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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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Tuesday 18 October 2016
HTC to ship 1.5 million HTC Vive VR devices in 2017, says paper
HTC is expected to ramp up shipments of its HTC Vive VR devices to 1.5 million units in 2017 compared to 400,000 units expected for 2016, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 6 October 2016
VR players pushing into China market
As demand for VR-related experiences continues to grow and the China government has been aggressively pushing establishment of VR industry alliances, players including High Tech Computer...
Thursday 6 October 2016
VR, AR, AI developments to have greater scalability, says Google Taiwan head
In addition to applications related to virtual reality (AR), augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT), the development of artificial intelligence will have a greater scalability...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
China MIIT forms alliance to promote VR industry
Under the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a total of 180 businesses, research institutes and academic organizations have jointly established...
Monday 3 October 2016
HTC Viveport app store going online in over 30 countries
Viveport, HTC's app store for its Vive virtual reality headset, which opened in China in April, is now launching publicly in more 30 countries, according to HTC.
Friday 23 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Shipments of VR video-enabled smartphones, bundled VR devices to soar in 4Q16
The penetration rate of VR-enabled smartphones and tablets, as well as shipments of VR devices bundled with gaming consoles or PCs will continue to soar in the fourth quarter of 2016,...
Thursday 22 September 2016
Oculus reportedly in talks with MSI for VR cooperation
Oculus reportedly is also interested in virtual reality (VR) backpack PC products developed by Micro-Star International (MSI), and the two companies are currently in talks for cooperation,...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Acer to release VR backpack for 2017, targeting B2B market
Acer is planning to launch a virtual reality (VR) backpack for 2017, but instead of the consumer sector, the product will mainly focus on the business to business (B2B) market. The...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
MSI partners with HTC to release VR One backpack PC
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched the VR One, a virtual reality (VR) backpack PC, in partnership with HTC's Vive team, featuring high-end specifications, specially designed...
Thursday 8 September 2016
Commentary: Business outlook for HMD VR devices still unclear
With HTC, Samsung Electronics, Oculus and Google keenly developing hardware devices and related software solutions, the virtual reality (VR) industry looks promising. But not all...
Thursday 8 September 2016
Chaintech to push VR applications with China channel retailer Pason
Taiwan-based motherboard/graphics card player Chaintech recently signed letter of intent with China-based IT channel retailer Pason to provide product planning assistance and capacity...
Thursday 1 September 2016
Acer begins shipping StarVR devices
Acer has begun small volume shipments of its first head-mounted display (HMD) VR device, the StarVR, and will ramp up shipments in 2017, according to company CEO Jason Chen. Acer...
Thursday 1 September 2016
IFA 2016: Acer unveils VR devices and new notebooks
Acer has unveiled a number of new products, including ultrathin notebooks, Chromebooks, VR devices, 2-in-1 models, tablets and smartphones, at a product presentation prior to the...
Thursday 1 September 2016
HTC invests in medicare VR software developer Surgical Theater
HTC has invested a total of US$11 million in medicare VR software developer Surgical Theater, accounting for a 21.09% stake in the software company, according to the company.
Tuesday 30 August 2016
HTC speeding up development of Viveport app store
HTC has said that it will continue to strengthen the development of its virtual reality app store, Viveport, as a means to foster the HTC Vive ecosystem and to ramp up sales of the...