The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them all. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Pico Neo 3 launched in China. The Pico Neo 3 is coming to China with interesting titles in the Pico Store like SuperHot, Synth Riders, Red Matter, and more! I really hope that this can finally unlock the VR market in China for all my friends that are trying to push VR there. Image by Pico). Header image by Pico Interactive).

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VRScout

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In an effort to deter the rampant spread of “fake news,” Chinese regulators working on behalf of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) have announced new rules that will ban the use of “deepfake” technology to produce and distribute fictional news stories. Feature Image Credit: Reclaimthenet.org.

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2021

Pico Interactive announced that Neo 3, the Beijing-based company’s next standalone VR headset, is slated to be launched on May 10th in China. It’s important to note that China-based consumers can’t purchase Oculus devices as Facebook is banned in that country, which makes for an interesting state of affairs.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Tencent reportedly plans to bring Meta’s Quest 2 to China. To sell many kinds of products in China, foreign companies must partner with a Chinese company or set up a local subsidiary. Chinese outlet 36Kr now reports that Tencent plans to work to bring Quest 2 to the Chinese market instead.

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VRScout

MARCH 10, 2020

Nikk Mitchell, Founder and CEO of FXG , had been quarantined to his home in Hangzhou, China for over a month due to COVID-19. Watching Mitchell’s video in webVR is an impactful experience, one that gives you a great idea of how the coronavirus has disrupted life in China. It was genuinely a little unsettling at times.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We all know that China is a country that is betting big on Virtual Reality. The Chinese VR ecosystem is very active and it is evolving pretty fast: this summer I have been in China and I met some cool startups that are working on software (e.g. Me and Dabo of Langzou VR, discussing about his company and the educational system in China.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2018

It’s no secret that China loves VR. That fact became even more apparent earlier this month when the company launched their first Vive-dedicated store and demo center in Shenzhen, China, according to reports by RoadToVR. First official #Vive #Flagship store opens in Shenzhen China! link] #VR @htcvive pic.twitter.com/Y67u12xfaW.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

China’s VR news anchor is here and able to deliver the news 24/7 in a professional manner. Xinhua's first English #AI anchor makes debut at the World Internet Conference that opens in Wuzhen, China Wednesday pic.twitter.com/HOkWnnfHdW. — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 7, 2018. Things to think about.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Southern China isn’t exactly known for its well-managed zoos. Image Credit: Southern Metropolis News / South China News. The post China Looks To Better The Treatment Of Wildlife With First ‘VR Zoo’ appeared first on VRScout. Guangzhou Zoo ditches its cages in favor of environmentally-friendly VR exhibits.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

That appetite appears to be most ravenous in China, where all signs point to strong consumer adoption rates for AR. Mainland China already accounts for one-third of the sales of headsets that power high-end AR experiences. Mainland China already accounts for one-third of the sales of headsets that power high-end AR experiences.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2018

But the North Korean leader did express his admiration for China’s accomplishments in a note. “Under the wise command of the Communist Party of China, we will achieve better scientific performance,” he wrote, according to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). ” Image Credit: Korean Central News Agency.

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Anand Tech

MAY 23, 2023

In the latest move in the tit-for-tat technology trade war between the United States and China, on Sunday the Cyberspace Administration of China announced that it was effectively banning Micron's products from being purchased in the country going forward. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. "In

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Slashgear

JUNE 15, 2022

Professor Zhang Tongjie of the China Extraterrestrial Civilization Research Group at Beijing Normal University says they may have found signs of alien life.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

HTC has partnered with IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) to bring HTC Vive VR systems to select hotels in China. Launched on October 31, IHG is the first international hotel group in China to provide guests with VR amenities, including in-room experiences. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, HTC. “We

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2022

Chief among them: China. Leaked documents from within TikTok reveal how the company games out responses to tricky questions — and highlight what the company thinks its biggest public perception problems are. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 24, 2022

Conditions in China are devastatingly hot and dry—and they’re dragging on. Government officials say that the heat the country has been experiencing for weeks is the most intense heat wave China has seen since modern records began in the early 1960s. The heat wave, which has now lasted for 72 days, has beaten out an… Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 31, 2018

