Immersion technology, Afshar said, is a logical next step in video gaming, which already is being transformed by 3-D screens and movement-based controls, such as those found on the remote-free Kinect from Microsoft.

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But on the hardware side, Immersion licenses its technology directly to some of Microsoft fiercest competitors.

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Then, using "augmented reality" technology from Total Immersion Software, the device translated the Mandarin characters on the sign into English, and in real time, super-imposed the characters on the device screen with English translations.

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This provided a full slate of elective courses focused on technology and entrepreneurship, with immersion in the Valley.

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Under the settlement and license agreement, Immersion is receiving compensation for prior shipments of Motorola devices containing Basic Haptics technology, the parties have agreed to a license relating to future shipments of Motorola devices with Basic Haptics, and have resolved certain issues with respect to Google-branded smartphones containing Basic Haptics.

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Immersion lithography has been used in production since 2004, but Intel will be pushing this technology to the extreme.

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