The semiconductor company MediaTek is kicking off CES with a new system-in-package for wrist-worn wearables, including GPS, Bluetooth Low Energy, and support for 320x320 MIPI displays. Finbarr Moynihan, MediaTek's general manager of corporate sales, told Wearable Tech Insider that the MT2523 series is based on a Cortex M4 with 4MB RAM and 4MB flash memory. "This would … [Read more...]
2014 Predictions in Wearables: More of the Same, But Get Ready for an Explosive 2015
At the end of each year, tech journalists are usually called upon to predict the year ahead. Having been in the predictions business as a strategic analyst and a journo, I try to keep in mind two maxims: "If you're going to make predictions, make a lot of them. People remember the hits and forget the misses." -- unknown, but possibly economist Milton Friedman "The future is … [Read more...]
OmniVision Releases Glasses Reference Platform
Google's not the only company chasing the eyewear category, and it may be facing a lot more competition in the mid-term future. OmniVision is a pretty well-known component company in the display and phone-camera markets; it released this week a platform for what it's calling "the world's smallest 720p LCOS display." Essentially, it's a low-power high-def liquid-crystal … [Read more...]