On the URBANO PROGRESSO…

The hot news at QuickLogic today is the announcement of our new production smartphone, the Kyocera “URBANO PROGRESSO”.  As our press release mentioned, the URBANO PROGRESSO uses a QuickLogic ArcticLink II VX4 device, featuring an MDDI Type II to RGB bridge, as well as VEE and DPO.   Key to note here is that VEE and […]

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PoP is Shipping…

For those US-based folks who ordered a PoP video (featuring VEE) you should likely be receiving it any day now, as the PoP’s are now shipping.  According to the fine folks over there, shipping to Europe will commence shortly, followed by Asia. More to come from us in the coming days, including some connectivity-related items! […]

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VEE on Higher Lumen Projectors

While the PoP Video is proof-positive that VEE can enhance the viewing experience of a lower-lumen projector, many people have asked what VEE can do for higher lumen systems.    To answer this, we sent a prototype 50 lumen projector (from an ODM partner) to PicoPros.com and let them test it.  The link below, as well […]

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Smartphone ‘Injustices’

www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/7-worst-smartphone-injustices-how-fight-them-523772 Read this article yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised to see battery life as the top ‘injustice’ of smartphones. Now, ‘injustice’ is a very strong word, but I do agree with the authors assertion that battery life is horrible on smartphones However, are removable batteries the way to fight that?  Let’s get real—how many of […]

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I am the Myth-Debunker

I’ve spent the better part of the last 12 years in the imaging and display world.  In that whole time, one thing that is constantly misunderstood and debated is how exactly to measure quality of cameras and displays, and further how to cut through marketing-speak. Myth 1: “HD-quality” “HD-Quality” is a marketing tool, plain and […]

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On BCC…

Sorry for being late with this blog, especially for those interested and keeping track… We announced BCC, or Background Color Compensator, last week.  This technology enables OEMs of pico projectors to design in an automatic compensation for other-than-white backgrounds. So the obvious question is: “Is this important?”  We believe so, and here’s why: Standard projectors […]

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One More For the Road…

…so I may have been a bit premature when I said it was the last blog of 2011 in my last entry… Before the break, I wanted to quickly give our readers a summarized list of questions we’ve gotten regarding the ArcticLink III VX in the last month or so of press and investor interviews.    […]

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