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Acer and Starbreeze Boards Approve Definitive Agreement to form Joint Venture for StarVR

by Isaac Oburu

Acer Inc. and Starbreeze AB announced today that their respective Board of Directors have approved the establishment of a joint venture for design, manufacturing, promotion, marketing and sales of the StarVR Virtual Reality (VR) …

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Vitrima Shows 3D Lens for GoPro Cameras

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At CE Week on June 23rd, I saw a 3D lens attachment for GoPro Hero 3 and Hero 4 cameras. The lens has been designed by Vitrima and launched on Indiegogo. Colin Marshall, VP …

Acer Invests in Starwood and StarVR HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Acer Inc. announced on June 25th its intent to acquire convertible bonds issued by Starbreeze AB, a computer game developer and VR company based in Stockholm, Sweden, through a private placement transaction. Starbreeze and …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Starbreeze Plans Low Persistence and Eye Tracking

by Tom Allen

Road to VR‘s Ben Lang spoke to Emmanuel Marquez, CTO of Starbreeze VR, at E3 this month. We first began covering the firm about a year ago, when its HMD became famous for its …

Tags:Head Tracker| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Sony Pushes VR Shipments to 9 Million

by Tom Allen

Strong pre-orders of Sony’s Playstation VR – the release date for which was announced at E3 – will push VR device shipments past 9 million units this year, says TrendForce. Reception so far has …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 23

by Tom Allen

HP has begun to ship its Spectre x360 convertible OLED laptop (Digital Experience Has Lots to See). It is 13.3″ and weighs 50g less than the LCD model. Prices start at $1,500. Reviews of …

UHD Playstation is Official – But…

by Tom Allen

Sony has confirmed that the Playstation 4.5 ‘Neo’ is real, ahead of its E3 conference. However, the release date may disappoint. Speaking to the Financial Times, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House, said …

OnePlus Ships Free VR Viewers

by Tom Allen

Image credit: Venture BeatChina’s OnePlus has designed a VR viewer specifically to promote the launch of its next flagship phone. 30,000 units, which require a smartphone to act as the display, were given away …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Acer Forms HMD JV with Starbreeze

by Tom Allen

Acer has begun to work with Starbreeze, creator of the StarVR headset (StarVR More Than Doubles Oculus FoV). The companies have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture in the head-mounted …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Vuzix Updates iWear Components

by Tom Allen

Vuzix has begun to ramp up production of its iWear Video Headphones, and expects to reach full production levels within the coming month. This is due to the company receiving and qualifying newly revised …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 18| Vuzix

NYT Delivers Cardboard Viewers

by Tom Allen

The New York Times has announced that it plans to distribute 300,000 Google Cardboard viewers to select digital subscribers this month. The viewers can be used to watch a 3D film by the NYT, …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Starbreeze Shows StarVR Headset

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Next@Acer press conference on April 21, Starbreeze Studios showed its prototype StarVR headset. Starbreeze was founded in 1998 and is an independent creator, publisher and distributor of entertainment products, especially games. Company …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16