On June 17th, Microvision held their Annual Meeting of Shareholders (ASM).  While we at Picopros could not attend, we have been able to gather notes from various sources.  Overall, it seems that the company is well on track toward high-volume commercialization of their PicoP® technology in 2011 and beyond.  Here are some highlights from the meeting:

In February, iPhone Matters published a short article on a Motorola concept phone, billed as a "digital butler".  I was surprised I hadn't seen this until now.  It is a neat-looking device, packing 4G conectivity, accelerometer, and even a projector.  That's right, a projector.

In my previous post, I discussed the LuminAR project, which employs Microvision's PicoP® technology to create an augmented reality workspace.  Here, I would like to highlight the work of Pranav Mistry - specifically, the SixthSense project.  You can also access his presentation at the TED 2009 conference here.

MIT students have created an augmented reality interface utilizing Microvision's PicoP® technology.  Specifically, they have configured it with both the PEK™ and ShowWX™. The picture you see is the variation using the PEK. Not only can this system project content, but it can recognize gestures as well.  We have seen variations of this concept presented in various forums, the most-famous of which is probably Pranav Mistry's Sixth Sense Project, which was presented at TED in November 2009.  In addition, at least two projects are active that are collaborations with Microsoft. PicoP® keeps popping up in many university projects due to its small size, use of lasers, and the fact that the image is always in focus - a particularly important feature for mobile applications.  In addition, Microvision's technology is capable of being employed for sensing/monitoring, as well as the standard projecting applications.  I think we will continue to see additional projects where Microvision's technology is being used.  Exciting times are ahead for sure!