
VR/AR applications are becoming popular in the IT market.
Taiwan ODMs building up production capability for AR glasses
Monday 10 June 2019Taiwan-based ODMs, including Quanta Computer, Pegatron and Wistron, all have built up their respective capabilities to mass produce AR glasses and are positioning themselves to play...
Pegatron beefs up operation in Taiwan
Monday 27 May 2019Pegatron has been shifting its production back to Taiwan from China to minimize the impact of the US hiking tariffs on Chinese imports.
Acer seeks to become trend leader of PC industry
Friday 26 April 2019Acer has been hosting two major product launch conferences every year since CEO Jason Chen became chairman and CEO, with one in April in New York, and one in September in Berlin....
HTC revenues up sequentially in March
Monday 8 April 2019HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.313 billion (US$42.59 million) for March 2019, representing a 109.98% increase on month and 52.64% drop on year.
HTC teams up with Photon to promote VR content services
Wednesday 20 March 2019HTC has tied up with Photon Engine, a cross platform multiplayer game backend service company, to jointly promote its Viveport VR content services, according to a company announcem...
Heterogeneous integration bringing more innovation: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
Tuesday 19 March 2019The Taiwan semiconductor industry is gearing up to tap huge business opportunities arising from AI and IoT applications, such as machine learning, cloud to edge computing and big...
Makers stepping up efforts for VR/AR industry development
Friday 15 March 2019Efforts being made by Apple, HTC, Oculus and other players in China and Finland will underpin a robust growth of the AR/VR industry in 2019 and beyond, according to industry source...
Shadoworks to enhance VR applications to education in 2019
Thursday 14 February 2019Shadoworks Studio, founded in 2016 to develop VR and AR solutions, will focus its business on education, entertainment and industry applications in 2019, according to company chairman...
AR/VR spearheading into niche application markets, says Digitimes Research
Monday 28 January 2019VR applications are spearheading into the fields such as sports tournaments and concerts, despite a recent setback in IMAX's announcement that it plans to close all of its IMAX VR...
Micro LED rising as potential microdisplay tech for AR/VR devices
Wednesday 23 January 2019Rapid expansion of AR/VR applications has spurred demand for microdisplay devices, now adopting three major display technologies LCoS, HTPS and AMOLED, but inorganic micro LED technology...
Acer eyes 50% on-year revenue growth from gaming PCs in 2019
Monday 21 January 2019Acer is planning to focus on promoting its gaming PCs in 2019, eying to boost related revenues by 50% on year, according to company president of the Pan Asia Pacific region Andrew...
2018 review and 2019 outlook: New applications driving server industry growth
Thursday 17 January 2019Emerging technologies and applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 5G have driven server shipment growths in the past few...
HTC paints rosy picture for 2019
Friday 11 January 2019HTC is positive about its business prospects for 2019 as it will continue to roll out efforts to revitalize its handset business and achieve significant VR revenue growth by offering...
HTC China head upbeat about 5G VR development
Wednesday 9 January 2019The year 2019 will see an official start of the development of 5G-enabled virtual reality (VR) devices, and related suppliers are set to advance well in rolling out new-generation...
Ganzin eye tracking solutions can be paired with AR, VR
Wednesday 9 January 2019Taiwan startup Ganzin Technology is showcasing at CES 2019 its newly developed Aurora eye tracking modules that can be paired with VR and AR for diverse applications, according to...
HTC unveils Vive Cosmos
Wednesday 9 January 2019HTC has announced its next-generation standalone VR headset, HTC Vive Cosmos, along with an updated Vive Pro Eye headset, at CES 2019. HTC also launched new subscription service Viveport...
Foxconn-sponsored cancer center enters trial operation
Wednesday 26 December 2018National Taiwan University (NTU) has begun trial run at its new cancer research center, which is primarily sponsored by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry...
Ganzin Tech launches eye tracking modules for XR applications
Monday 24 December 2018Ganzin Technology has launched Aurora eye tracking solution, which can integrate VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality) and even XR (extended reality) technologies to better...
VIA expects profitability in 2018 and 2019, says paper
Monday 24 December 2018IC design house VIA Technologies expects to be profitable in both 2018 and 2019 as the company has been preparing new products and technologies for areas such as artificial intelligence...
Micro LED likely to become mainstream technology for AR glasses, says Digitimes Research
Monday 24 December 2018While a number of technologies, including LCoS, laser projection, AMOLED, are considered suitable for producing display products for AR (augmented reality) glasses that should be...
Etron gearing up to develop AI-on-edge natural light 3D sensing solutions
Monday 24 December 2018IC designer Etron Technology and its subsidiary eYs3D Microelectronics are gearing up to advance application of its natural light 3D image capturing technology to AR (augmented reality)...
HTC to reboot smartphone sales with mid-tier, high-end models in 2019
Tuesday 18 December 2018HTC is eyeing to reboot its smartphone sales in the first half of 2019 by focusing on mid-tier to high-end models, hoping they can improve its market share and profitability, according...
HTC revving up AI, blockchain applications to healthcare sector
Friday 14 December 2018HTC's efforts in developing AI technologies and platforms for healthcare and other applications have paid off significantly, with its DeepQ AI platform already utilized by hospitals...
Innolux develops pixel-rich displays for VR headsets
Thursday 13 December 2018Innolux has rolled out prototype of high-resolution motion sickness-free displays for VR head-mounted devices, optimizing its advanced LCD technology, according to company sources.
Semiconductor Moonshot Project in full swing to sharpen AI edge, says science ministry official
Monday 10 December 2018The government in Taiwan, quite concerned about the future development of small- and medium-sized IC design houses in the country, is seeking to leverage academic forces to help them...
- VR sales on the upswing, thanks to Facebook's Oculus Quest (Dec 11) - CNET
- Magic Leap is pitching its AR headset to businesses - just like Microsoft (Dec 10) - CNN
- Pokémon Go creator Niantic is working on AR glasses with Qualcomm (Dec 5) - The Verge
- Say goodbye to Google's Daydream VR experiment (Oct 15) - CNET
- Microsoft filed patent for a virtual reality...mat? (Oct 7) - Gizmodo
- Verizon is buying virtual reality company Jaunt (Sep 30) - CNBC
- Oculus CTO John Carmack on the VR challenges of the Quest and Rift S (Sep 26) - engadget
- Arm announces Mali D77 display processor: Facilitating AR & VR (May 15) - Anandtech
- Nintendo Labo's VR future isn't about the screen (Apr 21) - CNET
- Virtual reality shipments crater in Q2, but IDC says don't worry (Sep 5, 2018) - ZDNet