (a full kit with the External Tracking faceplate, controllers, and base stations), Cosmos XR (which ships with

560-450: A $ 10,000 loan from his grandmother Mildred Smith and occupied the empty upper floor of his father's dilapidated cattle brokerage. He was joined by Mike Hammond, Ted's coworker who trained the latter to become a computer salesman at their previous job. The duo's first products were software and peripherals for Texas Instruments ' Professional Computer home computer, advertised in various computer magazines. The TIPC had been discontinued in

672-490: A 15 percent stake in the company; Waitt retained ownership of the other 85 percent of Gateway 2000. Along with financing the aforementioned two initiatives, this infusion of capital also allowed Gateway 2000 to expand its product roster to include networking hardware such as fax modems, peripherals such as printers, and various software products. By the end of 1994, the company employed 5,000 and posted $ 2.7 billion in revenue. In September 1995, Gateway 2000 commissioned

784-487: A 32 GiB Intel mSATA SSD mounted on the motherboard to enhance the operational speed of the traditional hard disk. Memory: Video: Communications: This series uses Intel H67 socket 1155 Sandy bridge CPUs, such as i5-2320 and i7-2600K. Motherboard: Dell 0Y2MRG (DH67M01 TB0420) Memory: Released in 2010, the Dell Studio XPS 8100 was a mid-range, all-purpose PC aimed at home users. It had

896-488: A 5 millisecond response time. The XPS One 24 has a WUXGA (1900×1200) resolution with 16.7 million colors, a 1200:1 contrast ratio, an 89° viewing angle, and a 6 millisecond response time. The 20-inch model has integrated High Definition Audio and 10-watt stereo speakers, while the 24-inch model has SoundBlaster Audigy HD software with 25-watt premium JBL speakers with an integrated subwoofer. The XPS One 20 and XPS One 24 were subsequently discontinued by Dell. The Dell XPS 18

1008-430: A Core i5-650 processor, 4 GiB of DDR3 RAM, 1  TB of hard drive space and an NVIDIA GTS 240 graphics card as standard. The Dell XPS One 27" is an all-in-one PC that, hence its name, features a 27-inch screen with a resolution of 2560 pixels wide and a height of 1440 pixels. It received CNET's 2012 Editor's Choice Award and was chosen as PCMag's best all-in-one PC of 2012. CNET editor Rich Brown, who authored

1120-601: A European subsidiary in Dublin , Ireland , which staffed a full roster of departments, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, and technical support. In order to offset the higher-than-expected cost of their corporate sales boost and expansion into Europe, Gateway 2000 announced their plans to go public in October 1993. With their initial public offering the following December, the company raised $ 163.5 million through selling 10.9 million shares. These shares represented

1232-510: A Gateway PC worth $ 1,000 or more. The base of subscribers increased threefold to 600,000 by October 1999 as a result of the promotion. In October 1999, Gateway switched their Internet backbone again to AOL, the latter taking over all operations of Gateway.net in exchange for a $ 800 million stake in Gateway. Ted Waitt resigned from his position as CEO of Gateway in December 1999. Weitzen

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1344-515: A Pentium 4 HT processor with 512  KiB , 1 MiB, or 2 MiB of L2 Cache. It can support up to 8 GiB of DDR2 memory at 533 MHz or 667 MHz. This model was available from late 2005 to the end of the third quarter of 2006. It was replaced by the XPS 210, which is nearly identical to its predecessor. The main exception in this case is the upgrade to an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and other minor adjustments. A small-form-factor case that

1456-534: A computer to operate. It targets the business market, competing primarily with Meta Quest . The first-generation Vive Focus used a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip, with input provided via either a small, remote-like controller, or motion controllers using three degrees of freedom . It was initially released exclusively in China, and launched internationally in November 2018. In February 2019, HTC announced

1568-544: A computer. In September 2024, HTC unveiled the Vive Focus Vision , an updated version of the Focus 3 with an improved strap and cooling system, 12 GB of RAM, 16 megapixel color passthrough cameras, foveated rendering support, and DisplayPort over USB-C (with an update for wired PC tethering at up to 120 Hz scheduled to be released by the end of the year). It is backward compatible with accessories designed for

1680-451: A different controller that is nearly identical in design and functionality to the second-generation Oculus Touch controllers. The Cosmos features a 90 Hz LCD display, with a 110-degree field of view and overall resolution of 2880×1700. It supports interchangeable faceplates to change its functionality, such as an External Tracking faceplate (which supports tracking with SteamVR base stations). The faceplate can also be lifted up like

1792-467: A faceplate containing "high-quality XR passthrough cameras", designed for enhanced mixed reality experiences), and Cosmos Play (an entry-level model with only four cameras on the faceplate). In October 2021, HTC unveiled the Vive Flow , a lightweight standalone headset with a visor-like form factor worn like glasses . It has a 75 Hz LCD display with a 100-degree field of view, and is powered by

1904-448: A front-facing camera used for the "Chaperone" feature, which can display the boundaries of the user's chosen perimeter or the view of the camera in order to help guide the user away from objects and walls in their play area. The headset must be connected to a supported PC using a "link box", which contains USB 3.0 , HDMI , and power connectors. The Vive initially required computers running Microsoft Windows . In February 2017, support

