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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 15 March 2024
Vision Pro unlikely to replace handheld devices like iPhone in the short term
Apple's Vision Pro has been in the market for around a month after its launch in early February. Some believe this device will replace the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in a few years. While...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Apple's Vision Pro sparks competition as Meta and Google vie for dominance in XR market
A recent report has indicated senior executives at Meta Platforms see Apple's Vision Pro entry into the extended reality (XR) device market not as a threat to their Quest series products...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
HTC posts 65% revenue decline for January despite expected Vision Pro boost
Apple's Vision Pro has seen exceptional sales since its launch, and while the new XR (extended reality) device is expected to boost the sales of other XR devices, HTC, which has a...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Apple Vision Pro launch countdown; prospect of XR headset market
Apple's new-generation Vision Pro is slated to hit US shelves on February 2, and initial shipments are closely followed by Apple's suppliers and competitors. Industry insiders hail...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Apple's Vision Pro catalyzes Japanese XR HMD renaissance
Apple's Vision Pro is expected to reenergize competition in the extended reality (XR) head-mounted display (HMD) market.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
AI solutions integration with AR/VR/XR propel innovations at CES 2024
CES 2024 featured groundbreaking advancements in generative AI, AI chips, and AI PC terminals, positioning AI as the defining theme for the year, with expectations for a flourishing...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Competition in XR device processor market to intensify between MediaTek, Qualcomm
MediaTek, with its Taiwanese industry ecosystem, is poised to expand its competition with Qualcomm in the extended reality (XR) device processor market, which includes virtual reality...
Monday 8 January 2024
Beyond the hype: unpacking the realities of 5G uptake
Taiwan's 5G rollout has now surpassed the three-and-a-half-year mark, and while user numbers continue to grow, the pace isn't mirroring the rapid expansion witnessed during the 4G...
Wednesday 27 December 2023
AR device shipment volume in China looking to double in 2024
As the technology gradually matures, China's AR and VR market is witnessing various brands launching new products to compete with each other. The market is anticipated to grow rapidly...
Thursday 9 November 2023
VR products could make up 10% of GSEO's revenue in 2023
Amidst this year's economic headwinds, Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) is on track to surpass last year's performance, says firm President Guo Ying-Li. GSEO Chairperson Jones Chen...
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Novatek expects sales growth in 2024
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects sales across all market applications to register growth in 2024, with shipments resuming their typical business...
Thursday 28 September 2023
Google, Meta and Apple set to win US approval for virtual reality devices
Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are on the verge of winning approval from US regulators to deploy a new set of mobile virtual and augmented reality devices,...
Friday 15 September 2023
With multi-pronged strategy, HTC awaits new bloom
HTC is taking a highly diversified strategy in its operations, strengthening and enriching its VR/AR ecosystem, while at the same time expanding its smartphone lineup to face market...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
AR set to outshine VR in the future?
Apple, Nvidia, and Pixar have recently formed alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), which aims to drive open standards for 3D tools and data. This strategic move has been interpreted as a...
Monday 26 June 2023
Worldwide wearables market forecast to rebound in 2023 with continued growth thereafter, says IDC
After declining for the first time ever in 2022, worldwide shipments of wearable devices are forecast to rebound in 2023, reaching a total of 504.1 million units, according to new...
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Samsung 256GB UFS card
Samsung Electronics has unveiled removable memory cards based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Card Extension Standard for use in high-resolution mobile shooting devices such as DSLRs, 3D VR cameras, action cams and drones. Samsung's UFS cards come in storage capacities of 256, 128, 64 and 32 GB. The new 256GB UFS removable memory card provides more than five times faster sequential read performance compared to that of a typical microSD card, reading sequentially at 530MB/s which is similar to the sequential read speed of the most widely used SATA SSDs. With this UFS card, consumers have the ability to read a 5GB, Full-HD movie in approximately 10 seconds, compared to a typical UHS-1 microSD card, which would take over 50 seconds with 95MB/s of sequential reading speed. Also, at a random read rate of 40,000 IOPS, the 256GB card delivers more than 20 times higher random read performance compared to a typical microSD, which offers approximately 1,800 IOPS. When it comes to writing, the new 256GB UFS card processes 35,000 random IOPS, which is 350 times higher than the 100 IOPs of a typical microSD card, and attains a 170MB/s sequential write speed, almost doubling the top-end microSD card speed. To shoot 24 large/extra fine JPEG photographs (1,120MB-equivalent) continuously with a high-end DSLR camera, the 256GB UFS card takes less than seven seconds, compared to a UHS-1 microSD card which typically takes about 32 seconds, at 35MB/s.