HTC pivots from blockchain to the metaverse for its next smartphone gimmick

The company is said to be working on a new phone in April that will be the remnants of the once-flagship company.

The news came from Charles Huang, the general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, who said at the conference that the company would be introducing a new high-end phone next month. Details are slim, including any specifications, markets it will be released in, or what kind of augmented and virtual reality features the new device will offer.

The news sounds a lot like the last major pivot towards relevancy: its Exodus line ofBlockchain phones. It was like many instances of the technology, but the phones could run some of it.

A metaverse phone would make more sense than a blockchain one, if only because of the fact thatHTC has been a major player in the virtual reality space.

The company's metaverse concept promises to combine virtual reality, augmented reality, and 5G technology.

It is possible to imagine what a metaverse-integrated smartphone could be, given the existence of projects like the Microsoft Mesh and the Snapdragon Spaces.

In that vein, a high-end phone could be one that ties into the company's virtual reality headsets for an integrated, cross-device experience that changes how we think about using phones.

The metaverse phone could be a lackluster phone that has a few half-baked virtual reality apps. One will be able to interact with its metaverse concept from any phone, PC, or virtual reality headset, according to the site.

It's easy for the company to say that it's making because it doesn't really exist. Who would say that you are not?

Maybe the metaverse phone that is being launched byHTC will be a revelation, the kind of product that will put the company back at the forefront of the industry. The company's recent history doesn't give much hope that it will be.

It's hard to remember, but in the past, the best phones you could buy were the ones made by HTC. There are many phones like the legendaryHTC HD2 or the ultra-sleekHTC One.

That was a different company than the one we know today, before it sold a large amount of its talent to the internet giant. Since then, the phones have gotten better and better.

Despite its hardware chops,HTC was unable to find lasting commercial success, squeezed out by the more popularGalaxy devices on one

It's a pity that the engineers and designers who once made the phones so great are no longer with the company, because they're gone to stay afloat in a market that barely resembles the one in which it was.

The company is still making high-end virtual reality headsets for businesses and recently launched its unique-looking Vive Flow headset for more casual customers.

It is possible that being doomed to chasing gimmicks on the road to irrelevancy was always the fate of the company.