2016-555: A goggle-like, standalone mixed reality headset similar in design to the Meta Quest Pro . It has a 90 Hz LCD display with a 110-degree field of view, and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 system-on-chip. The headset features depth sensors and color passthrough for augmented reality software, while its lenses also support dioptre adjustment. It has a removable battery pack on its rear strap, which

2128-475: A jury trial which concluded in March 2007. In January 2004, Gateway announced that it had signed an agreement to buy computer manufacturer eMachines of Irvine, California , for $ 30 million in cash and 50 million shares of stock in Gateway. eMachines was founded six years earlier as a joint venture between TriGem , Korea Data Systems , and Sotec ; by 2003, it had raked in $ 1.1 billion in sales and became

2240-534: A local studio. The company extended the pastoral theme to their shipping containers, which were white with black spots, reminiscent of Holstein cows; this monochrome design scheme also contributed to low costs. Gateway 2000 posted $ 275 million in revenues by the end of 1990. Fearing that the company was growing too big for them to handle, the Waitts and Hammond recruited a public accounting firm and poached six executives from rival computer manufacturers to plot

2352-467: A maker of high-end workstations and servers, in a stock swap valuated at $ 194 million. In late 1997, Gateway 2000 began phasing out the use of cows in their branding in an attempt to project a more mature image to their corporate clients. Simultaneously, the company formed Gateway Major Accounts, a subsidiary focused on fleet sales to enterprise. By 1997's end, the company posted $ 6.29 billion in revenue and $ 1 billion in profit. In 1998,

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2464-507: A maximum of 128 GB. The 2020 Dell XPS 8940 features Intel's 10th and 11th-generation i3, i5, i7, and i9 CPUs. It has four slots for DDR4 memory for a maximum of 128 GB of RAM. The 2017 Dell XPS 8930 features Intel's tenth-generation i5 and i7 CPUs on an LGA 1151 socket. Dell XPS Towers were released in July 2016. Three systems were introduced: the XPS Tower, XPS Tower VR, and

2576-425: A maximum of 64 GB. This is the first time Dell refreshed this XPS desktop using the same name, but some internal changes. The 2023 Dell XPS 8960 features Intel's 13th-generation i3, i5, i7, and i9 CPUs. It has two slots for DDR5 memory, for a maximum of 64 GB. The 2022 Dell XPS 8950 features Intel's 12th-generation i3, i5/i5K, i7/i7K/i7F/i7KF, and i9/i9K/i9KF CPUs. It has four slots for DDR5 memory, for

2688-503: A platform known as Viverse , which is designed to integrate first and third-party metaverse , VR, collaboration, and Web3 platforms. On 8 January 2018, HTC unveiled the HTC Vive Pro , an updated version of the first-generation Vive. It features higher-resolution displays, now at 1440×1600 resolution per-eye (a 78% increase in resolution), along with a second outward-facing camera, a microphone for noise cancellation analysis, and

2800-405: A quality control issue on the screen. There are dust particles trapped between the screen and the touch panel. Some buyers even received several exchanges or screen replacements and the issue remains. Some people may not notice but turning the brightness up will show these spots. They look like dead pixels. The Studio XPS, also referred to as Studio XPS 435MT, was released on November 16, 2008. This

2912-429: A refreshed design with a more "balanced" form, lighter weight, and a strap with over-ear headphones and a sizing dial (similar to the "Deluxe Audio Strap" accessory for the first-generation model). It uses DisplayPort as a display connection instead of HDMI. The Vive Pro was sold alongside the original HTC Vive as a high-end model; initially, the headset was sold standalone without base stations or controllers, as it

3024-545: A separate company) and Falcon Northwest . Correspondingly, Dell split its home desktop system into two lines (Dell Dimension and XPS), its consumer notebooks were also split into two lines ( Dell Inspiron and XPS). Shortly thereafter, on March 22, 2006, Dell acquired Alienware, a move they had been considering since 2002. Alienware maintained its autonomy in terms of design and marketing, but access to Dell's supply chain management , purchasing power, and economies of scale lowered its operating costs. The new XPS line initially had

3136-524: A stationary position. The controllers and headset use a positional tracking system; multiple external base stations are installed in the play area, which each contain an array of LED lights, and two infrared lasers. The lasers are attached to rotating spinners which sweep the play area vertically and horizontally with timed pulses (similarly to a lighthouse , hence they are also colloquially referred to as "lighthouses"). The headsets, controllers, and other compatible accessories contain photosensors which detect

3248-496: A trigger and bumper, and a grip button. Most HTC Vive headsets implement the SteamVR platform, and support all games and software which use it. HTC also operates its own first-party storefront known as Viveport, which includes a subscription-based service with unlimited access to participating games, as well as curated storefronts intended for commercial clients such as entertainment centers and workplaces. In 2022, HTC unveiled

3360-471: Is hot-swappable ; the headset contains a limited battery backup. The headset can be used with a traditional headstrap, or with a glasses frame similar to the Vive Flow (used with an external power supply). Eye tracking and face tracking accessories are also available. HTC Vive headsets support a number of accessories The Vive also supports other SteamVR-compatible controllers and accessories, such as

3472-468: Is 67% smaller than the XPS 410. It does not use full-size PCI slots. The XPS 200 is aimed at being a low-impact machine, meaning that it blends in better with the room's features. Despite the XPS name, it is more of a multimedia computer than an actual gaming machine. The main difference between the XPS 210 and its predecessor, the XPS 200, is the upgrade to the Intel Core 2 Duo processor line. This makes

