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JULY 27, 2017

Standalone HTC Vive headsets appear to be all the rage lately based on several reveals made by HTC over the past couple of months. In an announcement made yesterday by HTC, the Taiwanese electronic company revealed a partnership with Lenovo to release a new untethered Vive headset extremely similar to the upcoming U.S. &

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

You all know that I’m spending a few weeks in China, and apart from eating a lot, I’ve also to keep working remotely at our VRROOM platform for concerts and live shows. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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JUNE 16, 2020

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. Some of these key players, like ENGAGE, are companies in which HTC already invests into.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2020

HTC has confirmed that it’s laying off staff in order to streamline its business amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. An HTC spokesperson confirmed this with Road to VR, citing a direct impact of the coronavirus pandemic. However, HTC remains under tremendous pressure,” the HTC spokesperson told Road to VR.

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JULY 26, 2017

HTC today announced a new variant of its Vive standalone VR headset which is aimed specifically at the Chinese VR market and will tap the company’s Viveport content platform as the official app store for the headset. Google and HTC announced the Vive standalone VR headset earlier this year. Battle of the App Stores.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Today at Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, HTC announced its long-awaited standalone headset, called Vive Focus. At the event, Vive China President Alvin Graylin took the stage to deliver the keynote. As was announced in September , the Focus will host Viveport content in China, and will run on the newly announced Vive Wave.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Oculus and HTC have already reduced the prices of their respective headsets, with the Oculus Rift now selling for $500 and HTC Vive for $600. According to a report by Engadget , HTC will be trialing the new project in Dalian, China where it will offer access to games hosted on a digital marketplace separate from Viveport.

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MARCH 6, 2020

To avoid this, HTC today announced it will be holding its next Vive Ecosystem Conference (VEC) from within virtual reality. The news was announced by HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin in a tweet, stating that virtual attendees can follow along either via 6DOF VR headset or livestream via monitor. Grazie Sig.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

An apparently never-before-seen HTC headset won an IF Design Award today, which arrived with multiple photos of what was listed as a consumer headset targeting release in 2021. The fitness-focused headset is just a concept, the company says, but we’re probably going to see many of its design elements in an upcoming HTC headset.

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2020

Companies looking to get a little more out of meetings though, namely the ability to virtually chat face-to-face with colleagues, might be surprised to learn that HTC will soon be offering its own social VR platform soon. There’s no word yet on whether HTC is creating a purpose-built platform, or licensing pre-existing service.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Vive Focus, HTC’s first standalone VR headset, has officially launched in China. Based on HTC’s new mobile VR platform, which includes a mobile version of the Viveport content store, the headset debuts with more than 40 apps. image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC.

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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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AUGUST 2, 2019

Image Credit: HTC. Until then, the new VIVEPORT Streaming capability being announced today will enable VR users to enjoy countless premium PC VR experiences on their standalone VR devices without the need for a wire,” said Alvin Wang Graylin, China President, HTC, in an official release. Image Credit: HTC.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

HTC announced today the official launch of the consumer version of the Viveport M mobile VR content platform. The recently launched Vivepaper , what HTC calls an “Augmented Virtual Reality” (A-VR) reading experience, is also currently available on Viveport M. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, HTC.

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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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MAY 20, 2020

million) investment from HTC. The investment follows a recent HTC Vive Ecosystem Conference held in Engage back in March, which would have otherwise been held in Shenzhen, China were it not for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. SEE ALSO HTC Unveils 'Vive Sync' Social VR Platform for Companies Looking to Go Virtual.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 22, 2018

HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. It looks as though the front-facing cameras on your Vive Pro will finally begin seeing some use as HTC reveals plans to launch native support for hand and finger tracking on their high-end PC VR headset. Image Credit: HTC / GIPHY.

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MAY 28, 2018

HTC has been making inroads into the education system in China with its startup VIVEDU , which centers around both University-level and K-12 education programs using HTC Vive and now HTC Vive Focus, the company’s 6DOF standalone VR headset. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC.

