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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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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

VRTUOLUO is one of the leading VR publications in China : let’s say it’s a bit like the Chinese version of Upload VR. The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them. In it, you can read some insights on China, VR, and the work by VRTUOLUO.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A newly posted Geekbench score may point to what HTC has up their sleeves next for Vive Focus, the company’s class of standalone VR headsets. As first spotted by TechGenyz , a variant of HTC Vive Focus using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset appeared on Geekbench yesterday, which is reportedly based on Android 10.

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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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OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. Since HTC has always made announcements during the CES, I think it will be announced in January.

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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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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

You will be able to finally buy it in Europe and North America for $599, from the dedicated page on the HTC website. HTC Vive Focus Specs. The Vive Focus is HTC’s standalone headset , the one that the Taiwanese/Chinese company wants to use to start making virtual reality widespread.

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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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MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

HTC today announced a 6DOF controller tracking add-on for Vive Focus which brings 6DOF controller tracking to the device. Vive Focus, HTC’s standalone VR headset, had a full blown launch in China at the beginning of 2018, and was released as a development kit in the West in May. Image courtesy HTC.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

In these days, I got a quite interesting rumor: Xiaomi may have abandoned its plans for the Mi VR standalone headset , the Chinese counterpart of the Oculus Go. If you remember well, the Oculus Go is a joint product between Oculus and Xiaomi. What does this mean for the Oculus Go? The operation regarded a dozen employees.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Oculus may be be closing out 2016 with a bang with the launch of its Touch controllers, but HTC is going to kick off 2017 with something special: a peripheral that makes its Vive headset wireless. A preview version of the kit was shown off today at Alibaba’s “11/11” global shopping festival in Shenzhen, China.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

HTC plans to offer a wireless upgrade accessory for the Vive created by TPCAST. Launching in early 2017 with pre-orders starting Friday, HTC claims the device will eliminate the direct connection to the PC without any noticeable difference in latency or gameplay. The battery on the back can last around 1.5 According to Alvin W.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos (Image by HTC). The Vive Cosmos is the latest PC VR headset announced by HTC at CES 2019. HTC has been able to create some hype towards th is device, that has appeared intriguing since the beginning. HTC has not revealed any additional details about the phone connectivity of the headset. USB-C port.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

GDC has historically been a key event for both Facebook/Oculus and Sony, with major announcements and previews of what would come from each company’s VR ventures throughout the rest of the year. While COVID-19 has spread to 27 other countries to date, 99% of cases have been confined to China.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. Top news of the week.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Back at CES, Oculus announced that Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi would exclusively bring its own branded version of the standalone Oculus Go headset to China. The Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone headset is identical hardware to the forthcoming Oculus Go, the $200 standalone headset that Oculus announced late last year.

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MARCH 13, 2017

Today we hear from Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC’s China President of Vive. Graylin is the China President of Vive at HTC leading all aspects of the Vive/VR business in the region. He has had over 22 years of business management experience in the tech industry, including 15 years operating in Greater China.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. Oculus Quest and controllers inside a stand (Image by Ars Technica).

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

A new commercial-focused hardware bundle including Rift headset, Touch controllers, three Sensors, and three facial interfaces was revealed at Oculus Connect 4 this week. HTC introduced a $1,200 Vive ‘Business Edition’ in June 2016 , dominating the enterprise sector for well over a year.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC will halt trading of its stock as of September 21st, pending an unknown announcement from the company, reports Bloomberg. Following several years of financial difficulty, the future of HTC seems less clear than it’s ever been. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Gets Major Price Cut, Now $600.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we

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JULY 2, 2018

HTC is reportedly laying off 1,500 employees in its Taiwan manufacturing division, something Bloomberg’s Taipei bureau chief Samson Ellis reports to be around 22% of HTC employees. HTC has been in financial difficulty for the past few years, with stock prices falling since their all-time high in 2011. controllers.

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JULY 14, 2017

Since the bombshell price drop earlier this week by Facebook’s Oculus, a number of theories have emerged regarding the Rift’s temporary $400 price tag. Is Oculus preparing a second generation and hoping to clear stock?

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some months ago, HTC announced “Viveport Streaming” , a solution to wirelessly stream PC VR games to Vive Wave standalone headsets. The idea is conceptually similar to the one of the Oculus Link , that is letting the owner of a standalone headset enjoy its library of PC VR game, with the difference that it operates via Wi-Fi.

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JUNE 30, 2018

Last October Oculus announced its ‘ Oculus Rift for Business ‘ bundle, offering for the first time a package which included a warranty and license officially sanctioned for commercial use. That policy has made HTC the de facto choice of headset for high-end out-of-home VR deployments in the area.

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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 ! The Venture Reality Fund and of course HTC. China is committed to development & application of #VR in various fields.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year HTC teased the VR world ahead of CES 2018 about what would become the announcement of the Vive Pro. Road to VR will be boots on the ground once again to bring you the most important developments, including whatever HTC has up their sleeve. Vive Pro, Vive Focus, and Vive Business Edition | Image courtesy HTC.

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APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. Oculus Go – Value Oriented. Image courtesy Oculus. At $200, the Oculus Go is set to be the most affordable device of the three by a significant margin.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

HTC today announced that it’s released support for 5Ghz WiFi streaming for Vive Focus Plus, as well as all 6DOF standalone headsets supporting the Vive Wave platform. Much like Oculus Quest’s Link functionality , Vive Focus Plus can now play PC VR titles through Viveport, albeit without the need of a cable.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

HTC today announced its planning to release a new version of Vive Focus targeted at enterprise users, this time including integrated hardware support for two ultrasonically-tracked 6DOF controllers. The company’s original Vive Focus first launched to consumers in China early last year with a single 3DOF controller (rotation only).

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MAY 12, 2021

What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the first one, you can read what are the features that people that HTC interviewed were asking for a VR headset : HTC has used these data to design its new headset and accompanying software ecosystem so that to fulfill these requests.

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