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Virtual reality on the rise
Virtual reality has become the latest topic of the PC industry with players such as Samsung, HTC, Google and Sony, all aggressively pushing into.
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Friday 14 February 2020
Pumpkin Studio develops VR theme park games
Taiwan-based Pumpkin Studio develops VR theme park games and provides planning and interior design services for setting up location-based arcade machines for such games, according...
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Taiwan ICT players set to gain from new AR/VR, AIoT applications
The just-concluded CES 2020 has witnessed diverse new tech innovations and applications, such as wearable devices focusing more on diverse health monitoring, AR/VR gears incorporating...
Monday 20 January 2020
Future-Action designs interactive marketing for bank
Future-Action Interactive Art has designed digital games for CTBC Bank to market its financial management services via immersive education of game players, according to company founder...
Monday 13 January 2020
AR/VR market to take off in 2021 on 5G commercialization
The AR/VR market is expected to take off in 2021 thanks to 5G commercialization, maturing 8K technology, the availability of AR/VR cloud platforms and game streaming services at telecom...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Panasonic announces VR eyeglasses using micro OLED
Panasonic is showcasing high dynamic range (HDR) capable ultra high definition (UHD) virtual reality (VR) eyeglasses featuring micro OLED at CES 2020.
Wednesday 8 January 2020
SK Hynix unveils PCIe NVMe SSDs
At the ongoing CES, SK Hynix has unveiled its PCIe NVMe consumer SSD series. The drives are built with SK Hynix' 128-layer 4D NAND flash, just six months after the company announced...
Friday 20 December 2019
Etron to tap Japan AR glasses supply chain with 3D sensor solutions
Etron Technology and its affiliate eYs 3D Microelectronics are likely to tap into Japan's AR glass industry supply chain in 2020 with diverse smart 3D sensing solutions, according...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
HTC mulls cutting more jobs
HTC has confirmed that it will trim its workforce as it looks to ensure that the development of its core businesses will be able to secure sufficient resources for further advancem...
Monday 9 December 2019
HTC cuts VR headset prices, launches streaming service
HTC has reduced prices of its VR headsets and also released a Beta version of Viveport wireless cross-platform streaming services aiming to boost sales during the year-end shopping...
Monday 9 December 2019
Smart glasses may replace smartphones, says Jorjin chairman
Smart glasses enabled by AR/MR technologies may gradually replace smartphones, with such a trend beginning to emerge in 2023 according to Tom Liang, chairman for both Taiwan-based...
Friday 6 December 2019
Smart AR glasses shipments to rise significantly in 2023, says Digitimes Research
As 5G penetration rate is expected to reach 50% in 2023, smart augmented reality (AR) glasses will begin entering the consumer market, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 4 December 2019
China telecom carriers and smartphone vendors gear up for 5G
With the arrival of 5G commercialization, China-based telecom carriers and smartphone vendors are expanding their services and releasing new products in pursuit of new business opp...
Monday 2 December 2019
MAI uses VR to develop solutions for surgical simulation and medical education
Medical Augmented Intelligence (MAI) has applied VR technology to developing solutions based on restructuring medical images for use in simulating surgical operation and medical education...
Monday 2 December 2019
Worldwide spending on AR/VR to reach US$18.8 billion in 2020, says IDC
Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to be US$18.8 billion in 2020, an increase of 78.5% over the US$10.5 billion expected to bespent in...
Thursday 24 October 2019
HTC moves to promote blockchain smartphones, VR business
HTC has been keen to make efforts to advance both of its handset and VR businesses after Yves Maitre took the reins as CEO at the Taiwan-based smartphone vendor in mid-September.