Want China Times, CNA 2015-07-14
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| Cher Wang speaks at an event at HTC's headquarters in Taoyuan, June 6. (Photo courtesy of HTC) |
HTC
declined to comment Monday on a report that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is
hoping to work with an Israel-based startup to provide virtual reality
technology.
Local
magazine Business Next reported on Saturday that HTC chairwoman and CEO Cher
Wang had planned to visit Replay Technologies in early June, but was forced to
cancel the plan because she needed to address HTC's tumbling share price.
The report
said Wang canceled the plan in an e-mail to the Israeli company, citing Replay
co-founder and CEO Oren Haimovitch-Yogev.
Wang's
secret visit was aimed at teaming up with Replay for new technologies used in
the HTC Vive — a virtual reality headset developed jointly with US video game
supplier Valve, which is expected to hit the consumer market in the second half
of this year, the report said.
In response
to the report, HTC told CNA on Monday that it does not comment on rumors or
speculation.
Replay has
developed a new video format called "freeD," or free dimensional
video, which works by capturing reality as a true three-dimensional scene,
comprised of three-dimensional pixels that faithfully represent reality, rather
than as a flat 2D image.
This
information is stored in a freeD database and can be accessed to create any
desired viewing angle from the multi-dimensional information, the
three-year-old startup said.
The freeD
technology has been used in instant replays at major sports events, including
the 2012 Olympic Games, NBA All-Star Games, MLB games and the Super Bowl.
Replay has
formed partnerships with Samsung Electronics, Sony and Microsoft.
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