Acer is about to sell an awesome Windows 10 Continuum package that includes a nice 22″ LCD display monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse, a docking station to use with the included Acer Liquid Jade running Windows 10 Mobile with Windows Continuum, designed to support all professional users full desktop usage requirements, with many more apps being added to Microsoft’s Windows 10 platform. For example Facebook just added their app. The Acer Liquid Jade Primo has a nice 5.5″ super AMOLED display, 3GB RAM, 32GB Flash. The idea for the pricing is that this Acer might cost about the same as a high-end iPhone or Samsung but it is to include the whole bundle of external 22″ display, the keyboard/mouse and Continuum dock. Acer is trying to launch this premium package worldwide. The target market is small to medium to large size companies who can give one of these to each of their employees, and thus get all their employees to switch to ARM Powered productivity!
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Windows 10 Continuum with Acer Liquid Jade Primo Premium Pack on Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
DisplayPort over USB Type-C at MWC 2016
DisplayPort has been implemented over USB Type-C, showcased in products such as the Microsoft Continuum products, Apple, Dell, Lenovo also have laptops that output video using DisplayPort over USB Type-C. Then the dock or adapter outside may then convert DisplayPort to HDMI, VGA and DisplayPort output.
2K dual VR headset by Skyworth on RK3288
Skyworth releases their dual 2K OLED display VR headset powered by Rockchip RK3288 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 with Mali-T760 GPU. It’s ready for high pixel density VR video, for example with more than twice the pixel density compared with using VR of a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with Samsung Gear VR. This Skyworth VR headset costs about $600 as the bulk factory price with a minimum order of 1K.
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Johnny Zhang, Deputy General Manager
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Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical at MWC 2016
Ubuntu is being used around the world, on servers, to power the cloud, switches, routers, base stations and Snappy Ubuntu works on drones, robots and more for the IoT world. Snappy 3.0 will be on Ubuntu 16.04. Ubuntu also shows off Ubuntu on Smartphones, Tablets, and their Nexus 4 showing convergence running “the same” Ubuntu on the phone and on the external display as a dekstop. Check back for my Ubuntu booth tour video coming up.
Phoenix OS Android UI for Productivity on Alcatel OneTouch Xess 17.3″ All-in-One 64bit Octa-core MT8783
Alcatel OneTouch Xess is an All-in-One big screen tablet BigTablet to function as an Android computer for family home use, it comes with 17.3’’ Full HD 1080p IPS display and 10 point capacitive touch, powered by MediaTek MT8783 64bit Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 with ARM Mali-T720 GPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash, with 10000mAh battery the battery life is up to 6 hours doing Full HD video playback, with front 5MP camera, 3-watt JBL stereo speakers, dual microphones. There is a hiden pop-up dock in the back with USB and earphone port, and a nice stainless adjustable carrying handle and multi-angle stand, supports gesture control using the front camera for kitchen use. Alcatel OneTouch Xess runs a windows-like GUI on Android 5.1 called Phoenix OS developed by a team in Beijing, ARMdevices.net also published similar Android UI in Remix OS and the Rockchip LightBizOS
Cavium ThunderX 64bit 48-core ARM Server enabling the 5G mobile future, next gen cloud/datacenter and NFV
Cavium’s ThunderX 48-core ARMv8 64bit SoC is being implemented in dozens of ARM Server designs, by partners as Pegatron, Asus, Mitac, Gigabyte, Wiwynn, Acer and even for for super computing by E4 and Cray. Cavium and their software partners have optimized their ARM Server platform for variety of workloads, including NFV (Network Function Virtualization), Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) for Virtualizing the access network, moving all the physical base stations to the cloud, which will save the industry a lot of money, hyperscale datacenter, web hosting like RunAbove (a subsidiary of OVH) at https://www.runabove.com/armcloud.xml, Ceph storage clusters. This can only be done using ARM and Cavium ThunderX SoC processors, providing a much better TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and efficient alternative to Intel x86. Cavium and partners, as Linaro and the open source community also are showing progress in the OPNFV, OpenStack, ODP (Open Data Plane), DPDK, fd.io, etc. for the networking and telecom industry.
