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DoubleMe to Make City-Scale Digital Twin of Buyeo, South Korea

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Their next initiative, creating “the world’s first hologram city,” combines elements of both of these technologies to map a digital version of Buyeo, South Korea. The company has partnered with a number of tech firms throughout Europe, including Deutsche Telekom, and is expecting to create more city-scale digital twins next year.

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Pico 4 Ships October 18 To Europe, Japan & South Korea For €429

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Pico 4 ships October 18 in Europe, Japan, and South Korea – starting at €429. Pico told us it won’t launch to consumers outside China, but will be available to businesses in Europe as Pico 4 Enterprise. Pico is no newcomer to VR – it revealed its first headset in 2016.

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Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China

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As for the West, Beat Games has already penned a deal with Springboard VR to bring Beat Saber to VR arcades across North America and Europe. The post Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China appeared first on Road to VR.

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Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware

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The company’s long-awaited entrance into the US market has still yet to come though, as Pico has only released its consumer-focused headsets in Europe and East Asia (China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore).

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Tencent Reportedly in Talks with Meta to Bring Quest 2 to China

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At the time of this writing, Meta officially supports the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and most countries in Europe. ByteDance allegedly won a fierce bidding war against Tencent in early 2021 to acquire Pico, which then went on to release Pico 4 to consumers in Europe and Asia.

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Has LG Shut Down its Meta Partnership?

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Recently, reports from South Korea have cast doubt on the current technology partnership between Meta and LG Electronics. Following a fruitful start, the publication Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the alliance is slowing down, putting the development of Meta and LG’s new competitive XR headset on hold.

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Apple Vision Pro Is Coming To China This Year

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Late last month prominent supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple will launch Vision Pro in more countries before June. Meta Reportedly Cancels Plan To Bring Quest 3 Lite To China Meta has reportedly suspended its plan to bring a ‘Quest 3 Lite’ to China via a partnership with Tencent.

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