{"id":21310,"date":"2022-06-29T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=21310"},"modified":"2022-06-29T04:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T04:15:00","slug":"htc-launches-metaverse-phone-with-ethereum-polygon-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=21310","title":{"rendered":"HTC launches metaverse phone with Ethereum, Polygon support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>HTC launched metaverse phone \u201cDesire 22 Pro\u201d on Tuesday, which comes with a digital assets wallet and virtual reality (VR) headset pairing feature, as part of the Taiwanese firm\u2019s Web3 expansion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See related article:<\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/headlines\/solana-mobile-launches-saga-web3-phone\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Solana bets on mobile, launches US$1,000 \u2018Saga\u2019 Web3 phone<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fast facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>HTC preloaded its 6.6-inch phone with applications from its metaverse arm Viverse, offering users what it calls a rich <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/state-of-the-nft-market\/metaverse-set-to-boost-nfts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">metaverse experience without a VR headset<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>With Viverse apps and Vive wallets built into the phone, users can create virtual avatars and manage crypto assets, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies on Ethereum and Polygon, the company said in a press release.<\/li>\n<li>The 8GB RAM and 128 GB storage device is priced at NT$11,990 (US$403) in Taiwan and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.htc.com\/uk\/smartphones\/htc-desire-22-pro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a3399 (US$487) in the U.K.<\/a>, and will be available for purchase in Taiwan, Japan and Europe, according to the company.<\/li>\n<li>HTC has not disclosed availability of its metaverse phone in other regions, but a spokesperson told <em>Forkast<\/em> the company is evaluating distribution.<\/li>\n<li>The consumer electronics firm shifted its focus to VR gear production, with its last phone release dating back to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.htc.com\/tw\/newsroom\/2021-01-13\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">January 2021<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In 2017, Google<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/01\/29\/google-htc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> bought a US$1.1 billion slice of HTC\u2019s smartphone hardware business<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>HTC is among the early phone makers to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/blockchain-and-telecom-htcs-blockchain-phone-isnt-what-you-think\/\" rel=\"noopener\">experiment with blockchain<\/a> technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>See related article:<\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/smartphone-giant-huawei-blockchain\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Smartphone giant Huawei doubles down on blockchain technology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/headlines\/htc-metaverse-phone-ethereum-polygon-support\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HTC launched metaverse phone \u201cDesire 22 Pro\u201d on Tuesday, which comes with a digital assets wallet and virtual reality (VR) headset pairing feature, as part of the Taiwanese firm\u2019s Web3 expansion. 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