During a Q&A session, HP CEO Léo Apotheker seemed confident in his company’s direction into cloud computing and the tablet market. Saying, “R&D is not just measured in dollars”, Apotheker basically defended HP’s slimmer budget since former CEO Mark Hurd famously cut it down.
In a panel at GigaOm’s Mobilise conference today, Motorola VP of Applied Technology Fred Kitson revealed some prototype display technologies they have in the works, confirming the company has more on the mind than the damn RAZR. One phone prototype Kitson described involves an embedded projector that made use of 3 lasers that project on a wall, while another makes use of a headset display. He also made mention of home displays that could automatically detect your phone as you move into a target range, and dedicate a portion of that screen to your mobile.
