The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market recorded whopping 462.8% growth year on year in 2016, reaching 292,000 units. This performance was largely thanks to a booming fourth quarter (4Q16), which accounted for around a third of the whole year’s volume, with 110,000 units shipped, according to data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker.
In 2016, virtual reality devices accounted for over 96% of the total AR/VR market. Despite relatively high prices of tethered virtual reality headsets, HTC, Oculus, and Sony managed to ship almost 50,000 units during the year, thanks to the inherent “wow effect“ of the technology.
"A good sign, among other things, is that we see virtual reality gaming clubs popping up throughout the region,“ notes Jiří Teršel, senior research analyst for IDC Mobile Device Trackers. “These have the potential to further increase both consumer and small business adoption by inciting people to think about potential of this technology.“
When the largest amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park, began constructing its new Croatia area, it found inspiration in Rimac hypercars and technology for its new rollercoaster – the Voltron Nevera Powered by Rimac.
Following the end of the public delisting acquisition offer for Telefónica Deutschland, Telefónica holds approximately 96.85% of the shares in its German subsidiary.
Infobip Shift Miami, the American version of the Croatian developer conference, this week brought together a diverse technology-sector audience on the shores of Florida.