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JULY 4, 2016

The best way to sell people on VR is to show it to them, and HTC is going to be doing just that in China. The post HTC Gets Bullish on Vive’s Future in China, Setting Up 10,000+ ‘Experience Sites’ This Year appeared first on UploadVR.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. Image courtesy HTC.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Today during the Vive Developers Conference in Beijing, HTC revealed the Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. Update (11/14/17): HTC has confirmed to Road to VR that the company is cancelling plans to bring a Daydream-based version of the Vive Focus headset to Western markets, including the US and Europe.

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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. SEE ALSO HTC Partnership Aims to Bring Vive to "hundreds of millions" of Internet Café Users. ” (currently China-only). ” (currently China-only).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

HTC is making yet more moves in China today, announcing a partnership with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to kick off two new initiatives. The first of these is a new China VR Research Institute. We’ve heard about many such groups in the west, though this is the first we’ve heard about in China.

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Slashgear

MAY 5, 2016

The HTC 10 might in the end suffer the same fate as the HTC One (M7). Of course, it's still too early to tell, but in China, the signs are quite damning. Both smartphones have been warmly received and praised by critics and even users but ended up flopping in terms of actual sales.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Chialin Chang, HTC’s President of Smartphone and Connected Devices Business, has made his resignation official, reportedly bringing with it a melding of the company’s smartphone and VR divisions—a move that possibly points to the HTC putting greater focus on VR in the face of the company’s waning smartphone business.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

HTC held joint developer forum at Alibaba’s Cloud computing conference this weekend in China and had a number of big things to say about what their plans are to help grow the VR ecosystem, including becoming a “publisher” for VR content to experience centers as well as launching a beta of their Viveport platform for mobile called, Viveport M.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

HTC could be showing off its standalone VR headset at the company’s November 14th Vive Developer Conference (VDC) in Beijing. To wit, HTC says it will have ‘some important announcements’ to make. image courtesy HTC. Stay focused on the next wave of innovations in VR.”

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

HTC today announced more specifics around Vive Focus, the company’s standalone mobile VR headset for China-based customers. As reported by YiVian , HTC is putting out two versions: Electric Blue for ¥4,299 (~$650) and Almond White for ¥3,999 ($600). Both 6 DoF headsets will arrive with a 3 DoF Bluetooth controller.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC Vive’s Regional President in China, revealed on Twitter the first Vive VR Cafe opened in Shenzhen last Friday. Previously, we reported on HTC ‘s huge initiative that would have them powering potentially thousands of VR arcades. The [arcade] model is showing great promise in terms of penetration.”.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In a significant breakthrough for room-scale VR, HTC has introduced a tether-less VR upgrade kit for the Vive system at Alibaba’s “11/11” global shopping festival. The HTC Vive is a PC-powered system, which means there is a long cord running from the headset to your PC system. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, HTC. “We

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As we reported from Vive’s Beijing event late Monday, HTC unveiled a standalone VR headset that requires no PC or base stations. In May, we reported that Google had partnered with HTC to build a new standalone VR headset that we could all expect soon. Confirmed, no Daydream standalone from HTC, but we remain great partners.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some months ago, HTC announced “Viveport Streaming” , a solution to wirelessly stream PC VR games to Vive Wave standalone headsets. For sure HTC is doing that also to increment the content available for the Vive Focus Plus , that in China is sold as a consumer headset (while it is an enterprise one in the West).

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JUNE 25, 2018

HTC is donating over 110 HTC Vive systems to California and Nevada libraries through its new Vive Libraries Program, an effort to seed local communities with premium VR. ” In California alone, HTC has donated 100 Vive headsets to public libraries. Super Puzzle Galaxy. Take Flight! The Night Cafe: A VR Tribute to Van Gogh.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

PlayStation VR is a promising new contender on the scene, but all eyes are still on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift when it comes to VR rivalries. One HTC figurehead doesn’t think we should be looking at it that way, however.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Alvin Wang Graylin is the China President of Vive at HTC, and I had a chance to talk with him at CES this year about what’s happening in China. The VR market in China is growing, and there is a lot more optimism for technological adoption and enthusiasm for having VR arcade experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2018

During my Chinese adventure, in the period that I was leaving Shanghai to go to Chengdu to watch pandas, I had the opportunity to interview via WeChat Qiyong Chen, one of the people leading the Virtual Reality R&D experiments at HTC. Who are you and what do you do in HTC? I’m Qiyong Chen, leader of HTC China Immersive Lab.

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