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Rumor: Apple Working on Augmented Reality Solution

by Norbert Hildebrand

Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray claims that Apple is evaluating augmented reality as a future platform. He bases his assessment on information from industry analysts that Apple is assembling a small team …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 13

DHL Continues Trial of Augmented Reality Glasses in Australia

by Norbert Hildebrand

DHL has long advocated the use of augmented reality headsets in logistic applications. So far the company has tested smartglasses from Google and Vuzix in its logistics business. An earlier test run in Holland …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Wearables

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NASA is Working with Osterhout Design Group on Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent interview on Bloomberg TV, Osterhout Design Group stated that it is working with NASA on the development of an augmented reality hardware platform. This platform will be used to not only …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wearables

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Gartner Predicts Strong Growth for Head Mounted Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

At a press event in Taipei, Gartner research director Brian Blau stated that the total unit sales for virtual reality, augmented reality and other smart glass apps will grow to 2 million units by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 12

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HTC Shows Smartphone and Fitness Band at MWC 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand

HTC has announced the new One M9 smartphone with 5″ FHD display and Qualcomm 820 octacore processor. The LTE phone is the new flagship model and like its predecessor comes with a metal enclosure …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 11

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Garmin’s Fitness and Smartwatch Devices Impress

by Norbert Hildebrand

Garmin was showing an impressive array of fitness and smartwatches that also address many sports and fitness requirements. As one would expect from Garmin, GPS plays an important role in its products. While not …

Tags:Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 11

SK Telecom has New Ideas and a PicoProjector

by Norbert Hildebrand

SK Telecom had three developments that are relevant to displays at MWC 2015. First there was the Bignote Beam, an input system for projection systems. The unit uses IR emanating from a wand or …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Pico Projectors| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 11

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Haier Uses MWC to Launch 3 New Tablets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Haier announced three new tablets at MWC 2015. The W800 is an 8″ 1280 x 800 IPS Windows 8.1 tablet with a quad core Intel processor. The device is available in selected European markets …

Tags:Haier| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 11

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Panasonic Has Some Surprises at MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

Panasonic surprised visitors with some new products at MWC that are relevant to our readers. The first was a CCTV software solution for storing and analyzing video streams with face recognition software. If you …

Tags:Digital Photography| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Panasonic| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 11

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Alcatel One Touch Has Lots to Show

by Norbert Hildebrand

Alcatel One Touch announced its Idol 3 smartphone that comes either as a 4.7″ or 5.5″ model. While the 4.7″ has an 1280 x 720 IPS display, the 5.5″ model has a FullHD IPS …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Droiders Develops Apps for Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

Droiders is a developer of apps for augmented reality hardware. While the company does not develop or manufacture its own augmented reality hardware it does offer a “cardboard box” approach for smartphones to provide …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 11

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ZTE Introduces Spro 2 Microprojector

by Norbert Hildebrand

ZTE was showing its latest line up of smartphones and introduced the Spro 2 microprojector (shown at CES) to Europe. The ZTE Star 2 is an upgraded 5″ FHD model running on Android 4.4. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 11| ZTE