Nice futuristic design 
@deletedpimaxrep1 Will it be possible to equip a trackpad controller in one hand and a joystick controller in other hand ?
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That would be hard in terms of making the different style controllers to compatible with VR content.
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I would not make any wild changes . I would actually consider demonstrating the controllers doing various motions like reloading an Aug in onward to show ability for controllers to move around one another in close quarters.
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Another interesting type of controllers with feedback from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), @deletedpimaxrep1:
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Non starter IMHO, you would need 3x1.2v batteries to get any reasonable runtime and would weigh too much and take up too much space there is absolutely no point referencing the Oculus touch.
It’s like saying why can’t my vacuum cleaner work on a AA battery my toothbrush does.
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Why would the Pimax Controllers need much more power than Oculus Touch Controllers?
The Oculus Touch uses a AA battery in each and they have terrific battery life.
I use my Rift for about an hour a day and I have only replace the batteries every month or so.
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Thank you for update! I am so excited.
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Please tell me, Is the trackpad type controller full compatible with valve’s knuckles?
I guess there is lack of button. Valve’s knuckles has 2buttons both side of trackpad.
Which button of pimax’ one is corresponded?
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Is there any idea of price for those of us late to the party?
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@dogbite Maybe you could buy from those who want to cancel the pledge and save some bucks? Everybody wins
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I have an 8K coming, but I came in on the last day without ordering controllers that were not settled on, design wise. I therefore am not interested in buying someone’s full pledge.
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Maybe you can change your order.
Oculus controllers emit a mozac of IR dots the Webcam(s) see the dots and the PC calculates the position and angle with the Vive this is reversed the Light houses Emit IR light in a beam as this beam crosses the wand the sensors react as the beam crosses them them a microcontroller on each controller calculates there angles and sends it back to the pc.
Basically Touch controllers use less power running LED’s than a Wand that runs a small computer (ARM Cortex-M0 Microcontroller).
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I still will wait for the final iteration. The whole idea of not ordering controllers was to see what Steam compatible controllers,( such as Knuckles), were available by the time the 8K actually ships. I didn’t order Touch until 6 months after as I spend much of my time in wheel and stick sims. I am happy to wait it for a final verdict before commiting to controllers. For me controllers a a very important part of the equation. Just interested in what the retail price will be.
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Why, then, in the controllers Vive are low-power battery 960mah?
Replaceable AA batteries are at least 2500mah and this will still be better than Vive-stick batteries.
With a small battery capacity like Viva-sticks, it’s easier for me to change AA batteries if the discharge occurs.
And they will work a minimum of 2 times longer. And there will never be an interruption in gaming activity because of them, unlike Vive-stick batteries.
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Looks great, but I hope Pimax will not even faintly consider it - that would push delivery out to 2021, or we get a raw prototype with loads of flaws. Pimax already have shown lots of ambition with the attempt to copy the Knuckles controllers, and I will already be slightly suprised if they get this one right, if I am honest. I did back the controllers, but don’t really know why, because I was - and still am - thinking, that they will probably make a big mess of them… 
My backup thought was that this will also get me the LH 2.0 boxes, which Pimax will just buy from Valve, and that would probably be decent value for the money, so the controllers are a nice surprise if I actually really put them to use and don’t stuff them right back in the box after the first try out.
The design is great !!! It looks a bit like an improved version of Oculus Touch, which in my opinion are the best controllers so far.
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Indeed plus the controller will use more power than oculus & wmr.
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Oculus touch like wmr just power leds. Where as valve controllers(vive) power trackers & thus send more data back. Where oculus controllers & the like just need to be connected.
Okay battery capacity. I am going to simplify this (easier math)
We will have 2 batteries 1.5v & 3v each will have the same 1000mah
Power = Volts x Amps
2500mw = 1.5v x 1000mah
3000mw = 3v x 1000mah
The 3v battery has more power available.
Now with Oculus controller uses 1 battery?
1.2v - 1.5v
The vive wands if not mistaken are 3.5v?
& of course companies often cheap out on a componet or 2.
Ie Prebuilt pc often is built with just enough power supply. Want to install a graphics card? Best to buy a psu as well.
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It seems I understood you)
Indeed, there is a higher voltage.
The user writes that Vive-rods have a voltage of 3.85 v. https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/63qtxk/non_user_replaceable_battery_died_on_vive/
And then, this, of course, changes the situation a little.
But, I still would be more convenient to replace a tired battery than to wait for the battery to charge … And it will be stressful for me.
On the other hand, there is one way out with built-in batteries: you need to make a large capacity, which is enough for a long time.