Vive heading to chinese cyber cafes
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Big roll out planned

Even before it has been properly released, HTC is signing deals for its coming Vive VR headset and appears to be planning to install them in Chinese internet cafes.

Wearables to get bigger next year
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Up to 111.1 million units next year

The beancounters at IDC have added up all the numbers and divided by their shoe size and come up with the conclusion that next year the wearable device market will see continued growth.

Playstation tackle's VR power problems with another box
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Virtually trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear


While Sony is keen to create a PlayStation VR headset it is having a problem with the device’s power.

Phillips shows the dangers of internet homes
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We can see regulation coming

One of the issues of an internet connected home is that the producers all have to agree on common standards, or you end up, like Phillips customers found out, forced to use one supplier.

Internet of Things to hit $1.3 trillion in 2019
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IDC’s latest prediction not taking the Pythia

The Augers, Soothsayers and Pythoness department of IDC has been chewing laurel leaves and sitting over volcanic cracks to receive oracles about the Internet of Things.