The deal between Toshiba and Vuzix was announced late last year and now Toshiba has introduced their dynaEdge AR glasses that employ Vuzix’s assembly. The glasses are Toshiba’s first Windows-based smart glasses. They are used with Toshiba’s dynaEdge DE-100 Mobile Mini PC, and connected via USB Type-C. The glasses can be fitted with a safety helmet or with a headband. … Read more
Where does the time go. Had to believe another year has rolled by and here we are, just after Valentine’s day celebrating another National Battery day—wow! While unable to find out who invented Battery Day, or exactly when, I was able to trace it back to 2009. Why February 18 for this national observance? The best reason I can think … Read more
2018 the year of the specs As you may recall, you regular readers of TechWatch, I’ve made bets with people that 20% of us elite class will be wearing attractive looking smart glasses by 2020. At the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Deutsche Telekom and Zeiss announced future collaboration in the field of smart glasses. Their goal is to … Read more
With 21 quadrillion available, surely, I can have a couple. If it storms in Colorado I see it in Tiburon. Half way between HP’s workstation campus in Fort Collins, CO, and Rocky mountain high Denver is Castle Rock, CO. DirecTV receives and compiles its satellite and fiber-optic transmissions at its Castle Rock Colorado broadcast center which are then uplinked to … Read more
We’re going to have them. Back in 2016 I bet several people we’d have consumer-class smart glasses and that 20% of the population would be using them by 2020. I got scared around mid-2017, but now I’m feeling more confident. However, rule one for a consumer product is that it has to look good. Rule two, it has to be … Read more
$2.91 billion in sales, $1.1 billion profit up 33% from last quarter. Nvidia reported record revenue for the fourth quarter ended February 8, 2017, of $2.91 billion, up 34% from $2.17 billion a year earlier, and up 10% from $2.63 billion in the previous quarter, with growth across all its platforms. “Industries around the world are racing to incorporate AI. … Read more
Are the Chinese crazy? The Chinese grabbed headlines in 2010 with the announcement of their home built Tianhe-1 supercomputer, that delivered 1.2 PFLOPS, aided by AMD GPUs. The Tianhe-1A, a companion system at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, delivers pushed the performance up to 4.7 peak PFLOPS. The National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin is now planning a new supercomputer, … Read more
Ask Oculus, they’ve invented one Oculus has announced what they call groundbreaking technology, Focal Surface Display. The new technology is designed to improve the vergence-accommodation conflict that impacts today’s VR headsets. Oculus has built a first binocular multifocal testbed with integrated eye tracking and accommodation measurement, which will make wearing headsets more comfortable for longer viewing. To back up a … Read more
$17.1 billion in sales, $690 million loss, sales and profits up from last quarter. Intel reported its calendar Q4 2017, revenues were up, but profits down due to a huge tax expense. All of its business centers except McAfee were up. “2017 was a record year for Intel with record fourth-quarter results driven by strong growth of our data-centric businesses,” … Read more
$1.5 billion in sales, $71 million GAAP profit for the quarter, sales and profit down from last quarter. AMD reported its calendar Q4 2017; revenues and operating income were up as well as its graphics and compute groups revenue and profits. “2017 marked a key inflection point for AMD as we re-shaped our product portfolio, delivered 25% annual revenue growth, … Read more
Google is here to save the day Google wants to popularize 3D on the web and on Android devices. The company is building a strong base in VR with Daydream and also the development of tools and devices falls into the realm of Google and Android. The company predicts there will be hundreds of millions of Android and iOS devices … Read more
Intel did not get a great jump out of the gate for 2018 and CES. Yes the company threw a grand, showy event as its part of the CES opening keynotes, but it’s been haunted by rumors and then confirmations of vulnerabilities in its chips. Although, AMD, ARM, and Qualcomm have to face some of the same threats, it has … Read more
