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A lot has changed at HTC in the decade since a small team broke off to form its mixed reality division. In fact, it’s a fundamentally different business in several meaningful ways. For one thing, you can’t call HTC a phone company any longer. Contrary to popular perception, the Taiwanese corporation does still produce handsets — primarily mid-range devices for the Asia market. These days, the mixed reality business comprises the “vast majority” of HTC’s global business, says Dan O’Brien. We sat down with the Vive…

Apple's Vision Pro has the potential to revolutionize home entertainment and work technology by redefining how people watch television and use computers. Positioned as a potential successor to both traditional TV and the Mac, this headset signifies Apple's ambition to reshape the way users experience visual content and interact with computing devices. The USD 3,500 headset, which blends three-dimensional digital content with a view of the outside world, landed in the company’s physical U.S. stores on Friday. It…

Apple's Vision Pro could upend how people watch television at home and how they use computers at work, potentially positioning the headset to be a successor to both traditional television and the Mac.The $3,500 headset, which blends three-dimensional digital content with a view of the outside world, landed in the company's physical U.S. stores on Friday. It enters a market crowded with lower-cost rivals from Meta Platforms, HTC and others that have mostly been confined to the video game market and failed to find a mass…

HTC The worlds of both augmented and virtual realities have reached us, and if you’re looking for some virtual reality deals, one of the biggest price drops you’ll find is on the HTC Vive Pro Focus Plus. This is a headset designed for use in the business world, and while it would regularly cost $629, it’s marked down to just $200 at Woot! today. This makes for a savings of $429, and because Woot! is an Amazon-owned company, Amazon Prime members will get free shipping with a purchase. Why you should buy the HTC Vive…

HTC is going to space. The company announced today that on a planned November 7th NASA resupply launch, a tweaked, microgravity-friendly version of its Vive Focus 3 VR headset will be sent to the International Space Station. Once it’s there, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen will test the Focus 3’s viability for helping alleviate the mental stress that NASA says comes from the “lack of privacy, high and variable workloads, and separation from loved ones” inherent to work in space.HTC partnered with a virtual reality…

The HTC U23, unveiled last week, is now available for purchase in Taiwan through HTC's official Taiwanese website. It comes in two colors and a single 8GB/128GB memory configuration priced at TWD14,990 ($480/€435/INR39,160). The HTC U23 is built around a 6.7" FullHD+ 120Hz OLED screen with a centered punch hole for the 32MP selfie camera. And around the back, it sports a triple camera system comprising 64MP primary, 8MP ultrawide, and 2MP depth units. The HTC U23 is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, runs…

Kim Jong Un's smartphone revealed: Apple iPhone or Android smartphone? Find out here!North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, known for his eccentricity and ruthlessness, has sparked curiosity about his everyday life and the gadgets he uses. People are particularly interested in knowing which mobile phone company Kim Jong Un prefers. The secret was recently revealed through a photo released by the North Korean government, showing Kim Jong Un using either a Samsung Z Flip or Huawei Pocket S phone.During the launch of the…

When I got a chance to try out Apple’s Vision Pro headset several weeks ago, there was one big difference between what I wore and the display models shown off by Apple.The official photos and videos showed a sleek over-the-eyes wearable that strapped around the back of the wearer’s head with a wide, comfortable-looking band, like a set of ultra-premium ski goggles.The version of the Vision Pro I had a chance to wear added something to the physical package, a second headtrap that went over the top of my skull. It was there…

After debuting in Japan, earlier this year, Sony is finally ready to bring Mocopi—the company’s smartphone-based wearable motion-tracking system—to the US, and while it arrives with a slight price bump, it’s still a far more affordable alternative to building an entire mocap studioor surrounding a room in sensors.Motion capture, where a real-life performer’s movements are recorded by a computer and then applied to a virtual character, is now a critical tool for video game development and the visual effects industry as it…

HTC may be past its heyday, but the company still releases new smartphone models occasionally. The most recent one is the HTC U23 Pro with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, 108MP main camera and 6.7” 120Hz OLED display. If you’re curious about how easy this phone is to disassemble in case you need to swap out a component, this PBKreview video answers just this question. The phone’s plastic back comes off easily enough and from then on it’s plain Phillips head screws. The good news is that most things are kept on separate…