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3584-511: Is a PC with performance somewhat between the XPS 420 and 630. Its processor is the Intel Core i7. The current Studio XPS models, however, are not as gamer-oriented, with only one PCIe x16 slot and a 475-watt power supply. It has RAID0/1 support, however, as well as the capability of up to 24 GB of RAM. Later this model was renamed to the Studio XPS 9000, later succeeded by a newer version, the Studio XPS 9100. Released on November 19, 2007,

3696-524: Is designed primarily for "stationary" experiences (such as multimedia and 360-degree video ) rather than gaming, with a variant of the Viveport subscription service for Vive Flow being focused upon such apps. Its lenses also support dioptre adjustment so that users with eyeglass prescriptions can use the headset without wearing glasses. In January 2023 at CES, HTC announced the Vive XR Elite,

3808-640: Is nearly identical to that of the Dimension E520, with an additional 3.5-inch drive bay being added. The case is physically taller because of this. The power supply is also slightly more powerful than the Dimension E520 (375 W vs 305 W, respectively and has an added six-pin PCIe power cable). The XPS 410 replaced the XPS 400. It was replaced by the XPS 420. XPS 410 units were also sold as the Dimension 9200 in some countries, allowing Dell to continue selling

3920-632: Is very much a partner in the research and development process. At International CES in January 2016, HTC and Valve unveiled a near-final hardware revision of the device, known as HTC Vive Pre, and later announced plans for a consumer release by the end of 2015. In December 2015, HTC stated that the consumer launch had been delayed to April 2016. Preorders started on 29 February 2016, with shipments beginning in April. In March, Valve and HTC announced that they also planned to distribute development models of

4032-476: The HandBook , a lightweight subnotebook aimed at the executive market. At the end of 1992, the company added 200 people to their support and sales departments, increasing the number of total employees in the company to 1,700. By 1992's end, Gateway 2000 reported $ 1.1 billion in sales. The company had managed to avoid losses during a fierce price war ushered in by Compaq over the summer of 1992, becoming

4144-761: The Index Controllers . Valve released its OpenVR software development kit (SDK), an updated version of its Steamworks VR API with documentation and examples of how to build software that supports SteamVR hardware. It provides support for the HTC Vive Developer Edition, including the SteamVR controller and Lighthouse. SteamVR was launched with native support for Unity on its platform. On 30 April 2015, Epic Games announced support for Valve's SteamVR technology, allowing developers to create VR projects with Unreal Engine 4 for

4256-446: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against three former Gateway executives: CEO Jeff Weitzen, former chief financial officer John Todd, and former controller Robert Manza. The lawsuit alleged that the executives engaged in securities violations and misled investors about the health of the company. Weitzen was cleared of securities fraud in 2006; however, Todd and Manza were found liable for inflating revenue in

4368-630: The Vive Focus Plus , a hardware refresh with updated motion controllers that support six degrees of freedom , and design tweaks for improved weight distribution. A direct successor known as the Vive Focus 3 was unveiled in May 2021. It uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 system-on-chip, has a per-eye resolution of 2448×2448 at 90 Hz, a 120-degree field of view, and improved comfort. It supports Vive Business Streaming for playing VR content from

4480-442: The 2015 Game Developers Conference . HTC officially unveiled its device, Vive, during its Mobile World Congress keynote on 1 March 2015. During his Immersed 2015 keynote, Chief Content Officer for HTC Phil Chen explained that he "stumbled upon VR" and later, HTC met Valve, which turned out to be "serendipity". Chen also explained that HTC and Valve don't have a clear dividing line between each of their responsibilities, and HTC

4592-480: The 24-inch model has 4 GB of dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHZ. The XPS One 20 has integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics, while the XPS One 24 has integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics, and can be customized with an NVidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card when chosen with PRODUCT (RED). The XPS One 20 has a WSXGA (1680×1050) resolution with 16.7 million colors, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, an 80° viewing angle, and

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4704-496: The Dell Dimension XPS 466V, was released in 1994. The new product line achieved commercial success, garnering significant media attention. For example, an XPS was featured on the cover of the October 1993 issue of PC/Computing . Between 1997 and 2001, as Dell grew and the market started to evolve, the XPS line lost its leading position in the market. Dell revamped the XPS line in 2005 to compete with Alienware (then

4816-569: The Dell XPS 8500 is the first version in this series to have the third-generation ( Ivy Bridge ) Intel Quad Core i5 and i7 processor added to it. This version of the XPS motherboard uses the Intel Chipset H77 with socket LGA 1155 and has USB 3.0 ports built into the front. The "Special Edition" version of this desktop, (starting price $ 999 as of January 2013), comes standard with such advanced features as an Intel Core i7, Blu-ray drive and

4928-543: The Dell XPS One is an all-in-one desktop designed for "minimal fuss and maximum cordless connectivity", and ships with the power cord, and a wireless keyboard with a touchpad and wireless mouse prepared to the system. The XPS One comes in 20-inch (XPS One 20) and 24-inch (XPS One 24) models. The 20-inch model has an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500, while the 24-inch model has an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200. The 20-inch model has 2 GB of dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHZ, while

