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Friday 22 April 2016
Acer has no plans to make VR devices, says CEO
Commenting on Acer's new Predator series products' support for virtual reality (VR) devices, Acer CEO Jason Chen has pointed out that the company's latest gaming products will be...
Friday 22 April 2016
HTC ties up with Dassault Systemes to develop business VR solutions
HTC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with 3D software solution provider Dassault Systemes, and together the two firms will aim to develop business-use virtual reality...
Thursday 21 April 2016
China white-box players eye VR, robot business opportunities
With virtual reality (VR) becoming a hot topic in the IT industry, China-based white-box players have been aggressively releasing inexpensive head-worn VR devices and home-care robots,...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Shipments of Oculus Rift CV1 delayed on shortage of lenses
Shipments of Oculus' first virtual reality (VR) device, the Rift CV1, will be delayed to August due to a shortage of parts. While Oculus is reluctant to reveal which components are...
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Over 100 China makers rushing into VR device market
More than 100 companies in China have stepped into the development of virtual reality (VR) devices, focusing on entry-level products initially, according to trade sources.
Thursday 14 April 2016
Mobile products, IoT, VR and robots spotlighted at Hong Kong Electronics Fair
Hong Kong Electronics Fair Spring Edition is being hosted from April 13-16 and products such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, peripherals, IoT applications, robots and virtual...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
HTC partners with Microsoft and GameStop to establish experience centers
HTC has been seeking partnerships for its Vive virtual reality device and in addition to cooperation with car vendors Audi and BMW, HTC has also partnered with Microsoft and GameStop...
Wednesday 6 April 2016
HTC teams up with London-based Harrods to promote HTC Vive
HTC has announced that it will team up with Harrods to establish an HTC Vive experience zone at its flagship department store in London, offering customers the ability to get hands-on...
Thursday 31 March 2016
Winbond, C-Media enter Oculus supply chain, says report
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics and C-Media Electronics have both entered the supply chain of virtual reality device vendor Oculus, according to a report from Taiwan's Central...
Tuesday 29 March 2016
China VR industry to face strong competition from worldwide first-tier players, says report
With China's virtual reality (VR) market heating up, China-based VR start-ups have begun to push what they calim to be their unique VR technologies. China-based first-tier Internet...
Thursday 24 March 2016
AMD, Nvidia gearing up for virtual reality business opportunity
With virtual reality (VR) becoming one of the latest trends, GPU suppliers Nvidia and AMD have also started preparing related technologies and GPUs to satisfy upcoming demand from...
Friday 18 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Smartphone vendors adding VR or modularized parts into flagship models
Observing smartphone brand vendors' exhibitions at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Digitimes Research found that the smartphone market is moving toward a new development direction...
Monday 14 March 2016
HTC showcasing more VR contents at GDC 2016
HTC will team up with Valve to showcase VR (virtual reality) applications at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2016 to be held in San Francisco from May 14-18, according to HTC.
Friday 11 March 2016
HTC new flagship smartphone to support Vive, says report
HTC's new flagship model for 2016, likely to be named HTC One 10, will support its forthcoming VR (virtual reality) device, the Vive, according to a Taipei-based Central News...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Microsoft producing HoloLens in-house, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft is currently producing its augmented reality (AR) device, HoloLens, at its own factory in the US instead of having Pegatron Technology, its main manufacturing partner in...