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It has been several years since we saw the first Moverio headset from Epson – a look through our archives shows that the product was first revealed in November 2011. The Moverio is an augmented reality wearable using an LCD pico projector – at least, it was until now. For the third generation (Moverio BT-300), … Read more
Wearvue grew out of the Toshiba Glass concept, first seen in 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41)An augmented reality product from Toshiba, called the Wearvue TG-01, has been scrapped – just one week before it was due to be shipped. Toshiba announced the Wearvue, which was intended for users in warehouses and factories to … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced significant momentum for the SAMSUNG ARTIK™ IoT platform. The company announced that the SAMSUNG ARTIK platform is commercially available – a big step forward in bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to everyday life. SAMSUNG ARTIK development kits can be ordered from Samsung’s channel partner Digi-Key Electronics starting February … Read more
The first live demonstrations of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) solutions in licensed spectrum will be on display at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the GSMA announced today. Visitors will experience a diverse range of solutions underpinned by three complementary technology standards known as Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT), Extended Coverage EGPRS (EC-EGPRS) and … Read more
The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CUA)®, regarding government efforts to force Apple to circumvent security features on an iPhone to assist in a federal investigation: “Our association and our entire industry stand united with the global community as we decry … Read more
ZTE Mobile Devices today announced the signing of a sponsorship deal with Sevilla Football Club to serve as the club’s “Official Technology Partner.” This sponsorship seals the deal for ZTE to be the official smartphone of the team. ZTE’s support of sporting activities across the world is already scoring great results and becoming a definitive … Read more
In its yearly update, Samsung showed its flagship smartphone duo at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday including the Galaxy S7 and Edge (curved display) models. But beyond the extended hype, some say the pair failed to generate the excitement, traditionally seen in a new consumer product launch. Samsung introduced just incremental upgrades and in … Read more
Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can be used for voice calls – enough, in our eyes, to classify it as a smartphone! Two Toughpad models are available: … Read more
No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic and secure data erasure solutions. Based on data collected from ‘millions’ of Android and iOS smartphones using the SmartChk platform, Blancco … Read more
LEADER Electronics Corporation, a globally active producer of high-grade test and measurement equipment for the broadcast industry, announces that it has joined the TICO Alliance. This decision forms part of LEADER’s commitment to ensure that its hardware and software solutions conform to the IP-based data-exchange formats increasingly being used in broadcast television, radio and professional … Read more
Asus has adjusted the set target for worldwide shipments of its Zenfone-series smartphones from 30 million to 25 million units. Analysts suspect the downward adjustment is due to increasing competition from China-based smartphone vendors in India, Brazil, Russia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
The Nvidia Shield (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console) is the first device to get version 6.0 (Marshmallow) of Android TV. The software update comes with new features and includes various bug fixes. Google has mainly focused on fixing errors and bring devices up to speed. The update includes: improved colour support … Read more
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