ARM Cortex-A32
ARM Cortex-A32 is the most power efficient 32bit processor, 25% more efficient than ARM Cortex-A7 (performance per mW) in the same process node. ARM Cortex-A32 takes advantage of the ARMv8-A instruction set, it is designed to be the smallest, lowest-power 32bit processor to bring efficiency and architectural improvements to next generation rich embedded 32bit applications, to drive innovation across diverse embedded markets including wearables, consumer, industrial, and IoT. You can read more about it at: https://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a32-processor.php
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652, ARM Cortex-A72 available now
Seshu Madhavapeddy, VP of Product Management, responsible for the mobile compute product line at Qualcomm shows us a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Powered Tablet, it’s an octa-core quad ARM Cortex-A72 and quad ARM Cortex-A53 on 28nm process node, with Cat6 LTE. The Qualcomm SD652 based tablet is now fully mass produced on the market, can be sold through different brands, with better specs at half the price of the iPad mini. It also features Immersive Audio for 3D audio and Adaptive Display that adjusts the color palette based on the light situation significantly improving the video playback quality, what Qualcomm calls the Tablet Home Theatre on the go experience. You can read more about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 here: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/652
Zopo Speed 8, ARM Cortex-A72, MediaTek helio X20 deca-core Smart Phone
Zopo Speed 8 is to be one of the world’s 1st 10-core Smart Phones to be shipped powered by MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core, dual ARM Cortex-A72, quad ARM Cortex-A53 at 2Ghz and quad ARM Cortex-A53 at 1.4Ghz, 5.5″ 1080p IPS display, 4GB RAM, 32GB Flash, runs Android 6 Marshmallow, features a 21MP rear camera with a SONY IMX230 sensor and dual LED flash, a 8MP front camera with own LED Flash, supports finger-print authentication, comes with USB Type-C and 3600mAh battery with up to 10-hour talking time or 5days standby. Zopo presents Speed 8 with the MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo.
Highlights of Samsung press conference at MWC 2016
Some highlights of the Samsung MWC 2016 press conference, launching Samsung Gear 360, S7 and S7 Edge, with also a special appearance by Mark Zuckerberg. You can also see the full official video of this event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6KeASdz2AI
ARM Cortex-R8
ARM announces ARM Cortex-R8, twice the performance of ARM Cortex-R7. This means we are going to get faster modems for 5G, faster hard drives and many other things that require a faster realtime processor. You can read more about ARM Cortex-R8 here: https://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-r/cortex-r8-processor.php
Samsung press conference launching Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge / Gear 360 at MWC 2016
Watch the Samsung MWC 2016 press conference from my seat. You can see the official video of this event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6KeASdz2AI
Huawei press conference launching MakeBook at MWC 2016
Watch the Huawei MWC 2015 press conference from my seat. Please link to the official recorded press conference video in the comments so that I can also link to it here for people who prefer to watch the official video, if there is one.
Huawei MateBook Intel Windows 10 Tablet
Huawei releases their first Intel Winfoes consumer device at $699-$1599 with Intel core m3/m5/m7, 4GB/8GB RAM, 128-512GB SSD, $129 Keyboard dock, $89 MateDock for HDMI/Ethernet/2xUSB.
Richard Yu, Huawei CEO of Consumer, Huawei MateBook launch, $699-1599 Intel Windows 10 Tablet
Huawei CEO of Consumer says Huawei will overtake Apple in the next 2 years and they expect Huawei to be the number 1 in front of Samsung within 5 years from now. At MWC 2016, Huawei launches their first Intel Microsoft Windows 10 device, the MateBook, with Intel Core M3/M5/M7, with thin design, finger ID on the side, 128-512GB SSD, 4-8GB RAM, priced at $699-$1599 depending on the Intel processor, RAM and SSD choice and the Keyboard dock at $129, the USB Type-C MateDock is $89 extra. European prices are higher. This is not a $499 ARM Powered device. Google didn’t get Android yet to function for productivity (full Chrome on Android). Huawei didn’t force Microsoft to port all Windows 10 to Kirin950 ARM Cortex-A72 big.LITTLE.
VoxieBox 3D Hologram Display system
Voxiebox renders animated or static images as 3D holograms in this box. Read more at http://www.voxiebox.com
Devices by MakersHub, startup development firm
MakersHub is a company that fosters development and growth of new products. On display here is a range of co-developed products: their helmet outfitted with haptic feedback (vibrations), responding to a touch input elsewhere, a glass cube that detects touch and makes a noise, and a doorknob that alerts touch.
Remote Controlled Bird, Rohm Micro Flying Object Laboratory
At the Rohm booth there was a remote controlled 31gram bird flapping around, here’s an interview with the creator.
Makuake crowd funded the Sony FES E Ink watch
Makuake is the Japanese crowd funding website similar to Kickstarter, they have shipped the FES E Ink watch designed by a Sony department.
Henkel next-generation semiconductor packaging in printed electronics
Henkel Electronic Materials LLC is a division of global material supplier, Henkel Corporation. Headquartered in Irvine, California with sales, service, manufacturing and advanced R&D centers around the globe, Henkel is focused on developing next-generation materials for a variety of applications in semiconductor packaging, industrial, consumer, displays and emerging electronics market sectors. With a broad portfolio of silver, carbon, dielectric and clear conductive inks, Henkel is making today’s medical solutions, in-home conveniences, handheld connectivity, RFID and automotive advances reliable and effective. Watch this interview taken at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event http://www.IDTechEx.com/peusa
