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First real-time mixed reality ski race

A professional skier battled against two online gamers in the world's first interactive 'mixed reality' downhill ski race using technology pioneered by European researchers.

Wearable technology to integrate movement into gaming

A virtual reality head-mounted display that uses custom tracking technology to integrate movement into a natural experience in a game

IDTechEx try the Samsung Gear VR

The progress of virtual reality headsets.

Smartly dressed - but only one at a time?

IDTechEx report from a recent event on Wearable Technology in Fashion

Drones - A unique report by IDTechEx

The unique market research report "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014-2024" examines what will be achieved and the enabling technologies that will make it possible.

Wearable technology $50 billion investment frenzy

Many giant electronics manufacturers, computer services companies and conglomerates are heavily investing in wearable technologies, the internet of things, and the internet of people. IDTechEx predicts massive growth in these areas in the coming years.

Kodak adds to transparent conductive films portfolio

Combined efforts by Eastman Kodak Company and Xymox Technologies, Inc. have yielded a new highly conductive film product - KODAK HCF-385 Film - for use in projected capacitive touch sensors found in home appliances, tooling and machine equipment, product packaging, signage, automotive displays and other interactive electronic devices.

Wearable Electronics: Here come the novelty peaks

Last Christmas and New Year the ideal present, for a girl of a certain age, from Japan to the UK was the Neurowear clip-on of floppy ears driven by brain waves to reflect your mood.

First surfactant-free semiconducting carbon nanotube inks

Brewer Science has launched its groundbreaking inks that will change the way carbon nanotube (CNT) users manufacture microelectronic devices.

Kobo unveils new eReading lineup

Kobo has announced its new lineup of eReading devices.

Solar Impulse to fly across America - day and night without fuel

Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar powered airplane, plans to depart from San Francisco today with Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit, to complete the first leg of its coast-to-coast flights across the USA. It is the first time that a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel, will attempt to fly across America.

Runners' footsteps converted into electricity at iconic road race

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, commissioned an award-winning British cleantech firm to capture the kinetic energy from runners and spectators at this year's Schneider Electric Paris Marathon.

Brewer Science new-generation debonder

Brewer Science is introducing a new and improved thermal slide debonder that enables high-temperature slide-off of thinned compound semiconductor substrates in a research and development or low-volume production environment.

IBM, Honda, and PG&E enable smarter charging for electric vehicles

The energy requirements for electric vehicles will challenge the current power grid as plug-in vehicle counts continue to grow to an expected 2.9 million worldwide by 2017.

Tokyo and San Jose: bellwethers of EV success & failure

IDTechEx is currently in Silicon Valley having spent over a week in Tokyo at EV clients and events. Both are a bellwether of what is really happening on the ground with EVs because they have a relatively large number of early adopters.

Barnes & Noble launches world's largest eBookstore

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller, announced the launch of the Barnes & Noble eBookstore.