Oculus previously announced earlier this year that Oculus Go , the company’s 3DOF standalone headset, would officially launch in 23 consumer markets, although China would be receiving its own version with Xiaomi branding. Now, at a conference in Shenzhen the Chinese tech giant announced that Mi VR has officially launched in China.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 5, 2022

China and the U.S., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China said it would be pausing cooperation and… Read more. the world’s biggest and second-biggest polluters, respectively, aren’t talking to each other about climate change any more. On Friday, amid escalating tensions between the two countries following U.S.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The freestyle skier is under fire for recent comments she made on Instagram defending China's censorship of the internet. And, ironically enough, her comment defending China's internet censorship is now being blocked on Chinese social media. But, it is illegal to use them to get around China's Great Firewall. 7 post from Gu.

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Slashgear

MARCH 14, 2022

Make sure you're prepared for a potential availability crunch as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases hits China. Planning to buy an iPhone this summer?

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Slashgear

APRIL 15, 2022

China's latest COVID-19 lockdowns may have a big effect on global supplies of Apple products, depending largely on how long quarantines last.

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ARPost

APRIL 1, 2020

MR glasses manufacturer Nreal announced the opening of a new optics factory in Wuxi City, China, last Friday. Press release in hand, let’s talk Nreal, let’s talk China, and let’s talk the future of MR glasses. To mention a potential elephant in the room, Nreal’s being in China does pose a potential complication to US consumers.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin tweeted recently that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) is projected to have a “significantly positive impact” on VR adoption in China this year. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2018

Vive Focus, HTC’s first standalone VR headset, has officially launched in China. After taking pre-orders starting in December, the Vive Focus launched to the first customers in China this week. The post Vive Focus Standalone VR Headset Launches in China appeared first on Road to VR. image courtesy HTC.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Pico 4 Pro it’s based on is sold to consumers in China. But Enterprise has faster LPDDR5 RAM, while the China launch event for Pro didn’t mention that. But Pico said it has no plans to bring it to consumers in the West. There are actually some minor hardware differences between Pro and Enterprise.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2018

You will be able to try this whole new arcade experience this September at KVRF (Korea) and GTI Expo (China). Beat Saber’s official Twitter states the first two arcade machines will be available this September at KVRF in South Korea and the GTI Expo in China, with additional locations on the way. pic.twitter.com/NUtPtILS8Z.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 15, 2021

Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app, stopped working in China on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The app is still available in the Apple App Store in China, according to Reuters , but it’s not clear how much longer that might last. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 20, 2022

China is aiming to bring the first rock samples from Mars to Earth in 2031, two years before NASA plans to perform the coveted feat.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

After spending the past few months rounding up an untold number of crypto criminals across China, it looks like local authorities have finally had enough. The People’s Bank of China posted a terse notice on its blog on Friday morning where the financial regulator made its stance pretty clear: Any crypto-related… Read more.

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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Experts believe the rocket debris that'll hit the moon next month originates from the 2014 Chang'e-5 mission, but China has formally disagreed.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 16, 2022

China recently launched a secretive reusable spaceplane, and the mysterious spacecraft is still flying around with no information on when it is meant to land. The experimental spaceplane missed an opportunity to land early Monday as it flew right over its landing site, and has now flown higher and longer than before. Read more.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform.

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VRScout

JULY 27, 2017

This makes sense, as while Viveport usually takes a backseat to Steam for most US & EU VR-users, the HTC platform plays a much bigger role in China. China is the leading mobile market in the world today, and has the momentum to lead the global VR market as well,” said Alvin W. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive at HTC.

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Slashgear

MAY 4, 2022

Zhengzhou, home of the largest iPhone factory, is the latest city in China hit with a COVID-19 lockdown, putting iPhone production in limbo.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Chinese tech firm Baidu launched its self-driving taxi service in downtown Shenzhen on Thursday, marking the company’s first deployment of autonomous vehicles into a densely populated area of China. And while human drivers are still sitting behind the wheel as a safety precaution, that could change in the future as… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 18, 2022

Initial investigations into the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a mountain suggests that someone intentionally caused the plane to plummet. A report by the Wall Street Journal cites “people familiar with U.S. officials’ preliminary assessment of what led to the accident” who claim that data from a… Read more.

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