Richard Lai

With thirteen years of experience in technology journalism, Richard continues to devote his energy to reporting the latest tech news, delivering in-depth reviews and providing insight into the Chinese consumer electronics market. Highlights include Engadget's Meizu factory tour feature, reports on Xiaomi and OnePlus since the launch of their first smartphones, gadget market video tours, as well as interviews with high-level execs from other companies such as ASUS, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei, Razer, Dyson, Vertu and more. Richard also covers wearables, VR products and robotics, with brands including DJI, HTC, Insta360, LG, Qualcomm, Intel, Fitbit and UBTECH. Richard regularly attends CES, MWC, Computex, Tokyo Game Show, RISE, TechCrunch events and other tech conferences. Richard is also a judge for GSMA's Global Mobile Awards and Asia Mobile Awards, James Dyson Award and Computex d&i Awards, and he recently became an assessor for Hong Kong’s ICT Awards. He was previously a judge for the CEATEC Innovation Awards and Technode’s Asia Hardware Battle.