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Andromium Kickstarter Delayed

by Bob Raikes

The Andromium Kickstarter campaign that is producing ‘clamshell’ add-ons for smartphones to enable PC-like functionality, has been delayed until June. The company said that the response had been much bigger than anticipated and that …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

The Trickstick is a Handheld “Persistence of Vision” Display

by Arthur Berman

Electricks (San Francisco, CA) is developing a product called Trickstick. The device is a hand held “persistence of vision” display in the form of a wand. “Wave it in front of you and a …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Novel Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Cyberdrive Matches High-Res Audio With UHD Video

by Tom Allen

A company called Cyberdrive (previously Forte Audio) is intending to fill a (niche) gap in the media player market, by providing compact players that can output high-res audio and UltraHD video. Cyberdrive has launched …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

The PowerClaw Will Burn You Up

by Tom Allen

The PowerClaw is a set of haptic gloves that promise to make users feel not just touches, but wider sensations in virtual reality. Having recently launched an IndieGogo campaign, a prototype version was at …

Tags:Back Panel| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33| Wearables

Skully Shuts Down Over ‘Personal Piggybank’ Allegations

by Tom Allen

Skully was a crowd-funded company that had planned to produce augmented reality motorcycle helmets. Although its campaign was funded in 2014, the firm has told backers that it’s closing down, because it ran out …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

by Tom Allen

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Resolution| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 30

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

by Tom Allen

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users …

Tags:BenQ| Blu-ray Players| Collaboration| Colour Critical Monitors| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Dolby Vision| Europe| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IWBs| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LFD - Large Format Display| Notebooks| Philips| Pricing| Promethean| Resolution| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smartphones| Software| USA| Vizio| Vol 23 - Issue 30

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Tom Allen

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

Tags:AMOLED| Android| Best Buy| Convertible PCs| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Dell| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| North America| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 29

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Milos Pavlovic

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

Tags:AMOLED| Convertible PCs| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Desktop Monitors| Digital Signage| Europe| GPUs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Media Players| MMD (AOC Philips)| Notebooks| Nvidia| Samsung| Smartphones| Software| Video Walls| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Solos Promotes With Kickstarter

by Tom Allen

Solos has launched a Kickstarter campaign (http://tinyurl.com/gn38566) to promote its AR smart cycling glasses. These have been developed with the US cycling team. They use a HUD, paired with performance tracking and training tools. …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Eyewear| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

Tags:Accessibility| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 19

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

Tags:Aspect Ratios| Blu-ray Players| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Notebooks| Philips| Planar| Smartphones| UltraHD| Video Wall Processors| Vol 23 - Issue 19