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MARCH 25, 2024

Apple Vision Pro will launch in China later this year. Reuters reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the news in response to a question at the China Development Forum in Beijing, according to China Central Television. Vision Pro is currently only available in the US. But does it deliver?

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Anand Tech

MARCH 26, 2024

China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based export blacklist.

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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. 7invensun for eye tracking addons). 7invensun for eye tracking addons).

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MARCH 4, 2024

Bigscreen Beyond and Varjo Aero now show on the Steam Hardware Survey, giving an indication of their ownership and usage. The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is offered to a random sample of Steam’s user base each month. February is the first month they appear from the start.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Meta plans to bring a cheaper version of Quest 3 to China via a deal with Tencent, The Wall Street Journal reports. Meta and Tencent's aim to sell Quest headsets in China was first reported by Chinese news outlet 36Kr back in February, though that report claimed the product was planned to be Quest 2. Quest 3 Lite?

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APRIL 26, 2024

Meta's Head of AR Glasses Hardware claims they give the same "Oh my God, wow! Kalinowski was previously the Head of VR Hardware at Oculus for the consumer Oculus Rift, Oculus Touch, Oculus Go, Rift S, Oculus Quest, Quest 2, and Quest Pro. I can't believe this!" reaction as the original Oculus Rift.

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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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

VR revenue from software and services will increase by almost $1B this year. After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. The post Report: Global VR Hardware Revenue To Hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 12, 2019

That includes lots of moving parts and sub-sectors including consumer, enterprise, hardware, software, advertising and LBVR. Drilling Down on VR Hardware. Drilling down into one of those areas, how does VR hardware revenue look? The post VR Hardware Revenues Projected to Reach $6.39 billion last year to $14.8

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MAY 13, 2024

At launch Apple said it will come to other countries "later" in 2024, but has only so far only confirmed China and hasn't yet set a specific window or date. Apple Vision Pro Review: A Heavy Portable Cinema & Monitor At $3500, Apple sets huge expectations with Vision Pro. But does it deliver? And what’s it really like to own and use?

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2022

Tencent, the China-based multinational known for WeChat and a host of mobile games, reportedly announced to staff that was creating a unit dedicated building out its XR offerings. The post Report: China’s Tencent Forms XR Unit to Build Its Own Metaverse appeared first on Road to VR.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 30, 2021

Like Oculus, they create both hardware and software for their VR devices. Unlike Oculus, they have a substantial presence in China. Pico may not hold the same name recognition as Oculus or HTC, but the company is a top VR hardware maker, selling to consumer audiences in China and enterprise customers in the Western world.

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JUNE 15, 2020

The largest undertaking to date in Henan, China will see over 100 schools adopt the VR and AR solutions. The rollout will provide over 100 academic institutions with innovative and engaging learning experiences for thousands of China’s primary and secondary school students through VR and AR. About EON Reality.

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JULY 5, 2017

Goldman Sachs says that China accounted for a third of VR headset sales last year. By some measures, VR has been better received in China than it has even in the West. It could be reasonable to believe that China is poised to dominate the nascent VR industry. It hopes to bring “VR theme parks” to China. Pay-for-Play.

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JUNE 15, 2023

However, Huawei patented the former in 2019, at the start of the push for immersive hardware. ” This could potentially create roadblocks for Apple’s headset if it attempts to sell in China. So, it could be difficult for Apple to release Vision Pro in China. How Might China Respond?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Let’s see how Xiaomi’s latest headset is illustrating the growing leading role of China in the VR industry, and its particularities compared to the Western market. There is more to Virtual Reality than hardware. There are hundreds of Chinese hardware and software companies. Prelude: Xiaomi Mi VR Reveal.

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APRIL 8, 2024

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey reports the percentage of Steam users that use a VR headset on SteamVR each month. The biggest issue with the VR users figure in the Steam Hardware Survey is that it includes China. In March this figure was 1.82%, down from 1.97% in February.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2018

After I introduced myself, explaining to him who the hell is the “Skarredghost” (it’s strange that I’m not super-famous as a rockstar in China :D), he started telling me his startup journey. Here you can see the designer’s touch of Dabo (Image by Langzou VR).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Tundra Labs says the delay from the original September estimate was in part caused by electricity shortages in China which impacted manufacturing. However, the company says that a “very small” number of Tundra Trackers have already been shipped to some ‘early bird’ backers in China.