5040-640: The Dell Xcelerator (a simple and effective Video Recorder), and an LCD screen in the case, running Windows Vista SideShow. As usual with the 4XX Line of XPS, it did not allow for SLI Graphics. The XPS 420 added support for 45 nm Core2 Duo/Quad/ and Extreme CPUs up to the QX9650. It has since been discontinued. Similar to 420, but with DDR3 RAM and without the LCD on the computer chassis. Gateway Inc. Gateway, Inc. , previously Gateway 2000, Inc. ,

5152-625: The Focus 3. Also at CES 2019, HTC announced the Vive Cosmos , which began shipping on 3 October 2019. Similarly to the Oculus Quest and Rift S , it uses "inside-out" tracking, whereby the controllers are tracked using six cameras in the front faceplate of the headset rather than external base stations. Due to its use of inside-out tracking, the Vive Cosmos does not use the wand controllers used by other Vive models, and ships with

5264-666: The HTC Vive. Epic said that SteamVR is completely integrated into Unreal Engine 4 across Blueprint visual scripting and native code, meaning projects can be built without being dependent on programmer support if needed. Epic's own Showdown tech demo can already be experienced on SteamVR using the Vive headset. In July 2016, VR news website Road to VR used game session figures from the Steam VR platform to estimate that approximately 100,000 Vive headsets had been shipped since launch. In

5376-468: The LED lights from the base stations, and then compare them with the timing of the laser sweeps in order to determine their relative position in 3D space. The first-generation HTC Vive headset contains two OLED display panels with a resolution of 1080×1200 per-eye, with a refresh rate of 90  Hz and a 110 degree field of view . It contains a accelerometer , gyroscope and proximity sensor, and

5488-533: The Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 system-on-chip. The Vive Focus is designed to be used with an external power supply (such as a USB power bank ), with a limited battery backup . The headset supports inside-out tracking, and uses an Android smartphone as a pointer and touchpad rather than a dedicated controller; the user can also mirror apps from the paired smartphone in the VR environment. The Vive Focus

5600-537: The Special Edition passed testing for the Oculus Ready and HTC Vive Optimized certification programs. The Dell XPS 8900 was released in October 2015. It is designed for moderate to heavy gaming and high-end workstation performance. It features Intel's sixth-generation ( Skylake ) i5 and i7 CPUs on an LGA 1151 socket. It also includes an upgrade to higher-bandwidth DDR4 memory. The Dell XPS 8700

5712-602: The Vive Focus line, Vive Flow glasses, and the Vive Elite XR mixed reality headset. The first-generation Vive was announced in 2015, as part of a collaboration with video game studio and distributor Valve Corporation , and implementing its VR software and hardware platform SteamVR ; the first-generation consumer model was released in April 2016. It has since been succeeded by newer models with upgraded specifications. HTC has also released accessories that integrate with

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5824-491: The Vive Pro in January 2018, which featured a higher resolution display and other design tweaks for comfort. In 2019, HTC released the Vive Cosmos, which features inside-out motion tracking without external base stations, and also supports interchangeable faceplates with different functionality. HTC Vive implements " room-scale " virtual reality, whereby a user can walk freely around a play area rather than be constrained to

5936-404: The Vive and SteamVR, including sensors for motion capture and facial capture . Since 2021, HTC has targeted the Vive line towards the business and enterprise markets, moving away from the consumer market. Prototypes of a Valve-produced virtual reality system were demonstrated during 2014. On 23 February 2015, Valve announced SteamVR and that it would demonstrate a "SteamVR hardware system" at

6048-482: The Vive for free to game developers who register online. In June 2016, HTC announced the release of their 'Business Edition' of the Vive for US$ 1,200 which would include a Professional Use License, a 12-month Commercial Warranty, access to an exclusive support line, a 5-meter (16 ft) cable extension kit, and it included the Deluxe Audio Strap. HTC announced an updated revision of the Vive known as

6160-492: The Vive was sold at a profit and that HTC Vive sales were "much higher" than 140,000. Since the launch of Vive, HTC has increasingly targeted its products towards the business market rather than prosumer and gaming markets, with the Vive Focus 3 in particular having been developed with input from its enterprise customers. Vive General Manager Dan O'Brien stated that "the consumer market has gravitated toward these artificially subsidized price points that really only one company in

6272-577: The XPS 210 faster than the XPS 200. It was also sold as the Dimension 9200C outside of the United States, which alongside the 9200 (which was a rebranded XPS 410) was also the final desktop in the Dimension line, effectively making an XPS unit the last in the Dimension family. This model was available during late 2005 and the first half of 2006. It was replaced by the XPS 410, which is nearly identical except for an optional Intel Core 2 Duo processor and slightly different audio and video card options. It

6384-531: The XPS Tower Special Edition. All systems are introduced with sixth-generation ( Skylake ) i5 and i7 CPUs, at least 8  GiB of DDR4 memory, and are designed with an easy-to-open chassis for simple expandability One of the main differences from the 8900 is that now the M.2 connector supports four PCI-E lanes instead of one. The VR and Special Edition meet and exceed the minimum recommended specifications for running virtual reality and

