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It seems that HTC have quietly opened a flagship HTC Vive store in China this month allowing customers to engage in virtual reality and test out the new VR headsets created by HTC. The new store is located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center (CEEC) in Shenzhen and underwent a soft … [Read more...] about Flagship HTC Vive store opens in China offering VR experiences

Amazon Alexa smart speaker devices appear to be dominating the market according to a recent report by Strategy Analytics. According to the report, out of the top 10 smart speaker devices sold, Amazon produces six of them and has a 61% share of the market. David Watkins, Director, Smart Speakers at … [Read more...] about Amazon Alexa Smart Speakers are dominating the market

Qualcomm has announced its latest processor and mobile platform, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, which is designed for gaming and comes with improved AI and more. Qualcomm have said that we can expect to see the first handsets using this new Snapdragon 675 processor in quarter one of 2019. This means … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 mobile platform announced

Researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich have created a new pair of ultra lightweight VR gloves which weigh less than 8 g per finger and provide users with the ability to touch and manipulate virtual reality objects. The prototype lightweight VR clubs are capable of providing realistic haptic feedback … [Read more...] about DextrES VR gloves allow you to touch objects in virtual reality

Payment system Square has today unveiled a compact new all-in-one credit card machine for payments and receipts in the form of the Square Terminal. The credit card machine is now available to purchase priced at $399 as a one off payment or from $37 per month for 12 months. Or if you are new to … [Read more...] about New Square Terminal all-in-one credit card payment system

Valve has today rolled out a new update to its Steam VR beta release adding Motion Smoothing technology, offering similar benefits to that offer via Oculus from its Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW). Valve’s Alex Vlachos explained to the Road to VR website that Motion Smoothing is similar to Oculus’ ASW, … [Read more...] about Steam VR beta update adds Motion Smoothing technology

Google has announced that it is adding a new feature to Google Maps which should help owners of Electric Vehicles. You will now be able to find EV charging points on Google Maps, you can search for the nearest EV charging points close to your location. We built Google Maps to help people get where … [Read more...] about Google Maps now tells EV drivers where to charge their car