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Immersion's New Multi-Year Licensing Deal With Samsung: Increased Royalty Rates Plus Basic Haptic

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:05:00 +0000

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha: >>On Thursday, Immersion Corporation (IMMR) announced it had entered into a new multi-year agreement with Samsung (SSNLF.PK) which also includes a patent license covering Samsung's prior and future use of Basic Haptics. On the news, the...

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Immersion Partner News Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:28:00 +0000

updated: http://www.immersion.com/about/news-room/partner-news/index.html

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Not All Data Center Stocks Are Created Equal

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:45:00 +0000

Read the whole post at Seeking Alpha: >>Last week Barron's analyst Tiernan Ray took a very critical look at the valuations some data center stocks have achieved on Wall Street: Adjusted for Reality, Neither Rackspace nor Equinix Shine As I said, the market last week punished...

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Immersion's Dev Tools Provide HD Tactile Effects for Mobile Devices

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:32:00 +0000

from www.engineeringtv.com/: >>

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Sony ps4

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:22:00 +0000

From Engadget live blogging TIM STEVENS 12:17 AM Sony Playstation dual shock 4: It's much more rounded, looks like a rubberized grip with "enhanced rumble capabilities"

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Apple’s New Patent Could Provide Haptic Vibration Feedback to iPads

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:44:00 +0000

from www.padgadget.com: >>Basically, this technology would allow users to feel a slight vibration on the tips of their fingers when they touched a letter on the virtual keyboard. We all know that touch-typing on the iPad’s keyboard is nearly impossible, simply because there is no...

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Fujitsu, Orange partner on senior-friendly Stylistic S01 smartphone

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:24:00 +0000

from /www.engadget.com: >>As such, it will include many of the same features available on Fujitsu's Raku-Raku series of senior-friendly phones available on NTT DoCoMo. For instance, the phone will have tactile virtual buttons that mimic the experience of pushing actual hardware keys,...

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Samsung Galaxy S Series Sales Pass 100M

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:07:00 +0000

Samsung Electronics’ flagship Galaxy S series surpassed the accumulated sales record of 100 million units from the supply side in only 2 years and 7 months after its launch in May 2010. Galaxy S III is selling at much faster rate of 30 million in 5 months and 40 million in 7 months, after becoming...

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Company unveils haptic EMP feedback keyboard at CES

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000

from http://phys.org: At CES, Strategic Polymers showed off what it calls "The Awake" a Bluetooth enabled keyboard that employs EMPs to provide feedback to the person typing. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-01-company-unveils-haptic-emp-feedback.html#jCp San Francisco based...

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Haptic Actuator suits touchscreen displays and surfaces.

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:58:00 +0000

from http://news.thomasnet.com: >>Johnson Electric today announced an addition to its growing range of haptic actuator product for touch screen displays and surfaces. Haptic feedback gives a user confirmation, through tactile sensations, that a selection has been made in any type...

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New polymers magically transform into haptic buttons and speakers

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:57:00 +0000

from http://dvice.com: >> A company called Strategic Polymers has just announced (and demonstrated to us) a handful of prototype devices that use electromechanical polymers to generate pushable buttons, haptic feedback zones, and even speakers on cellphones and computer peripherals on...

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'phablets', chips to drive Samsung fourth quarter profit

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:45:00 +0000

from Yahoo: >>Shipments of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III, which overtook the iPhone 4S in the third quarter to become the world's best-selling smartphone, are likely to have slipped to around 15 million in the last quarter from 18 million in July-September. But estimated sales...

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Continental

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:46:00 +0000

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/com/en/continental/pressportal/themes/press_releases/3_automotive_group/interior/press_releases/pr_20120109_haptic_en,version=1.html To make the operation of touch elements even safer and more effective for motorists – whose primary task is, after all,...

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visteon e-bee

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:44:00 +0000

http://e-bee.visteon.com/_library/_download/e-Bee%20Decorative%20Control%20Panels%20Tech%20Sheet%20Nov%206%202012.pdf Low to no wobble rotary devices built off platform design allows precision tuning of haptic...

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Samsung to widen smartphone gap with Apple this year -Strategy Analytics

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:02:00 +0000

from Yahoo/Reuters: >>Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to widen its lead over Apple Inc in global smartphone sales this year with 35 percent growth, helped by a broad product lineup, market researcher Strategy Analytics told Reuters on Friday.

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Immersion Corporation: Profiting From The Touch Screen Revolution

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:27:00 +0000

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha: >Immersion Corporation (IMMR) was founded in 1993. The company is the leading innovator in haptic technology with over 1,200 issued or pending patents in the US and other countries. Haptics is a tactile feedback technology that aims at...

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Mohawk Industries Becomes Worldwide Leader In Ceramic Tile

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:28:00 +0000

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha: >>Last week, Mohawk Industries (MHK) finally announced the acquisition of Marazzi Group, the fifth largest producer, in volume, in the ceramic tile industry. The combination of Mohawk's existing ceramic tile division, Dal Tile, and Marazzi...

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Samsung aims to sell 510 million phones

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:16:00 +0000

from www.koreatimes.co.kr: >>``Of the 510 million handsets it plans to sell, 390 million are slated as smartphones and 120 million, feature and budget phones,’’ according to an executive from one of Samsung’s key suppliers.

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Adding a Sense of Touch to Online Shopping

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:40:00 +0000

from WSJ: >>The Samsung Galaxy S III has an advanced feature called Auto Haptic that uses vibration to create physical responses such as feeling the sling stretch in Angry Birds. Apple is also researching and applying for patents in haptics.

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IBM 5 in 5 2012: Touch

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:08:00 +0000

from IBM: >>Within the next five years, your mobile device will let you touch what you’re shopping for online. It will distinguish fabrics, textures, and weaves so that you can feel a sweater, jacket, or upholstery – right through the screen.

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Global touch screen shipments expected to reach 1.75 billion in 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:06:00 +0000

from Digitimes: >>Global touch screen shipments are expected to reach 1.75 billion in 2013, up 17.2% on year. Of the shipments, approximately 1.28 billion or 73% are estimated to be for handsets, which will be a 14.2% on-year increase. Shipments for touch screens used in tablets...

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Equinix's Journey From IPO To The Nasdaq 100 Through Near Bankruptcy

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:57:00 +0000

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha: >On Friday night, the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NDAQ) announced the results of the annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ-100 Index, which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 24, 2012. Among the most recent inclusion is...

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Data Center Related Stocks Close Mixed In November And After Q3 Earnings

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:41:00 +0000

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha: >>Companies under our radar screen in the data center and CDN sector closed mixed in November, after experiencing, as a group, strong declines in October, when all stocks but Telecity Group were in the red. Post-earnings performance was...

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Welcome back to the 1980s: Vice City

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:39:00 +0000

We’re excited for the release of the mobile version, not only for the amazing soundtrack, but also because this is the latest title from Rockstar Games to incorporate Immersion’s tactile effects to enhance gameplay. So however you choose to tackle Vice City’s criminal element, you’ll be...

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Worldwide Smart Connected Device Market, Led by Samsung and Apple, Grew 27.1% in the Third Quarter, According to IDC

noreply@blogger.com (Paolo Gorgo') — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:34:00 +0000

P/R Looking forward, IDC expects the worldwide smart connected device space will continue to surge well past the strong holiday quarter and predicts shipments to surpass 2.1 billion units in 2016 with a market value of $796.7 billion worldwide. IDC's research clearly shows this to be a...

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