VR giant Oculus is to finance a year-long research project at TU/e to move closer than ever before to perfecting ‘virtual sound’. Lead researcher Maarten Hornikx explains the process, and describes his own ideas for spin-off applications of the technology, including a…
Utomik, the unlimited play PC gaming subscription, officially launches today. With this step, Utomik is officially out of beta, a situation that already existed since the initial launch in March of 2016. Utomik was founded in Eindhoven in 2014. It…
Expectations for the remainder of the year are not expressed by NXP today, when presenting its first quarter operating results. Too much depends on the completion of the acquisition of the company by Qualcomm, announced at the end of 2016.…
Following the success of Carin, its line of innovative smart underwear for women, the Eindhoven based LifeSense Group is planning to launch in 2019 ‘Wil’, a new line of wearable tech designed especially for men. Like Carin, Wil is a…
Not every entrepreneur is a Mark Zuckerberg. Or every startup a Google. But with some help… these 3 startups became a success, won prizes, raised funding from investors and completely upset existing markets. Reporter Judith Katz (Forum opinion magazine) visited…
Following months of speculation over its financial problems, world renowned guitar manufacturer Gibson today filed for bankruptcy, casting uncertainty over the continued operations of its consumer electronics division Gibson Innovations, the inheritor business of Philips Audio, the inventor of products…
DutchAero, a daughter company of the Eindhoven based KMWE Group, will be building the F135 engine Nozzle for the next ten years. Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, has awarded a new contract to KMWE Group to manufacture…
Who has time to read books these days? According to a recent report from the Netherlands’ Social and Cultural Planning Office, fewer and fewer Dutch people are managing to fit reading into their increasingly busy schedules. In 2006, 90% of Dutch…
The Netherlands has a Siberian climate for startups? Well, not anymore. No need to flee to Silicon Valley if you want to start an innovative company. Throughout the Netherlands, incubators help startups with business, such as the Tilburg based Starterslift.…
After ten editions, ‘Bliksem en Donderdag’ – “a Thursday enlightening event” – will be ended. The very last performance of this event will take place on 3 May. ‘Bliksem en Donderdag’ – Lightning and Thursday – is about inspiration, interaction, connection and…