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Raon Tech Shows LCOS for NTE Applications

by Bob Raikes

Raon Tech was a new name to us. The company is from Korea and has developed its own LCOS devices that are optimised for near to eye (NTE) applications. The 720P version is 0.5″ …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Qualcomm Identifies 802.11ad (WiGig) Use Cases

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm, of course, had a big booth and was showing how its latest processors could be used for depth sensing and two different approaches were being shown – one from Mantis using “structured light” …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| MWC 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 11| WiGIG

Marvell Specified in Project Ara

by Bob Raikes

Marvell started by showing us the PXA1928 which is the application processor/SoC that is being used in Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone (The Project Ara Smartphone Moves Towards Implementation). The chip is based on …

Lenovo Introduces Pocket Projector

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo had lots to show us and we had a whistlestop tour of the booth. The Mgo 300 is an entry level 8″ Windows tablet running Windows 8.1 and using an Intel BayTrail processor. …

x Series Intel Atom Processors Aim at Phones & Tablets

by Bob Raikes

Intel was, unsurprisingly, highlighting the Spectre X360 on its booth. The company was also talking about its support of EMBMS and Multicast video which it can support via its 7260 modem platform. It was …

Imagination Video Encoding is High Quality

by Bob Raikes

We spoke to Imagination Technologies at CES, but the company still managed to have plenty of news at MWC. The first news was support by Imagination of the Vulkan low level API that has …

Fujitsu Looks to Industrial Apps and Iris Recognition

by Bob Raikes

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 …

Cypress Introduces Next Gen Touch Controller

by Bob Raikes

Cypress showed that its latest touch chips can work with thick glovesCypress is a chip company that is now on its 6th generation of touch controller technology. It has a number of major design …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Touch Controllers| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Broadcom Looks at 60GHz, Charging & Wearables

by Bob Raikes

Broadcom wearable platform has gone into generation 2Broadcom was mainly talking about radio chips at the show and we started by looking at 60GHz technology. The company told us that it doesn’t expect to …

ARM Shows Mali GPU Running Unreal Engine 4

by Bob Raikes

Arm, the IP core supplier from the UK, was talking about the latest variations of its Mali GPUs – it claims to be the top GPU design supplier globally with 550 million sales. The …

Acer Busier than 2013 or 2014.

by Bob Raikes

Acer’s Switch 12 has an easel mode with a detachable keyboardAcer had plenty to show and was noticeably more busy than last year and a lot busier than two years ago. That reflects more …

Move Along at ShowStoppers – Not Much to See

by Bob Raikes

The Emporia “senior” phone has a fold away keyboard. Showstoppers is a traditional event for us to attend – it’s a press-only event with exhibitors showing at tables. The free food and drink (usually …