VRScout

MARCH 28, 2018

Based on their arm position, Kim Jong Un and his wife are likely holding a tracked controller in their right hand as well. But the North Korean leader did express his admiration for China’s accomplishments in a note. The post Kim Jong Un Visits China: Tries Virtual Reality appeared first on VRScout.

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GizModo VR

MAY 9, 2021

After days of fretting over when and where an out-of-control Chinese rocket would land as it fell back to Earth, China announced early Sunday that the rocket had landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. Although it was unclear whether the debris had caused any damage, NASA sharply scolded China for failing to be… Read more.

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Upload VR

MARCH 11, 2024

ByteDance has trademarked Pico 4S, and icons depicting its controllers were found in the Pico software. The 'Pico 4S' trademark, brought to our attention by VR enthusiast Luna , was filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration. This folder contains icons for a ringless controller design.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 5, 2023

As Meta sets its sight on introducing its virtual reality headsets to the Chinese market, Mark Zuckerberg’s contentious remarks about Beijing in the past may pose a major obstacle to his China dream. If Tesla can sell cars and Apple can sell phones in China, why isn’t Meta present there? Caught in U.S.-China

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2022

Now a leak has allegedly revealed Pico 4’s controllers, and they look to be a significant step forward in terms of ergonomics. So much is standard nowadays in VR controllers, although Pico seems be switching up the formula a bit. Pico Neo 3 (left) & Neo 2 controllers (right) | Image courtesy VR Expert.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 26, 2021

Tesla has already chalked up plenty of bad press in China this year, with officials scrutinizing its handling of customer data and protests claiming that Chinese customer complaints are going ignored. The electric car manufacturer added another controversy to the list this weekend: China’s market regulator says Tesla… Read more.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 2, 2023

China this week formally imposed new export regulations on gallium and germanium, as well as materials incorporating them. With a stronghold over the global production of gallium (94%) and germanium (around 60%), China's announcement of these restrictions in early July led to nearly a 20% price hike for gallium in the U.S

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics giant, officially announced that they’ve partnered with Oculus to not only manufacture Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, but also produce a China-only standalone VR headset called Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone. image courtesy Xiaomi.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Let’s take a look at some of the common themes we came across at China Joy. Armed to the teeth with tethered Vives, backpack VR and 3D printed controllers. a fan of VR now!?

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 8, 2021

What do you do when you urgently need to improve a city’s air quality ahead of a major event? If you’re the Chinese government, the answer is launching a military-style strike on the sky. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! China Pres #XiJinPing message at #WCVRI “VR expands our perception & will impact all facets of our lives.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

On Friday the company announced plans to build China's first GigaFab, a 300 mm production facility with planned capacity of around 100,000 wafer starts per month (WSPM). The new fab will be China's only GigaFab for logic semiconductors (it has several for DRAM, which is considered separate). The fab will cost nearly $8.87

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2018

While HTC is planning to launch the Vive Pro headset itself starting in Q1, the full package including the headset, controllers, and new SteamVR Tracking 2.0 Until then, here’s a glimpse that comes to us from Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC’s Vive China president, who recently took the kit to a Vive developer meetup in the region.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2018

HTC earlier this month revealed a 6DOF controller dev kit for the Vive Focus standalone headset. When HTC revealed the Vive Focus 6DOF controller dev kit earlier this month , the company wasn’t ready to share details. SEE ALSO Google Reveals Experimental 6DOF Controllers for Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2020

According to some rumors, the production initially started in the US, but when the demand got too big, Valve started manufacturing the headsets and controllers via third parties in China. The controllers. A bunch of Valve Index Controllers, with and without comfort modding. The main problems are in the controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

As I have detailed in this other article , Oculus has just launched a new Oculus For Business program that offers various interesting enterprise offerings: dedicated support, 2 years warranty, kiosk-mode, and some tools to configure and control multiple headsets at once from a simple web panel. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

While it’s exciting to start seeing 6DOF standalone VR headsets like the Vive Focus and Mirage Solo, both unfortunately include a 3DOF controller which in many cases functions as an immersion barrier compared to a fully 6DOF VR system. 3DOF to 6DOF Controller Upgrade. 3DOF to 6DOF Controller Upgrade.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Last week I have taken part in the WCVRI exhibition in Nanchang, China. It has been the first time for me having a booth in a so distant and different country like China, and I have learned lots of lessons in the process. Let’s start: what are my pieces of advice if you have to showcase your game in China? Food and water.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2019