6496-443: The acquisition of Gateway, Inc., for a US$ 710 million tender offer . The acquisition was finalized in October 2007. In the interim, MPC Corporation announced that it had signed a deal to acquire Gateway's Professional Services Unit—which manufactured and designed the company's servers, network-attached storage devices, and workstations—for approximately $ 90 million. This MPC deal was also finalized in October 2007. Following

6608-521: The acquisition of rival computer manufacturer eMachines in 2004 and massive consolidation of the company's various divisions in an attempt to curb losses and regain market share, Gateway was acquired by Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation Acer in October 2007 for US$ 710 million. Gateway was founded as the TIPC Network by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond in September 1985. Ted Waitt

6720-408: The acquisition, Acer used both Gateway and eMachines as sub-brands for several years. Many of Acer's most popular lines of personal computers, including netbooks , were rebadged as Gateway machines for midrange consumers, while the eMachines line was kept for budget consumers. In 2013, the company discontinued the eMachines brand, citing the proliferation of tablet computers and 2-in-1 laptops among

6832-519: The added research and development divisions in 1991, the company admitted to falling behind their competitors in terms of innovation. In an attempt to catch up, Gateway 2000 began segmenting its marketing to appeal to customers with specific needs beyond value and price. For example, the company began offering their desktop computers with the AnyKey , a 124-key keyboard with advanced macro programming for power users and programmers. In 1992, they released

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6944-501: The base stations. They are rated for a battery life of six hours. Later models of the wand controllers implement SteamVR 2.0 tracking, and are coloured in blue to match the Vive Pro. The Vive Cosmos ships with a different controller due to its Inside out tracking ; unlike the "wand" controllers, they are nearly identical in design to the Oculus Touch controllers, with each controller having two face buttons, an analog stick ,

7056-416: The beginning of 2001, Ted Waitt ousted Weitzen and several other executives from the board of directors, reassuming the role of CEO and instigating an extensive restructuring of the company. Waitt shifted the company's bottom line away from service and software back to the sale of PCs to consumers and businesses, rehiring a number of executives that had been lost to the executive shuffle of late 1998. Prices of

7168-427: The beginning of the year, the company laid off 2,250 employees after they had closed 19 Country Stores, a pair of technical support call centers, an Internet sales office, and a research and development laboratory. Gateway reported a net loss of $ 297.7 million for 2002. In the beginning of 2003, Gateway instituted another restructuring, closing 76 of its 268 Gateway Country stores and laying off 1,900 more employees in

7280-401: The company began dropping the "2000" from their moniker, as the coming turn of the millennium meant that "Gateway 2000" would soon sound antiquated. The company was formally reincorporated as Gateway, Inc., in May 1999. Also in 1998, Gateway moved their headquarters from South Dakota to La Jolla, San Diego, California —both because Ted Waitt himself wanted to move to California and also to move

7392-582: The company closer to top executive talent at the center of the technology industry. The move was a success in this right, with a new slate of executives hired in 1998, including Jeff Weitzen, a veteran of the AT&;T Corporation who was named president and chief operating officer of Gateway. The new management planned to refocus the company's bottom line toward providing information technology services and software, enterprise finance and training, and consumer hardware peripherals—beyond only computer systems,

7504-448: The company hired a media buyer to handle the company's advertising assets advertising and contacts with magazines and other mass media companies. In the summer of 1991, Gateway 2000 commissioned the construction of a 44,000-square-foot manufacturing plant down the road from its North Sioux City headquarters, expected to increase its manufacturing output by 30 percent. That year, the company also expanded their dealer channels beyond

7616-445: The company netting $ 70.6 million in sales in 1989. In January 1990, Gateway 2000 moved their headquarters from Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota , in order to take advantage of South Dakota's lack of income taxes. The company expanded their advertising campaign that year, producing a number of humorous half- and full-page spreads, featuring employees of the company (including Ted Waitt) in pastoral settings, photographed by

7728-410: The company opened up a number of brick-and-mortar retail locations, called Gateway 2000 Country Stores, in various suburbs across the United States. Gateway Country Stores did not stock any of the company's products but had a number on display to allow customers hands-on experience with Gateway 2000 computer systems; customers had to order by phone or through the company's new website. Their first location

7840-434: The company shut down its Hampton facility, and restricted the output of the assembly and refurbishing lines of their North Sioux City and Sioux Falls facilities. Manufacturing was moved largely overseas to Taiwan, with OEMs there manufacturing and assembling the parts for Gateway's notebooks and desktops. By 2003's end, Gateway let go of 1,800 more employees and were down to just 6,900 on their payroll. Also in late 2003,

7952-699: The company's computers were massively lowered to make them competitive with offerings from Hewlett-Packard and Dell, while other products, such as the Touch Pad —an Internet appliance that was the result of a joint venture with AOL—were discontinued due to poor sales. Gateway's employee base was also cut nearly in half, from 24,600 to 14,000, as part of massive consolidation of the company's manufacturing plants, call centers, and Country Stores outlets. The manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Ireland, and Lake Forest, California , were all shuttered; meanwhile most of

8064-412: The company's growth. These executives in turn set up a number of divisions to promote innovation within the company, including a marketing department with five employees, a group dedicated to exploring new technologies with twenty employees, an "Action Group" of ten executives whom Ted Waitt deferred to every two weeks, and a "Road Map Group" to evaluate product development and branding choices. In addition,

