News & Reviews:   virtual

Google just announced that their Try On feature, which allows you to virtually try on clothes, is now available in Malaysia. Previously available in just the US, it is rolling out to Google Shopping, Search and Google Images. While measurements are not exact, it does let you see how you might look with that clothing you’ve been eyeing.

Samsung has officially unveiled the brand new Exynos 2100 chipset during their live virtual event which took place earlier today. The chipset is one of the first from Samsung to be manufactured using the 5nm extreme ultra-violet process node, which not only makes it much more power-efficient, but it also comes with improved performance.

From 10 October until 22 November 2020, LEVEL UP KL 2020 will be hosting a virtual event which you can find out how to take part on their official website. The event is split into several activities including the Southeast Asia (SEA) Game Jam Online, where 100 game developers will take part in a 36-hour hackathon in order to stand a chance to win up to RM6000 in cash prizes.

The city of Wuhan in China hosted a virtual marathon instead of the usual annual marathon, which took place on 12 April 2020. There were more than 70000 users who joined the marathon with around 41000 finishing the race which was tracked via the Keep fitness app.

Huawei recently announced that they will be hosting the Consumer Business Product and Strategy Virtual Launch in Barcelona, Spain at exactly 9PM on 24 February 2020. The virtual launch will highlight Huawei’s various technologies and innovations they’ve been working on, which you can watch live on their Facebook page or their Youtube channel.

HTC has announced that the HTC Vive Consumer Edition and Vive Pro Starter Kit is officially available for purchase for the price of RM2999 and RM6099 respectively. The virtual reality headsets will be officially distributed by ECS ASTAR Sdn Bhd across various partners and e-commerce websites in Malaysia.