
VR/AR applications are becoming popular in the IT market.
HTC cooperates with university to train VR talent
Friday 20 November 2020HTC has signed an MoU with National Dong Hwa University in eastern Taiwan for setting up a VR talent cultivation center.
Vive Focus adopted by Penumbra for medical use
Wednesday 16 September 2020HTC-developed Vive Focus business-use VR technology has been adopted by US-based Penumbra for developing its REAL System, a portable rehabilitation tool based on immersive VR, according...
New Apple Watch, iPad models launched
Wednesday 16 September 2020Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE, two new iPad models. The Apple Watch Series 6 expands the health capabilities of previous Apple Watch models with a...
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 to feature virtual platform
Tuesday 15 September 2020Advanced, smart and green manufacturing will take center stage on-site and online during SEMICON Taiwan 2020 that takes place during September 23-25.
HTC teams up with FET for 5G, VR developments
Wednesday 9 September 2020HTC has signed a MOU with Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) to jointly develop related 5G and VR hardware devices, applications and services.
Communication-enabled AR glasses may be available in 1-2 years, says Pegatron CTO
Friday 4 September 2020Wearable devices such as AR glasses integrated with communication functionality currently available on smartphones are likely to become a growth driver for communication hardware...
Brogent creates 5G cloud-based VR gaming system
Friday 28 August 2020Brogent Technologies has created a 5G cloud computing-based dynamic simulation VR gaming system and set up such a gaming facility at Kaohsiung Software Technology Park in southern...
VR-enabled social interactions: Q&A with XRSpace president Sting Tao
Thursday 30 July 2020There are many social networking platforms, but they have been unable to fill the very gap left wide open by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has been barring people from face-to-face...
Taiwan cloud computing server suppliers to see strong orders in 2021
Thursday 16 July 2020Taiwan-based cloud computing server suppliers Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), Wiwynn and Mitac Computing Technology have all seen their orders stay strong in the second half of 2020...
5G to enhance gaming experience, says Winking chairman
Tuesday 7 July 2020The high-speed transmission of 5G will allow games to be played like streaming media and players will no longer need to wait for the contents to be fully downloaded, according to...
Foxlink building non-China production sites
Monday 22 June 2020Connector maker Foxlink has begun constructing new production sites in Myanmar and India in response to escalating trade tensions between the US and China, according to company chairman...
Global shipments of AR/VR headsets to surge 29% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 4 June 2020Global shipments of AR/VR headsets are expected to surge 29% on year in 2020, driven by rapidly growing demand for such gears for consumer and commercial applications to support remote...
XRSpace launches 5G-connected VR headset
Wednesday 27 May 2020XRSpace, a VR headset specialist founded by former HTC CEO Peter Chou three years ago, has launched what it claims is the world's first 5G VR headset for the mass consumer market.
Apple likely to roll out AR glasses in 2H21, sources claim
Friday 22 May 2020Apple is likely to roll out its augmented reality (AR) glasses in second-half 2021, sources at supply chains have claimed.
CHT, HTC to jointly offer VR applications via 5G
Friday 15 May 2020Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have announced an alliance to jointly launch VR application services that will leverage the traits of high-speed, low latency and wide bandwidth of...
HTC still in red in 1Q20
Wednesday 13 May 2020HTC has reported continued losses for the first quarter of 2020 although its gross margin was improving and its Vive business and ecosystem continued expanding.
HTC keen on VR streaming service market
Thursday 16 April 2020HTC is expected to tie up with telecom operators in the second half of 2020 at the earliest to jointly build up cloud platforms for VR applications, paving the way for its venturing...
Higher ppi displays crucial for AR/VR: Q&A with INT chairman David Chu
Monday 30 March 2020Taiwan-based Innovative and Transformation (INT) is a knowledge-based company dedicated to developing glass-based display devices with ultra-high pixel density for AR/VR and other...
Apple reportedly still working on AR glasses
Wednesday 25 March 2020Apple is still working on augmented reality (AR) glasses, with more to be known about their development in the next one or two years, according to sources from the supply chain mak...
Apple unveils new iPad Pros, upgraded MacBook Air and Mac mini
Thursday 19 March 2020Apple has announced its new iPad Pros with the latest A12Z Bionic chip, an ultra-wide camera, studio-quality mics and a LiDAR scanner that delivers depth-sensing capabilities. It...
Pumpkin Studio adopts O2O for VR games
Tuesday 25 February 2020Pumpkin Studio, a Taiwan-based creator of location-based VR titles, has adopted a few strategies to solve user-related problems facing operation of VR games in a bid to promote development...
HTC eyes growing VR market in 2020
Monday 24 February 2020HTC is optimistic about its VR business in 2020 expecting the global VR industry to have potential to surge by 50% in terms of market demand that will emerge from both the consumer...
Pumpkin Studio develops VR theme park games
Friday 14 February 2020Taiwan-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...
Taiwan ICT players set to gain from new AR/VR, AIoT applications
Wednesday 22 January 2020The 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...
EPED taps markets outside of Taiwan
Wednesday 22 January 2020Taiwan-based Stereotactic surgery navigation solution developer EPED has been tapping overseas markets and expects consolidated revenues for 2020 to exceed NT$100 million (US$3.3...