8176-570: The company's overseas subsidiaries were closed to limit the company's business to mainly within the United States. Additionally in 2001, the company moved to Poway, California . By the end of 2001, the company reported a net loss of $ 1.03 billion, while revenue fell to $ 5.94 billion. Gateway's sales dropped in 2002 to $ 4.17 billion, with the number of personal computer system units falling from 3.4 million to 2.75 million. Gateway's American market share meanwhile shrunk from 9.3 percent in 1999 to 6.1 percent in 2002. In

8288-516: The company, their initial customer base shopped on price alone and rarely made requests for service parts or complex technical support. Because of this, Gateway 2000 maintained a slim overhead, and they were able to price their products below competitors. In 1988, Gateway 2000 moved their headquarters from the Waitt family ranch to the 5,000-square-foot Livestock Exchange building in downtown Sioux City, for which they paid $ 350 a month in rent. In

8400-665: The construction of a manufacturing facility in Hampton, Virginia , worth between $ 18 million to $ 20 million and an overseas manufacturing plant in Malaysia to serve computer buyers in East Asia. In August 1995, the company purchased an 80-percent stake in the Australian Osborne retailer, and in the following November, Gateway 2000 established their first website on their first Internet domain, gw2k.com. By

8512-600: The cost, Gateway 2000 released a complete PC compatible system with dual 5.25-inch floppy drives, ample RAM, a color monitor, and a keyboard, for $ 1,995 through mail-order. The system was a success for Gateway 2000, with revenue increasing from $ 1.5 million in 1987 to $ 12 million in 1988. The company's first computer systems were assembled from parts supplied from other mail-order companies. Instead of hiring computer engineers and industrial designers to devise these products, Gateway 2000 instead relied on Ted Waitt's instincts for what customers might appreciate. According to

8624-443: The displays had "minimal motion blur" and that they had "virtually eliminated" the screen-door effect . It carries backwards compatibility with all existing HTC Vive and SteamVR-compatible accessories and controllers. As with the original Pro, it was initially released as a standalone headset only. The Full Kit version of the Vive Pro 2 began shipping in October 2021. Vive Focus is a line of standalone headsets which do not require

8736-570: The end of the year, Gateway 2000 posted revenues of $ 3.7 billion. In 1996, Gateway 2000 introduced the Destination 2000, an early home theater PC that used a large-screen CRT television as its monitor. It was intended for consuming home media content and multimedia software and came with a built-in modem for Internet connectivity. The Destination 2000 sold poorly, and after several months Gateway began offering these systems at retail outlets such as CompUSA at deep discounts. In March 1997,

8848-717: The end of the year. By this point, the company only employed 4,000. Inouye left Gateway in February 2006, by which point the company employed roughly 1,800—down from 7,500 at the start of his tenure. In fall 2006, Gateway briefly revitalized its United States manufacturing presence with the opening of the Gateway Configuration Center in Nashville, Tennessee . It employed over 300 people in that location to assemble build-to-order desktops, laptops, and servers. In August 2007, Acer Inc. of Taiwan announced

8960-448: The individual buyer into fleet sales to enterprises. Gateway 2000 offered such corporate clients training programs, troubleshooting literature, and more rigorous customer service. While still a private company at this point, Gateway 2000 elected to release financial results quarterly via press releases in order to project an image of legitimacy among corporate buyers. By 1991's end, Gateway 2000 posted $ 626 million in sales. Despite

9072-419: The latter of which Microsoft themselves bundled with their own web browser, Internet Explorer . Gateway.net saw slow adoption rates—there were only 200,000 subscribers in early 1999—and was outage-prone. In February 1999, Gateway switched from Web America Networks to MCI WorldCom as their Internet backbone. Also in that month, Gateway began offering one year of free Gateway.net service to those who purchased

9184-548: The latter remaining chairman. A month later, the company announced that it would relocate to Orange County, California (where eMachines had been located); that it would shutter the remaining Gateway Country Stores—laying off 2,500 employees in the process; and that it would begin selling personal computers through third-party retailers, as eMachines had done in the past. Gateway reduced another 1,000 jobs from their manufacturing and technical support facilities in Iowa and South Dakota by

9296-413: The leading mail-order computer business in the United States. Gateway 2000 reported their first drop in revenue in the second quarter of 1993, which they attributed to quality control problems reported during the final quarter of 1992 and a stagnant roster of products. To remediate the latter, the company released a notebook with a passive-matrix color LCD and a newer subnotebook. In order to stave off

9408-463: The low-end computer market. They continued selling computers under the Gateway and Packard Bell brands—the latter being one of Gateway's former rival computer manufacturers, until it became a sister trademark after Acer acquired it in 2008. Soon afterward, however, the Gateway brand was also discontinued. In September 2020, Acer revived the Gateway branding on laptops and tablets sold exclusively through Walmart . Acer commissioned Bmorn Technology,

9520-475: The lower- and upper-ends of the personal computer market, whose systems were either too limited in terms of speed and memory or too expensive with seldom-used higher-end features. Ted also found that educated salespeople could successfully sell computers to customers completely over the telephone, impressing on him the idea that he could eliminate overhead by having a robust remote salesforce and impressive catalog. Strapped for cash, however, Ted Waitt took out

