Competition at work

When companies compete, they see things that others have done, and imitate them - improve on the accomplishments of others.

I pulled a big chunk of the article, but not all of it, check it out at the source.

Remember, SONY already sells components to Apple, and MVIS does NOT have to be in the loop if SONY is selling to Apple.

THIS IS ONLY A PLACE TO WATCH. It's possible we have PicoP in an iPad, I do NOT think it is likely.

Great article from FastCompany.

"I don't know about you, but I'm in desperate need of some new gadgets. My 2011-era MacBook Pro just doesn't pack the same punch when I'm editing video, and the battery of my screen-shattered (and now tiny-feeling) iPhone 5s feels like it barely lasts a few hours before needing a charge. My phone contract is up and I'm ready for whatever Apple announces on Wednesday."

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When you factor in all of these forces, it's understandable that the iPad has seen its fortunes decline. But at the risk of riling up the most dedicated Apple devotees, perhaps part of the reason the iPad is losing its edge is simply because it's not evolving quickly enough. Maybe it's starting to go a little stale.

Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro
WHERE NO TABLET HAS GONE BEFORE

Last week, I sat in the conference hall of a Manhattan hotel as Lenovo unveiled its latest devices ahead of the IFA conference in Berlin. At the briefing—a tiny gathering compared to the crowd Tim Cook will wow on Wednesday—Motorola's design head Jim Wicks told an off-the-cuff story that seemed more significant than he likely realized. One day after school, his young daughter and a friend were busy with homework. They quickly became distracted by a device sitting nearby. The tablet, Lenovo's recently announced Yoga Tab 3 Pro, is a fairly typical-looking 10-inch Android tablet with one less-than-typical feature: It has a built-in projector that can beam a 70-inch image onto any surface. The girls became transfixed with the device, mesmerized by how easily they could project their work (and any other content) onto the wall, and wound up playing with it for hours.

Obviously, Wicks is biased, not to mention professionally obligated to hype up his employer's products. But the story he told, which seemed unscripted, described something you don't see or hear about very often these days: somebody being genuinely and enthusiastically excited by a tablet. And it's no wonder: That feature sounds awesome. Imagine laying in bed with a tablet and effortlessly projecting a movie onto the ceiling of your bedroom. Or sharing a presentation in a work meeting with a few taps and clicks without having to call IT.

iPad Pro -- UPDATED (again)

I'm not a big fan of unsubstantiated Apple rumors. I'm highly dubious that PicoP would end up as its first big release in an Apple Product, but this bears watching.

UPDATE 4:

Geek Snack -- iPad Pro Projector

There will be improved camera setups on the iPad Air Pro, and the projector the company will be using will be even better than those used by Lenovo in their Yoga line-up, and those are pretty darn good indeed. Besides having a projector, the iPad Air Pro will also come with a magnetic keyboard and stylus, to make the device a true multitasking beast, especially fit for office work and editing work.


UPDATE 3:

iPad Pro WILL be at September 9 event

PCMag

UPDATE 2:

A reader reminded me of this from Patently Apple. (Thanks for jogging the memory.) 

Again, please don't interpret this as a prediction being made that there will be a projector in the iPad Pro. I'm simply collecting evidence and finding places to watch for the appearance of PicoP. 

It does look very interesting though.
At Patently Apple

So some things from the recent past
Apple TV
Desk Free computer
Apple & Primesense (mentions MicroVision)

End Update #2

UPDATE: So, a friend calls after seeing this, (thank you Jason!) and is quite excited, because he recognized something about the case shown here. It puts things in interesting perspective:

The case is a case and a stand. (Which make the idea of a a USB-C port in that location seem even less likely) Here are the pictures of the case he sent me. I think he's onto something.

As you can see, the form factor of the case he has, and the one in the leak are very similar.

The cutout in the side of the flap doesn't look like much, unless you know what it does:

 

This doesn't make me sure of anything, but this combined with keystone correction (that we know SONY/MicroVision do) and this is a VERY interesting combination.

All of my previous cautions about getting too excited still stand.

by the way, if you have a comment or insight, respectful comments are certainly welcome. (I'll post everything that isn't rude or spam.)

-- End Update -- 

I am including this because:

•  a previous report speculated that there would be a projector in the iPad Pro, from a credible source. (iPad Air Pro) 
• This report relies on information from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who has been very accurate in his Apple predictions.
• The additional opening is in an optimal location for a projector
• The additional opening is credited to be for a USB-C connector, but it is (in my opinion) not an optimal location for a USB-C connection, and it seems, (particularly in the second image) to be significantly larger than it would need to be for a USB-C connection.

Again this is simply something that I'm going to watch, I've listed above the reasons I'm going to watch it much more closely.

knowyourmobile.com

Openings for stereo speakers on the bottom and top of the case, as well as an additional opening on the left side for an additional Lightning or USB-C port indicate this could be the real deal. The cases are also remarkably similar to the ones Sonny Dickson leaked last week. 

And then there's this spurious beauty from China's Weibo network...