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Valve Challenges Oculus

by Tom Allen

Valve, the company behind the Steam gaming platform, is developing its own virtual reality product. The company has said that it will show the ‘SteamVR Hardware’ at the Games Developer Conference, which runs between …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Steam Consoles| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Wearables

JDI Starts Sales of Standard Line-up of Ultra-low Power Consumption MIP Reflective-type Color LCD Modules

by Tom Allen

Japan Display Inc. (JDI), a leading global supplier of small- and medium-sized displays, has announced the start of sales of a standard line-up of memory-in-pixel (MIP) reflective-type color LCD modules for wristwatch-type wearable devices …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LCD Modules| Wearables

DARPA Working on the Future Display – The One Without Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we talk about wearables, especially about augmented and virtual reality glasses, we always think of discrete imagers that create the best possible result in such applications. Discussions about LCOS, DMD, LCD and OLED …

Tags:DARPA| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Wearables

Sony SED Augmented Reality Headset on Pre-Order

by Norbert Hildebrand

After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first …

Panasonic’s Prototype Headset Uses OLED Display

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has shown a VR headset prototype, with an OLED display, at a private show in Japan. The unit shows an omnidirectional image that follows head movements, similar to the Oculus Rift. Panasonic’s prototype …

LG will Show Watch Urbane at MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG will announce its newest smartwatch at MWC in March 2015. The Urbane watch is made from full metal and is designed for the “sophisticated and cosmopolitan wearer”. It follows in the footsteps of …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Tago Arc – Smart Bracelet Enters Crowdfunding Stage

by Norbert Hildebrand

Liber8 a Hungarian technology company has been developing a wearable technology accessory based on an electrophoretic E Ink display. The accessory is a bracelet that has the E Ink display mounted in a jewelry …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Canalys Sees Smartband Market Growing

by Norbert Hildebrand

Canalys has released its latest market assessment of the smartband market. The wearable market has many different players and devices already with more set to join later in 2015. Besides the variety of devices …

Introducing the Atheer Augmented Reality Glasses

by Arthur Berman

Atheer Labs (Mountain View, CA) has developed an interactive, 3D, augmented reality “platform” which combines immersive 3D augmented reality with “natural” gesture-based interaction. The so-called Atheer AiR platform consists of a virtual reality user …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Predictions Keep Rising for Apple Watch

by Tom Allen

Several stories about the Apple Watch appeared this week, regarding its expected popularity and features. First Alex Hou, project manager at Taiwan’s Industrial Economics Research Centre (IEK), predicted that as many as 13.07 million …

Pebble Doubles Sales Since March

by Tom Allen

Pebble has hit a new milestone, having sold its millionth smartwatch on 31st December last year. The figure doubles what Pebble reported in March 2014, thanks to price cuts and the addition of new …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Wearables

Huawei to Reveal New Phone in London

by Tom Allen

Jerry Huang, director of communications at Huawei, has revealed that the company will not launch a new phone at MWC, instead focusing on wearables. The next addition to the company’s premium P-Series (likely to …