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MAY 3, 2021

Combine that with images of what appears to be a dedicated vent or grill (possibly designed to prevent overheating), and one could make the logical leap that the upcoming hardware is a standalone VR device, though it’s too early to say for sure. So, who exactly is this mysterious hardware for? Image Credit: HTC.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

While graphically-capable PCs are cheaper than ever thanks to new GPUs and software optimizations, you still need to pony up the cash for a min-spec system ( $699 for an OEM-built machine ). Called Vive Arcace , this was also a ‘China-first’ program that latter went global.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 11, 2022

In the promotional material, the global technology firm teased its VR700, a new entry into its Legion line-up of VR gaming hardware. Also, the advertisement does not confirm availability outside of China. The firm operates the ThinkReality System across a range of its hardware, including its VR S3 headset and A3 Smart Glasses.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2016

Razer Chief Executive and co-founder Min-Liang Tan has stated his company’s intent to dominate China’s rapidly growing virtual reality market, with new products built around the OSVR platform, tailored to the region launching next month. VR is very hot in China now.” That’s the theory at least.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Over the past week 18 developers have been going head-to-head in a huge HTC Vive hackathon in Shanghai, China. Some interesting new VR experiences both in terms of hardware and software. The Business panel included Michael Lewis, China Accelerator Director of HTC Vive, and Chen Xiuchao, CEO of Vsensory.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

But it still believes that consumer VR software could grow from $407 million in revenue in 2016 to $14 billion by 2020. Of the VR software sales in 2016, Llamas said about 72 percent of the $407 million would be from games. With hardware revenue added, the forecast hits about $28 billion by 2020.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

HTC opened their third officially branded ‘Vive VR Cafe’ last week, this time in Shenzhen, China, the country’s Silicon Valley of hardware. ” (currently China-only). China’s potential VR market is on the verge of an exponential explosion, and with an expected growth up to $8.5 The kicker?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

There is hardware IPD adjustment: every person with an IPD between 56mm and 74mm should feel fine inside it. Ballista, High Voltage Software 6. How to preorder Oculus Quest from China. Orders will be shipped starting from May 21st, but it may take more time to reach China. Controllers. Apex Construct, Fast Travel Games 3.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The China-based company announced the Nreal Light smart glasses in May of 2019. They’ve had huge success in China, but China is a pretty unique market. True to form, the company also used this opportunity to announce another hardware partner, Finch Technologies, as well as upcoming additions to the technology catalogue.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Actually, I have been pretty disappointed because there has been no hardware launch , but my lack of sleep has been rewarded by the announcement of a new software platform by HTC and also by HTC publicly showcasing some prototypes I made in the last weeks. The full suite of software products that is now being developed by HTC.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It's claimed Pico's hardware team will remain but the software team will be "folded back into" ByteDance. Parent company ByteDance told UploadVR that the restructure would "better align our teams with company goals" and that Pico would "focus more on hardware and core technologies."

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. These are the software components that run on the AR devices and are the closest to the hardware.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2022

Now Pico is aiming its sights on the US market too, as Protocol reports the China-based company has posted several US-based jobs there. Pico, a subsidiary of TikTok parent ByteDance, is assembling a team on the US West Coast, which Protocol says has “a major focus on content licensing as well as marketing its hardware to U.S.

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MAY 24, 2018

Nolo VR , the China-based company behind the 6DOF mobile tracking system Nolo CV1, today announced they have successfully completed a $10 million Series A financing round. The system also allows you to play SteamVR games, provided you download a software called RiftCat for mobile headsets such as Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here you are the integral interview that I had with Kelly Peng, asking her everything from Kura to the differences between the US and China (Kelly comes from Xi’an), not to mention her life as a startupper. I’m an electrical/optical/software engineer. Video interview With Kura’s Kelly Peng. Hello Kelly!

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2023

Pimax, the China-based creator known for its wide field of view (FOV) VR headsets, announced it’s secured a $30 million series C1 financing round, something the company says will aid in the rollout of its new portfolio of VR devices. The series C1 was led by Beijing-based investment firm Tuanmu Capital.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips. USA vs China. Because this is what happened with smartphones. PS5 + PSVR2.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The recent partnership with Meta around mixed reality s eems a sign that the company is not pursuing new hardware projects internally. More info (Microsoft ended its collaboration with Samsung) More info (Microsoft and its disinvestment in XR hardware). China aims at investing in XR in the upcoming years. Web3 is not Web 3.0

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