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PICO 4 Pro VR Headset Available for Preorder, Starting from $553

On April 12, PICO, a VR device company under ByteDance, announced that its latest PICO 4 Pro VR all-in-one headset has started pre-sale in the Chinese market.

PICO’s Sales Fall Short of ByteDance’s Expectations as Challenges Mount

As a strong competitor of Meta's Quest 2 device, a range of new PICO 4 products released this year have earned extensive attention. Now the company is suffering from internal and external challenges.

ByteDance Unveils PICO 4 Pro, Priced at $530

On September 27, PICO, a VR device brand owned by ByteDance, held a new product launch conference in Qingdao, Shandong Province, to announce the launch date and price of its PICO 4 Pro.

PICO 4 All-in-One New Product Unveiled, Starting From €429

On September 22, PICO, a VR brand owned by ByteDance, held a new product launch event, and officially released the new PICO 4 series of products to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

How Do ByteDance’s PICO and Meta’s Quest Stack Up?

PICO, a VR device brand owned by ByteDance, has announced that it will hold a new product overseas launch event at 14:00 GMT+2 on September 22, five days ahead of the scheduled product launch in China.

ByteDance’s VR Brand PICO to Release New Products

PICO, a VR brand acquired by ByteDance last year, announced on September 19 that it will hold a global new product launch event on September 22, as well as another launch event just for China on September 27.

IDC: Chinese AR/VR Field Shipped Over 500,000 Units in H1

Consulting firm IDC China reported on September 2 that in the second quarter of 2022, China shipped 309,000 AR/VR headsets, including 12,000 units of AR devices and 297,000 units of VR devices.

ByteDance’s VR System Developer Pico Obtains VR Eye Tracking Patent

On July 26, Pico, a subsidiary of ByteDance, was granted a patent named "Eye Tracking Method and System Based on Virtual Reality", and its application date was March 30, 2021.

China’s STEPVR Opens Gate to the Metaverse

Founded in 2013, STEPVR took the lead in producing VR devices, and aims to popularize VR equipment much like PCs have become in people’s homes.

ByteDance Raises VR Equipment Sales Target

Beijing-based technology firm and TikTok owner ByteDance has raised its 2022 sales target for virtual reality (VR) products from 1 million units to about 1.8 million units.

VR Headset Maker Pico Confirms Acquisition by ByteDance

Leading Chinese VR hardware manufacturer Pico sent an all-staff letter on Sunday, revealing that the company was to be acquired by Internet giant ByteDance.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: VR in China’s Classrooms

Today in China, VR is concentrated almost exclusively on education. Both on a national and local level, Chinese educators are investing heavily.

Best VR Headsets for 2020

Here we’ve rounded up the best virtual reality headsets for PC or smartphones in 2020, so that you can explore a new era of technology.

HTC to Focus on VR Development Instead of Hardware in Future

CEO of HTC Yves Maitres said that the company plans to gradually transition its innovative focus away from hardware and towards virtual reality (VR) technology.

Huawei Launches Another Virtual Reality Headset

Chinese tech giant Huawei released its new virtual reality (VR) glasses named HUAWEI VR Glass at the launch event on September 26.

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