Saturday, October 10, 2015

RoBoHon -- Finally some genuine mobile innovation

This little device really is doing something unexpected. 

People look at it,  ask "what the hell?" and then they want it. 

It would be cool without the projector, but it's REALLY cool with the projector.

I've heard and I've been reading the angst of many stockholders who think this is some kind of farce. 

They want a projector in a phone, or one in a sled. Numbers they can count. I get that. They want to be able to total up numbers of units, put a number on it and calculate company earnings. 

I suspect that kind of thinking by the management at mobile handset companies is the reason that we haven't had significant innovation in smartphones for years. We've had years of marginal improvements, but in spite of the great language for the new handsets that are coming out, the most daring thing I've seen in recent history is the Samsung Galaxy edge, where the display wraps around the side of the phone. -- Is that all they can pull off?

So, now we have a charming little robot that is showing everyone the capabilities of PicoP. The mainstream media hasn't latched onto this yet, but the tech media is buzzing. Cellphone innovation is suddenly wide-open, and the idea of a phone with all the functionality of this robot - now is more likely to look like a low-risk, no-brainer to those big OEMS.

The tiny touch-screen and voice activation are huge here. Sharp has shown the way to a smart phone with a smaller form factor and a jumbo screen. That is an innovation nearly everyone wants desperately.

At this point its hard to not be excited about this. This is getting eyes on MicroVision's technology. I'm sure all the big OEMS have seen it now. There's more to come though, because as much as WE have been paying attention to RoBoHon, and MicroVision -- it's STILL really only noticeable in the Tech and gadget circles.

...when the tech is connected with the new SONY projector, and other products (the Fujitsu glasses with Retinal scan display? (I'm 95% sure that MicroVision is in there, but it hasn't been announced.)

I think we're on the edge of an explosion of interest. Almost there. In spite of the action in the stock of the last week, I've never been more optimistic.

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