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by Tom Allen
New vendors, new devices and greater end-user awareness will drive the 2015 worldwide wearable market to new heights, says IDC. 45.7 million units will be shipped this year, says the firm, rising 133.4% from …
Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Eyewear| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Wearables
by Tom Allen
Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt has said that Google Glass has not been cancelled (Google Glass is off the Shelves for Now) – simply postponed. The project is “too important” to scrap, he told the …
Tags:Google| Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wearables
by Arthur Berman
Logbar (Tokyo, Japan) is now accepting pre-orders for the latest version of its Ring Zero finger-wearable input device. The use of Ring Zero simply requires that the user put the device on their index …
Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wearables
by Helen Vince
Fitbit Inc., the global leader in the Connected Health and Fitness category, today announced outdoor bike tracking for Fitbit Surge™ users. True to Fitbit Surge, bike-tracking leverages GPS and other advanced sensors on the …
Tags:Fitbit| Wearables
by Bob Raikes
Track the Latest Trends in Wearable Technology at the Display Week 2015 Business Track Series, Co-organized by SID and IHS/Display Search We recently caught up with John Jacobs, SID’s Conventions Vice-Chair: BC and MFC, …
Tags:SID Display Week 2015| Wearables
by Norbert Hildebrand
Just a few weeks ago the Swatch Group announced the Touch Zero One, its first Swatch smartwatch. We recently reported on the new smartwatch and the near field communication aspect in a short article …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wearables
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
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
by Tom Allen
Will.i.am launched a ‘smart cuff’ last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), and has now worked with fashion brand Gucci to develop another. The smartband, like Will.i.am’s Puls, is a standalone product that …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Wearables
by Tom Allen
Biel Crystal Manufactory and Lens Technology, Chinese sapphire makers, have expanded their production capacities, according to industry sources. The companies made the move due to the growing adoption of sapphire in wearable and smartphone …
Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Sapphire| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 12| Wearables
by Bob Raikes
MWC 2015 was the biggest so far, with a claimed 93,000 visitors from 200 countries, even though entry costs from €750 just to walk the floor and several thousand Euros for premium attendee packages. …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 11| Wearables
by Norbert Hildebrand
The LG Flex 2 is one of the highlights of the show with its curved front panel and the ability to flex under force. A lesser known fact is that even the midrange phone …
Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 11| Wearables
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