In December, I published this tweet: All I want for Christmas is: – Mariah Carey – 6 DOF Controllers for the Vive Focus. I have so obtained the 6 DOF Controllers dev-kit for the Vive Focus ! They arrived yesterday evening at my home, after a complicated journey going from China to Italy. batteries to work.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2024

Marking one year since its initial unveiling, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed this week that Vision Pro is set to launch internationally in 2024, which also includes mainland China —a region where its competitor Meta can’t sell headsets. The most likely of prognostications: it’s also rumored we’ll be getting visionOS 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Upload Top news of the week.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2021

Developed in cooperation with China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, the aforementioned bundle is aimed specifically at mobile network operators focused on cloud VR projects. Users interact with cloud VR content using two motion controllers nearly identical to those of the Oculus Quest/Quest 2 and Oculus Rift S.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

market: As first reported by Bloomberg , the automaker is set to recall close to 30,000 of its imported Model S and Model X cars from China, citing problems surrounding the vehicle’s suspension systems. Tesla’s issues with faulty production and inconsistent quality extend outside the U.S. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 25, 2022

China’s space agency performed a successful launch of a Long March 5B rocket on Sunday, delivering a new module to its fledgling space station. Similar to previous launches, however, the rocket’s core stage remained in orbit and is now set to perform an uncontrolled reentry. Read more.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. Tactical Haptics’ Reconfigurable Controller. In China, the device will be sold as the Mi VR Standalone, and will use Xiaomi’s Mi VR content store. Stay tuned!

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GizModo VR

MAY 19, 2021

Now a band of traders has decided to form the people’s coin, appropriately named StopElon, to Stop Elon Musk from wielding intractable control over the market with his tweets. Much like China. The cryptocurrency market has taken a major dive, as it does. And Mark Cuban. And volatile economies. And major financial… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In this article, I’m going to tell you everything I know about this new headset , plus I will give you my thorough hands-on review on its 6 DOF Controllers , that I have tried with the 6 DOF devkit. It will be released in 25 worldwide markets, so it won’t be a China-only headset. Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus.

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Anand Tech

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

After initial reports through third-party sources on social media, MSI has confirmed to AnandTech that there has been an incident at one of its largest manufacturing facilities in Bao’an, China. MSI reports that no injuries were caused, and no damage was done to any production lines.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Huawei’s VR ambitions seem to be materializing in the form of a bonafide mobile VR headset, as a recent FCC filing has revealed the existence of a VR controller featuring a design that ought to raise a few eyebrows. The new controller, detailed in a recent FCC filing , doesn’t conform to the current Daydream design however.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

One way social media networks are trying to combat misinformation is by making the fact that the Russian government controls the messaging of its media organizations apparent to users with "state-affiliated media" labels. A "Russia state-controlled media" label in action. China happens to also have state-run media.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Over the past week 18 developers have been going head-to-head in a huge HTC Vive hackathon in Shanghai, China. Graylin, China Regional President of HTC Vive, teams were tasked with “integrating VR with hardware/accessories/physical UI to enhance user experiences and take VR immersion to a new level.” The winning teams.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 16, 2021

I guess that in China the preorder campaign has already started, so the information about it is already public, and for sure it has been an interesting read for me… so I wanted to share its content with you. Front View of the Pico Neo 3 and controllers (Image from JD.com). The two controllers of the device (Image from JD.com).

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2021

There’s also a noticeable resemblance to Facebook’s own all-in-one VR headset, the Oculus Quest, right down to the controllers. The headset uses spatial localization based on SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) and controller tracking based on computer vision. Image Credit: Pico Interactive.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The China-based company says it’s indeed announcing a new standalone headset this week, which looks to be the very one that’s hoping to take on Meta in its home turf. Alleged leaked image of Pico 4 controllers | Image courtesy SkarredGhost. If you want to follow along, tune into Pico’s YouTube channel or TikTok then.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2022

Pico Interactive primarily targets enterprise users outside of China, however now the company says it’s taking a step into European consumer markets soon. “In Asia, Pico is already the leading provider of consumer VR headsets in China and will bring the beta program to new markets such as Japan and Korea. Display : 5.5-inch

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Now, China-based electronics manufacturer Anker just launched a new charging dock that aims to take the fuss out of topping up the batteries on your Oculus Quest 2 headset and Touch controllers. The dock includes two 1800mAH alkaline rechargeable batteries for use in both Touch controllers. Controller Charging Ports: 1.8V/0.9A

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2022

We’ve secured all of the components for the main board which was a pain but we still have some things to figure between Taiwan and China.” Elsewhere, the kit creator also announced that Lynx will make and sell Quest-style controllers for the R1. ” Lynx R1 Gets New Shipping Estimate.

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