From Goertek.
This is the kind of installation I've been looking for. A speaker with a projector that can be focused on the counter top or the wall (or ceiling.) One projector that can be aimed at multiple surfaces is where MVIS technology will shine.
I still have more reasons to believe that the 10 million partner for projection only is Sharp/Foxconn. It is still possible that they could build this and use remaining inventory, and purchase engines elsewhere. (Or use the interactive engine and build it themselves.)
I'm a firm believer that having one or two engine suppliers for the broad consumer electronics market is going to be the most efficient method to get this technology to the masses.
Many of these large electronics manufacturers have customers who are also their competitors.
(Samsung, for example, sells screens and components to Apple, as does Sharp. Foxconn seems to manufacture for everyone, while making it clear recently that they wish to come out with their own phone to compete with Apple -- even though they make something like 80% of iPhones.)
Thanks Joe and several others.
Goertek Industrial Design
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
Friday, July 6, 2018
Ronald Wayne
So a friend and I were having coffee the other day.
We discuss Microvision often.
At this point, everything is looking really good. We knew what was coming, and now it looks that at least one mass market product is imminent -- because there are several close at hand:
and that... reminded me of Ronald Wayne.
Ronald Wayne (born May 17, 1934) is an American retired electronics industry worker. He co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, providing administrative oversight for the new venture. However, he soon sold his share of the new company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800 US dollars, and later accepted $1,500 to forfeit any claims against Apple (in total, equivalent to $9,498 in 2017). As of May 4, 2018, if Wayne had kept his 10% stake in Apple Inc., it would have been worth over $93.1 billion, making him the second richest man on earth.[1]
At the time, he seemed like a smart investor. He doubled his money in a short time, and he cashed out. Poor move.
A lot of Microvision's investors now are tired.
We have held the stock a long time... many of us have lost a lot of money and would like to get it back.
So, if we get it back and then some -- that's awesome, right?
Not so fast.
Most of the rest of the people who find this company are going to find it after it gets mentioned in the same breath as some big names. Not before. Shortly after that it will start to rise... or it will before that.
some of the tired investors will be tempted to take the money and run... but if you're more patient, I think you'll do a lot better than Ronald Wayne.
We discuss Microvision often.
At this point, everything is looking really good. We knew what was coming, and now it looks that at least one mass market product is imminent -- because there are several close at hand:
- Near-eye display (Hololens? Oclulus? Magic Leap? Glass) MSFT, FB, GOOG
- Interactive display? Smart speakers, smart displays? (AMZN, AAPL, GOOG)
- Home security?
- Auto LiDAR?
- Display only (Contract signed, best guess as to who is Sharp/Foxconn)
Rumors have also been circulating about a "surface phone" -- I sent a note to a tech reporter with a link to a surface phone post I'd done more than a year ago. When I did that an hour later, this document was gone. It's back, but I suspect they hit some traffic limits. The background is interesting.
The amount of upward motion that could occur with this stock if these stories are confirmed or the suspicions widely circulated will be amazing. If one of them is confirmed, we're off to the races.
It's possible we start rising, and the tired investors will panic when there's a hiccup.
and that... reminded me of Ronald Wayne.
Ronald Wayne (born May 17, 1934) is an American retired electronics industry worker. He co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, providing administrative oversight for the new venture. However, he soon sold his share of the new company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800 US dollars, and later accepted $1,500 to forfeit any claims against Apple (in total, equivalent to $9,498 in 2017). As of May 4, 2018, if Wayne had kept his 10% stake in Apple Inc., it would have been worth over $93.1 billion, making him the second richest man on earth.[1]
At the time, he seemed like a smart investor. He doubled his money in a short time, and he cashed out. Poor move.
A lot of Microvision's investors now are tired.
We have held the stock a long time... many of us have lost a lot of money and would like to get it back.
So, if we get it back and then some -- that's awesome, right?
Not so fast.
Most of the rest of the people who find this company are going to find it after it gets mentioned in the same breath as some big names. Not before. Shortly after that it will start to rise... or it will before that.
some of the tired investors will be tempted to take the money and run... but if you're more patient, I think you'll do a lot better than Ronald Wayne.
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