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Richard Lai

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Richard is the former Editor-in-Chief at Engadget Chinese and former senior reporter at Engadget. During his 14-year tenure, Richard covered the rise of Asian tech brands including Oppo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, DJI, Insta360 and more. Richard's proudest scoops include his first access to the infamous "Nintendo PlayStation" prototype -- one that eventually turned into Sony's PlayStation -- as well as exclusive hands-on with the Puma Fi self-lacing sneakers, and unearthing a prototype of Sony's Xperia Play aka "PlayStation Phone" in Shenzhen.

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