The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

All the American companies that are going to source components and/or have manufacturing facilities in Asia will see the BOM (basically, the cost of the components) increase , and most probably have to recoup these additional expenses by raising the final price to the customer.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Header image by HTC Vive).

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2023

ThinkReality VRX HTC presented their modular HTC Vive XR Elite ($1,099) for which they had won a “Best Headworn Device” award. Whether it was enterprise and training applications or entertainment like a laser-tag-inspired Laser Limbo, the focus on augmented reality was prevalent.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The virtual and augmented reality industry is just starting to take off. According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 HTC Vive most talked about headset on social media.

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XROM

JULY 26, 2023

Singapore VR/AR conference announces speakers from Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, 3M, IMDA, HTC, among others. SINGAPORE, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Augmented World Expo Asia just released the agenda for the AWE Asia 2023 conference, hosted in Singapore from August 30-31. AWE Asia is part of the AWE network.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 27, 2017

HTC’s Vive X accelerator program is welcoming more than 30 new VR and AR startups to the fold with investments in North America and Asia. ” HTC Vive’s investment group also said it planned to open an accelerator in Israel, joining locations in San Francisco, Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Extended reality education firm EON Reality Inc announced on Sunday its partnership with Axelrod Holdings to launch its EON Metaverse Builder platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Asia-Pacific.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

So even if we managed to entice a big vendor to come and sell their hardware here, we would still need to send our hardware back to US/EU/ASIA to get it fixed and/or checked out. And this is a very important point because I’ve always said to vendors like HTC, Snap, or Meta, we need hardware AND hardware technicians.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info Investments in African gaming companies are on the rise We all always think about Europe, East Asia, and North America when thinking about XR, but actually, the world is much wider than that. I guess the purpose is to reassure its existing customers, to prevent them all from going to Magic Leap 2. Don’t miss them!

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Over the years i have seen a few lists of Top 50 XR Influencers, but the curators of those list always overlooked China/India/Asia's XR Industry. Ambarish Mitra is the CEO and co-Founder of #Blippar one of the first billion dollar “Augmented Reality” Startup from India, being a pioneer, early mover brings its own pro’s & lots of Con’s.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

To me, numbers about Asia seem a bit bigger than the other ones… just a little… (Image by SuperData Research). In 2025, China wants to be the worldwide leader of Virtual Reality. HTC Vive Focus and Lenovo Mirage Solo are two standalone headsets produced by Chinese companies. The second key year is 2025.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Although not meant to be an exhaustive list, here are the top 10 recent investments and funding events in the virtual reality and augmented reality space as we approach the close of Q3. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO. in seed funding from the likes of The Venture Reality Fund (yes, they’re in on this one too!),

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. FOV: >110° (adapted to HTC Vive). Now, we have a good reputation in Asia , and since we provice a cutting-edge technology, we also collaborate with several famous western labs.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Reports have revealed that Apple could potentially ramp up work on a pair of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses that could support the release of the company’s Vision Pro headset. This comes amid growing rivalry with Meta Platforms, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and others.

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VRWorld

JUNE 3, 2016

Back in October 2015, we had a conversation with an senior industry executive close to HTC. ” According to our source, HTC was used as a logistics and legal vehicle to jump-start the new company, which will go much further than a simple headset designer and manufacturer. HTC Vive – Virtual Reality Headset.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

This addresses common issues like occlusion and space requirements of systems such as HTC Vive,” Chng told TechCrunch. “AXIS will be fully untethered and wireless, requiring no external base stations or setups. Everything is on the body, with proprietary inside-out tracking capability.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When I interviewed Kevin Williams , an expert in the LBVR market, he said that there are also some experiments with location-based augmented reality and he mentioned a Japanese arcade AR game called HADO. Go on reading, I bet you will enjoy this journey into the present and the future of location-based augmented reality entertainment.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. I’m going to jump right into it.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. I’m going to jump right into it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Digi-Capital reported that venture capitalists invested $500 million in augmented reality and VR during the third quarter, with 65 percent of that money coming from mainstream traditional VCs. Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. It focuses on media, AR/VR, and A.I.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They’ve built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. Hrish: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They’ve built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. Hrish: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive. So you can select one of them.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers – Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel — and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive. So you can select one of them.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And Torch is an AR authoring tool that lets you create augmented reality experiences. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And Torch is an AR authoring tool that lets you create augmented reality experiences. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They've built an AR real estate marketplace, ad marketplace on the blockchain, which also acts as a social AR app, allowing users to personalize their real world by adding anything, anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share those experiences with their followers. Hrish: Sure. Hrish: Oh really?

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 17, 2020

And we actually tried to tackle this problem with the help of major headset manufacturers - Oculus, HTC, Leap Motion, Intel -- and they supported us to create VR/AR labs around the world. And in addition to that, we have VR/AR managers from all the Accenture, BNP Paribas, KLM, Bosch, HTC Vive. So all these people are coming together.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. And Torch is an AR authoring tool that lets you create augmented reality experiences. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. A lot of local companies, a lot of really interesting startups.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. A lot of local companies, a lot of really interesting startups.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. A lot of local companies, a lot of really interesting startups.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You know that in Asia (Japan, China, etc…) the gaming arcade rooms are still pretty popular, while in the West they have mostly died. There are various public places where you can enjoy Virtual Reality and this market seems to be doing pretty ok still now. But there are still sectors where things are going well.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). How has VR performed in 2018?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

Exactly six years later a premium location in downtown Seattle has just become Sandbox VR’s 40th location worldwide—they are present across the US, Europe and Asia—and they are the fastest growing company in the sector. But it very nearly didn’t happen. Covid-19 threatened to strangle the fledgling LBVR industry at birth.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. This is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” HTC China President Alvin Graylin said in accepting the award.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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