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HTC Vive Pro Secure Offers Security-Focused VR For Government Agencies

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HTC this week announced yet another iteration of its HTC Vive Pro, the HTC Vive Pro Secure, a professional-grade VR headset designed for use in classified environments that require “ authority to operate.” HTC has also removed eye-tracking capabilities. ” Image Credit: HTC. .

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HTC Vive Is Opening Its Own NFT Store

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Image Credit: HTC Vive. Last week, HTC Vive announced that it will be jumping into the NFT market by expanding its VIVERSE to include a unique NFT store designed specifically for arts and culture. Image Credit: HTC Vive. Image Credit: HTC Vive. To know more about HTC and its VR and AR products, click here.

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HTC & Shenzhen Government Team Up for $160 Million Investment Fund

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Between HTC’s Vive X accelerator and the VRVCA investor consortium that it heads, the company is already very active in the VR investment space. But today the company announced a brand new investment fund of some $160 million in a joint venture between HTC and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government.

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Interactive VR Comedy Has You Staging A Fake Moon Landing For The Taiwanese Government

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This includes Serendipity’s Great Hoax: The Moon Landing , a satirical VR comedy that has players faking a moon landing for the Taiwanese government in the hopes of “making the country rich again.” The post Interactive VR Comedy Has You Staging A Fake Moon Landing For The Taiwanese Government appeared first on VRScout.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

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A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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China Wants To Ship 25 Million VR Headsets By 2026

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The ambitious action plan was published by five Chinese government ministries led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and includes augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality technologies. Feature Image Credit: HTC Vive, Alvin Wang. Credit: Bloomberg. That number includes both hardware and software sales.

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U.S. Space Force Turns To VR For Medical Training

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The program will run on the HTC VIVE Focus 3 VR headset. The US government agency will commit an initial $1.7 million USD towards the integration of various space components and medical scenarios based on the Pre-Hospital Space Medicine Care Course (PHSMCC) into the SimX Virtual Reality Medical Simulation System (VRMSS). .”

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