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Oculus VR is a US based virtual reality company that was acquired by Facebook for $2bn in March, 2014.

Wearable technology in 2015 - how far have we come?

As the hype around wearable technology fades, IDTechEx technology analyst James Hayward looks at where the industry is now.

Agfa Specialty Products enters into development agreement with MGI

Agfa Specialty Products and MGI Digital Technology have announced the formal creation of a strategic development agreement aimed at the Printed Electronics industry. The objective is to combine both Agfa's unique and complementary chemical know-how and MGI Digital Technology's industrial know-how to develop and launch the world's first industrial inkjet solution for the Printed Electronics market.

Nascent Objects, Inc

Nascent Objects is a California-based start-up that 3D prints electronics. It enables printing 3D plastic objects with highly conducting interconnects embedded into the 3D printed structure. Nascent has developed its own specially-formulated ink, metallization technique, library of interchangeable components and a software that allows users to build their own 3D printed electronic components. This technology can help bridge the gap between standard electronic components and 3D printing, enabling a new wave of functional product development.

itSeez3D leverages Intel® RealSense camera

itSeez3D, a leading developer of mobile scanning software, has announced it has ported the itSeez3D mobile scanner application to Intel RealSense technology.

The first electric highway in Australia

The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia has decided to impulse the electric vehicle through the first "Electric Highway" in the country.

Wearables capture the atmosphere at Wimbledon

Wearables and court sensors gauge the mood of the audience.

Charging solutions manufactured by Circontrol

Dubai's government plan for the impulse of electric vehicles began in March and plans to install 84 charging stations in malls, airports, residential communities and hotels.

Flagship Pavegen installation confirmed for Canary Wharf district

Pavegen are selected to implement their technology in the heart of Canary Wharf.

Ultra lightweight motors for electric drones and airliners

Newcastle University in the UK was chosen by Boeing to develop an ultra-lightweight electric motor for an upper atmosphere electric aircraft. These spidery fixed-wing aircraft can have the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a small car.

Lessons from conferences on electric, connected and autonomous cars

The event SMMT Connected covered the connected and ultimately autonomous car with some nod in the direction of other autonomous vehicles doing "dull, dirty, dangerous" rather than freeing up time and reducing accidents, which is what autonomous cars target.

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.