I hate titles like the one I just published, which was done on purpose to appeal to the weak minded “reader class.”
Here goes.
The new Samsung watch may have haptics in it and may represent a new revenue source.
The new playsatation by Sony, if enabled with hapitcs, represents a brand new revenue opportunity, as their licensing deal was for pstation 1-3. In other words, this is where IMMR cleans house.
The spectre of an AAPL deal is not a foregone conclusion. As of now, AAPL does not use haptics in their devices. Big mistake.
As an aside, IMMR does have a $19 million share buyback in place and a current lawsuit against HTC, which will begin during mid-2014. Their deal with Microsoft was done early, so there isn’t a royalty opportunity with Redmond. However, they will make money off the peripheral makers (controllers).
None of the above is baked into the 2014 numbers. I believe there will be material upside surprises, which is why I am long and continue to add to my position.
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