9632-470: The market for which had been seeing continually shrinking profit margins. As part of this expansion, Gateway also established their own Internet service provider , Gateway.net, offered exclusively to their customers and competing with the likes of America Online (AOL) . Beginning in June 1998, Gateway bundled Netscape Navigator web browser on its systems preinstalled with Microsoft 's Windows 95 and 98 ,

9744-516: The original HTC Vive headset and controllers. In January 2019 at CES, HTC unveiled the Vive Pro Eye , which adds built-in eye tracking . On 11 May 2021, HTC unveiled the Vive Pro 2 , which upgrades its screens to 2448×2448 resolution per-eye (marketed as 5K resolution ), with a 120-degree field of view, 120 Hz refresh rate, and Display Stream Compression support. HTC promoted that

9856-470: The previous year and was largely considered obsolete by 1985. TIPC Network charged their first customers with a membership fee of US$ 20, in order to flush the company with more start-up capital. Owing to their products' very low costs, TIPC earned up to $ 100,000 in sales within the first four months, beating out many of their competitors in the TIPC aftermarket segment. In early 1986, Ted's brother Norman Waitt

9968-626: The process. In 2003, Gateway began pivoting toward the sale of consumer electronics, introducing 118 new products across 22 categories. These products included digital cameras , flat-panel television sets, MP3 players , standalone DVD players, home theater PCs with built-in DVRs , and PDAs . The company's remaining 192 Gateway Country stores were renovated to accentuate these consumer electronics. Gateway meanwhile attempted to increase its enterprise sales by offering more general-purpose servers and network-attached storage devices. In late 2003,

10080-423: The remaining units after the XPS 410 was discontinued. Released in 2006, the Dimension 9200 (as well as the Dimension 9200C, which was a rebranded XPS 210) was the final desktop in the Dimension line, effectively making an XPS unit the last in the Dimension family. This model featured similar components to the XPS 410, but it uses different case designs and new features. This was Dell's media-based computer featuring

10192-456: The review awarding the XPS One 27" the Editor's Choice Award, noted that it "boasts the highest-display resolution among Windows 8 all-in-ones, and at an aggressive price." PCMag 's page discussing selections for the best products of the year stated that it "put almost every technology and feature we're looking for in a compact stylish chassis." There are reports from many buyers complaining of

10304-568: The rise of competitors Dell and IBM in the mail-order market, Gateway 2000 began pursuing markets outside the United States and planned to ramp up their corporate sales by the end of 1993. In service of the latter goal, Gateway 2000 launched a division dedicated to handing major accounts, poaching an executive from IBM to head this division. Gateway's technical support staff doubled its headcount to just over 400; Gateway 2000 assigned each of their large corporate customers their own dedicated technical support associate. In October, Gateway 2000 established

10416-487: The same month, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) , a computer vision company, integrated its eye tracking technology in the HTC Vive to turn it into a dedicated eye tracking solution for research and professional applications. In November 2016, Vive announced that it would begin the first retail sales of its headsets at JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores in Australia later that month. On 23 November 2016, HTC announced that

10528-546: The same specifications as those offered by the Alienware division. In 2008, Dell introduced the "Studio XPS" line, which it marketed as a performance computer line, while Alienware was advertised for gaming. On June 2, 2009, the M18z gaming laptop was introduced as the first Alienware/Dell joint-branded system. The 2024 Dell XPS 8960 features Intel's 14th-generation i3, i5, i7, and i9 CPUs. It has two slots for DDR5 memory, for

10640-425: The same year, the company launched their first major advertising campaign, taking out a full page advertisement in computer magazines for the first time to advertise the company and its products, putting particular emphasis on their low cost and the company's Midwestern United States roots. The campaign was funded with only a small portion of Gateway 2000's revenues (2.5 percent) but was very successful nonetheless,

10752-474: The third-largest seller of personal computers in the United States while only employing 140 people total in its corporate offices. By the time the acquisition was finalized in March, eMachines' payout increased to nearly $ 300 million, and as a result of the acquisition, Gateway reclaimed the number three spot among American PC manufacturers and the eighth largest PC manufacturer globally. The president and CEO of eMachines, Wayne Inouye, replaced Tedd Waitt as CEO,

10864-593: The worst-hit markets of small business and home office buyers incurred significant quarterly losses. Weitzen also laid off many senior managers within the company and broke tradition by selling Gateway's conventional personal computers through retailers such as OfficeMax and QVC . A price war instituted by rival Dell Computer Corporation led to Gateway posting a fourth-quarter loss of $ 94.3 million in 2000. Gateway's net profits fell to between $ 241.5 million and $ 316 million, while its stock dropped to $ 18 per share, down from $ 72 per share. (in U.S.) In

10976-652: The year, the first being the Amiga Technologies subsidiary of Escom AG , a German company that had filed for bankruptcy in the preceding year. Announced in March 1997, the deal was finalized in the following May, with Amiga International, Inc. , incorporated as a subsidiary of Gateway 2000 in South Dakota. Gateway 2000 paid Escom $ 13 million for the patents to Amiga technologies, the majority of which centered on multimedia capability. In June 1997, Gateway 2000 acquired Advanced Logic Research, Inc. ,

11088-463: Was ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (AGP x8). It was powered by a 460-watt proprietary power supply and featured decorative LEDs on the front of the case that the user could change the colors of in the BIOS. The base configuration had a Pentium 4 processor at a speed of 3.0 GHz or higher, 512 MiB of DDR, 400 MHz memory, a single 80 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, an ATI Radeon X800 XT graphics card, and

