Weekly Mashup 114: Apple's Secret Display Lab

Apple's Secret Display Lab Might Be Making Holographic iPhone Screens Unlike Anything We've Seen
Boy Genius Report

"A secret Apple lab in Taiwan made the news a few days ago, with subsequent reports offering potential explanations for Apple’s new research facility. After Bloomberg explained that as many as 50 employees are working on new display tech that would enable even thinner iPhone designs with brighter and more energy-efficient screens, a few reports suggested that Apple might be developing technology for flexible iPhone screens and micro-LED screens. Apple has been rumored to be planned a switch to OLED screens in future iPhone generations." Read More

MediaLink's Wenda Harris Millard on CES: Augmented Reality Will be Big
Huffington Post

"Part guide, part information curator and super networker, the powerhouse media consultancy MediaLink will provide a number of services to its 90 clients who will be in attendance at next month's CES in Las Vegas. Among the topics of particular interest at the show will be innovations in augmented reality, predicts Wenda Harris Millard, president and COO." Read More

Atheer Focuses on Smart Glasses for Enterprise
Wall Street Journal

"Atheer Inc., a developer of augmented-reality glasses for the enterprise market, has raised $14 million in Series B financing, Patience Haggin reports for Dow Jones VentureWire. The company was founded in 2011 with the intention of intention of building a consumer augmented-reality headset. In 2013, the company raised more than $200,000 through a crowdfunding platform for a consumer headset. It canceled its development last year, pivoting to an enterprise product instead." Read More

5 Ways Augmented Reality Will Develop in 2016
Information Age

"Many wearable devices to date have failed to live up to expectations – Google Glass and the Apple Watch in particular left many consumers wanting more. 2016 will bring new applications for wearables that will likely revive demand for the technology. However, it is the business marketplace that will see most of the innovation and growth, particularly around augmented reality smart glasses, where the technology will be used to streamline processes and add value to operations." Read More