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Intel Sells a 20% Stake in Maker of Multi E-Beam Mask Writing Tools

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Intel first invested in IMS back in 2009 and then acquired the company in 2015. “Bain Capital’s investment and partnership will provide IMS with increased independence and bring strategic perspective to help accelerate the next phase of lithography technology innovation, ultimately benefitting the ecosystem as a whole.”

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Sony Santa Monica Studio Prototyped A God of War VR Demo For PSVR

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During an interview with Glixel , the Head of PlayStation’s Magic Lab, Richard Marks, recounted the several years the company has been working on some form of experimental technology that contributed to the creation of the PSVR headset. “So this is 2009, 2010,” Marks said. They made, like, a God of War VR demo.”

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Halo Studio Head Leaves To Work On Microsoft’s Mixed Reality

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. “Today we’re sad to be saying bon voyage to one of our own, as Dan Ayoub – who’s worked on Halo games since Halo: Reach all the way back in 2009, bids us, and the gaming industry, a fond adieu,” the post reads. ” From the looks of it, he’ll be working closely with Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda.

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Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye TribeThe direction.

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Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe The direction you look could one day control your VR or mobile experience thanks to Facebook and Oculus’ latest buy, The Eye Tribe. Car interfaces could benefit from the technology. The Eye Tribe was developed out of research by the founders at IT University Of Copenhagen back in 2009.

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Virtual Reality Helps You Destroy Your Fears, From Driving, To Heights, To Spiders

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Image source: immersive-technology.com Intro These days, technology for virtual reality has gotten so much better than the failure that was the Nintendo Virtual Boy. Virtual Reality Helps Destroy Your Fears, Studies Find Numerous studies have found that Virtual reality helps you face your fears, from heights to driving!

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SyncThink Gets A Patent for Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality

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Neuro-technology firm SyncThink received a patent related to tracking eye movements in virtual reality headsets. But the patent will have to survive legal challenges, as a lot of companies, from Facebook’s Oculus to Eyefluence , are working on similar technology. VR technology is the ideal environment for eye tracking.

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The ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR Trial Begins Today in Dallas

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In our previous report of the lawsuit , we explained that ZeniMax alleges the Rift was created with stolen technology sourced from ZeniMax employees. Carmack is the co-founder of id Software, a company acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2009. You might remember that, quite famously, John Carmack joined the Oculus team as CTO in 2013.

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