11200-506: Was added for Linux , followed by support for macOS in June 2017. However, SteamVR support for macOS was discontinued by Valve in 2020, with the company stating that it planned to focus solely on Linux and Windows moving forward. The Vive uses motion controllers referred to as "wands", which contain circular trackpads similar to the Steam Controller , a side "grip" button, a trigger, and an infrared sensor ring for tracking

11312-407: Was an American computer company originally based in Iowa and South Dakota. Founded by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond in 1985, the company developed, manufactured, supported, and marketed a wide range of personal computers , computer monitors , servers , and computer accessories. At its peak in the year 2000, the company employed nearly 25,000 worldwide. Following a seven-year-long slump, punctuated by

11424-518: Was announced in April 2013. It is an all-in-one computer that also functions as a large tablet. It has a screen size of 18.4 inches. A system that came out circa 1996/97. It contained an Intel Pentium II (Klamath) CPU, EDO DRAM, and an i440FX chipset. A system that came out in 1997. It contained an Intel Pentium II (Klamath) CPU, SDRAM , and an i440LX chipset. A system that was introduced in 1998. It contained an Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) CPU, SDRAM , and an i440BX chipset. A system that

11536-406: Was hired as TIPC's financial advisor in exchange for owning half of the company. That year, the company began selling their own hand-assembled computers locally on an experimental basis. By the end of 1986, TIPC changed their name to Gateway 2000, Inc., and earned $ 1 million in revenues—the experimental complete computer systems contributing only a small amount to this figure. Gateway 2000

11648-457: Was in Tampa, Florida. By 1999, Gateway 2000 had opened up over 140 Country Stores. In April 1997, Compaq Computer Corporation was in talks to purchase Gateway 2000 to bolster the former's presence in the mail order market. The deal was nearly signed, with Gateway set to receive $ 7 billion, before Waitt vetoed the acquisition that summer. Gateway 2000 themselves acquired two companies in

11760-453: Was inspired to produce computer systems compatible with IBM 's hugely successful Personal Computer in mid-1987, after Texas Instruments had announced a rebate program allowing customers to trade in their older home computer systems (including the TIPC), in order to contribute toward a $ 3,500 credit on Texas Instruments' PC-compatible systems. Feeling that they could offer such computers for half

11872-441: Was intended as a drop-in replacement for the original Vive. HTC later released bundles of the Vive Pro with base stations and controllers, with the "Starter Kit" including the original controllers and base stations, and the "Full Kit" featuring updated SteamVR 2.0 base stations and controllers, which have improved performance and tracking volume (supporting spaces of up to 10 square metres in size) but are not backwards compatible with

11984-798: Was introduced in 1999. It contained an Intel Pentium III CPU, SDRAM , and an i440BX chipset. A system that was introduced in 2000. It contained an Intel Pentium III CPU, 128 MB of RDRAM , an ATi RAGE graphics card, and an i820 chipset. An "r" suffix was used for Socket 370 versions, while no suffix was used for Slot 1 versions. Later models (especially the "R" series) had a built-in DVD drive. Included Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology (3.4 GHz, 800 MHz Bus, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 400 MHz dual-channel DDR SDRAM (400 MHz), Supports SATA and IDE hard drives, one AGP Slot, four PCI slots, Sound Blaster Audigy ², and Dell Wireless Keyboard and Mouse. Video Card included

12096-453: Was named president and CEO, while Waitt retained chairman status. One of Weitzen's first acts as CEO was approving the divestiture of Gateway's Amiga International division, selling the corresponding Amiga patents and trademark rights to Amino Development Corporation, who later renamed themselves Amiga, Inc . A global downturn in the personal computer industry at the beginning of 2000 had a major negative impact on Gateway, whose dependence on

12208-512: Was rebranded outside the United States as the Dimension 9150, which was replaced with the Dimension 9200. The former intermediate model of the XPS series and bigger brother to the Dimension E520. It features a base configuration of an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad is also available as an option. Other base options include the NVIDIA GeForce 7300LE, 7200RPM SATA -300 hard drive, and dual-channel DDR2 RAM. The case

12320-404: Was released in 2013. It was designed for moderate to heavy gaming and high-end workstation performance. It features a Dell 0KWVT8 motherboard with an LGA-1150 socket. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 660. A special edition is available with an AMD Radeon R9 270. Memory: Video: Communications: Motherboard: CPU: Released on May 2, 2012,

12432-493: Was still directly involved in key decisions. Vernon Weiss , the product manager, led the project and managed product marketing, while Brian Zucker oversaw architecture and engineering. In September 1993, the first two products in the XPS line were announced, initially as part of the Dell Dimension series. The first generation XPS systems were available in both desktop and tower configurations. The earliest known XPS PC,

12544-633: Was the company's principal founder; he was later joined by his older brother Norman Waitt, Jr. Before founding the company, Ted Waitt lived on his family's cattle farmhouse in Sioux City, Iowa . He had dropped out of two different colleges to work on the farm before landing a job at a computer store in Des Moines, Iowa . After nine months of experience gained on the job, Ted had the idea to start his own computer reselling company that would allow him to sell to niche customers who needed systems in between

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