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Engage Expands Flux Lounge

by Raverstead

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional …

Supplier Chosen for Lenovo Wearable

by Raverstead

Lenovo will begin to produce wearable devices ‘soon’, say Asian sources. Fenda 295, in China, says that it has been chosen by Lenovo as a supplier for the vendor’s 301. Sina.com claims that the …

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Wearable Interest Soaring Pre-Apple Watch

by Raverstead

In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/oxat8gf) Forrester Research shares five ‘urgent truths’ about wearables. The first truth is shared for free: demand, despite the hype bubble, is real. Forrester’s data shows that 45% of adults …

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MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 No 48

by Raverstead

The Blackberry Classic smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) is now available for pre-order in the UK. It is listed for £290 ($455). The world’s thinnest tablet – Dell‘s Venue 8 7000 (Display …

Wearable Tech and the Legal System

by Raverstead

In today’s culture, lawyers use every kind of resource including data from electronic devices to achieve what their respective clients are after. Witnesses and other kinds of proof including video, phone calls, etc. are …

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Winners Announced for Intel’s ‘Make it Wearable’ Contest

by Raverstead

Intel’s Make it Wearable contest, announced at CES 2014, challenged competitors to design innovative and creative wearable devices. Devices could be entered on one of two tracks: ‘Development’ (must be an actual concept based …

Bureau Veritas Laboratory Offers Testing for Wearable Devices

by Raverstead

Bureau Veritas Laboratory, which claims to be the global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC), has announced a new service centered around wearable devices. Veritas Labs already offers many testing and certification services …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wearables

Wearables Address Vertical Markets

by Helen Vince

Wearables – One of the key observations about wearable technologies is that so far consumer uptake has not been overwhelming. While fitness bands have been somewhat successful, some analysts believe that their long term success …

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The Planned Portal Smartphone is both Flexible and Wearable

by Raverstead

Smartphone – The goal of the team at Arubixs (San Francisco, CA) is to “create a device that combines advanced smartphone technology with the convenience and mobility of smart watches and fitness trackers”. The device …

Haptics Role in Mobile Devices Endures

by Raverstead

Mobile Displays, User Interface – Recent announcements by Immersion Corporation and Apple show that haptic feedback will continue to play a role in mobile and wearable devices. Haptic enhancements of mobile handset user interfaces …

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DirekTek Signs Wearables Deal

by Super User

In the UK, consumer electronic and digital photo specialist DirekTek has signed distribution deals with Garmin and Soleus to supply wearable technology products from each manufacturer.

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Fossil Joins Forces With Intel

by Super User

Fossil and Intel have announced their intent to join forces to create wearable products for ‘fasion-oriented’ consumers. The company said that it would create Android Wear devices earlier this year.

Tags:Android Wear| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Wearables