Fujitsu had a prototype HMD for industrial applicationsFujitsu was showing a prototype HMD that is designed for professional augmented reality application. The headset includes a camera as well as a display and the unit is waterproof, dustproof and ruggedised so that it can be used in quite hostile industrial environments. There was a demonstration of how the camera could be used to recognise QR codes to allow instructions in the HMD could be linked to a location. There were few details of the display as the product is not finalised, but staff told us that the resolution is “more than VGA”.
The HMD is designed to be used with a smartphone as 
Fujitsu iris recognition uses infraredthe controller, and communication between the phone and HMD is wireless and based on Miracast. Audio is communicated via bluetooth.
Turning to PCs, Fujitsu showed us the Stylistic V535 Windows 8.1-based industrial tablet, which is ruggedised, dustproof and waterproof (IP65). The tablet supports the Fujitsu Smart Shell concept which provides a range of options from SmartCard readers, magstripe readers for Chip & Pin for retail and POS applications. It also has mounting options for fork lift machines and trucks and it can survive a drop from 1m without a case, or 1.8m with a case. The V535 has a user-replaceable battery (7 hour life) and the display is an 8.3″ IPS display with 1920 x 1200 resolution, 400 cd/m2 and 800:1 contrast and the cover glass is “toughened”. The size was limited by a desire to ensure that the tablet could fit in the leg pockets of cargo pants and there are optional hand and shoulder straps. The V535 will ship in April for €899 including 19% VAT.
The Lifebook U745 is the latest notebook and was announced in January. The display is a 14″ unit with an IPS display of 1600 x 900 resolution, with 400:1 contrast and 250 cd/m2 brightness and the display has an anti-glare treatment. The ultrabook is 19mm thick and runs Windows 7 or 8.1. It has a DisplayPort output and can be used with E5 or E7 docks from the company. A unique feature is the “palm vein” detector that we wrote about in our report on the Munich Fujitsu forum.
Fujitsu was also showing an iris recognition application for mobile phones that uses an infrared camera and LED to perform iris recognition. The system uses ActiveIris software from Delta ID which works at a longer range than typical previous software. (the eye tracking systems that we are keen on use infrared LEDs and cameras, so this development might bring eye tracking a bit closer).
