New Blue Vive Controller has the same Trackpad issue
Channel: Robbie DeRoo
Date: 2018-11-06

Are the Vive Wands worth upgrading? Sadly, no.

As some of you may recall the old Vive controllers had an issue with the upper right quadrant of the trackpad not working as intended for many people. I am sad to report the new blue controllers have a similar, if not entirely the same issue. 

Not only that, once you update the firmware (at the time of writing this) when charging them via a USB port on your computer OR via a power outlet, the light does not change from red to white to indicate they are fully charged.  I have left them on charge overnight. The new controller WITHOUT the firmware update changes from red to white when they are fully charged. The new controller WITH the firmware update remain red, even after 7+ hours of charge time; which is more than long enough to charge. Unplugging them and plugging them back in, as suggested, has no effect. Is this the beginning of the end for the HTC Vive?