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General Micro Systems’ Lightweight Smart Rugged Tablet/Display Adds Unmatched Flexibility, Portability and Intelligence to the Battlefield

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

WEST 2024 – General Micro Systems (GMS) will showcase its highly flexible, lightweight portable and intelligent X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt™ 4 Tablet/Display this week at the West 2024 Conference.

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  • WEST 2024 – General Micro Systems (GMS) will showcase its highly flexible, lightweight portable and intelligent X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt™ 4 Tablet/Display this week at the West 2024 Conference.
  • The X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt Tablet/Display introduced today offers these same capabilities but adds the mobile phone ARM®-based Qualcomm QRB6165 mobile processor for generative AI, inference tracking, extreme vector graphics and image processing/enhancement.
  • “By adding the impressive capabilities of the Qualcomm AI processor, the X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt tablet and display becomes a smart, lightweight, flexible tablet like no other on the battlefield.
  • “Cool to the touch, rugged, thin, wireless and lightweight, never before has such a dual-mode smart tablet/display been available.

Garmin introduces new series of slimline COMM and NAV/COMM radios

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced a new series of COMM and NAV/COMM radios that offer feature-rich solutions in a slim 1.3-inch bezel height form factor. The GTR 205 Comm radio and GNC® 215 NAV/COMM radio are affordable solutions for customers that feature an easy-to-read full color LCD display, intuitive user interface and worldwide frequency database.

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  • We are excited to offer these new solutions for our general aviation customers as we keep our entire product line fresh."
  • The 1.3-inch height form factor matches previous-generation SL30 and SL40 radios, enabling easier upgrades and creating more room in space constrained panels.
  • The 2,280-channel capable VHF COMM radio comes standard with 10 watts of power, and a 16 watt option is also available.
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General Micro Systems Wins Three ‘Best of Show’ Awards at AUSA

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

AUSA 2023 – Three new General Micro Systems (GMS) innovations won Best of Show from Military Embedded Systems magazine at the Association for the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. this week.

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  • AUSA 2023 – Three new General Micro Systems (GMS) innovations won Best of Show from Military Embedded Systems magazine at the Association for the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. this week.
  • The X9 Spider Intelligent Switch earned four-star designation in the Embedded Computing category and the X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt™ Display, and the X9 Manpack, GMS’ portable mission computer, earned four-star designation in the Rugged Computing category.
  • “When we introduced our X9 Spider distributing computing architecture at AUSA last year, we knew we had a winning and innovative concept – and these awards, coupled with strong customer interest, validates it,” said Ben Sharfi, CEO and chief architect, GMS.
  • The X9 Spider Intelligent Switch is an accelerated networking module designed to improve the performance of Ethernet-based military applications without compromising size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements.

General Micro Systems (GMS) Creates Multi-Function Rugged, Daisy-Chained, High-Definition Thunderbolt 4 Portable Rugged Displays with Touch, NVIS, Storage and PCI Express I/O

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Monday, October 9, 2023

AUSA 2023 — General Micro Systems (GMS) this week will show off innovation that re-invents the rugged display using open-standard Thunderbolt™ 4 technology.

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  • AUSA 2023 — General Micro Systems (GMS) this week will show off innovation that re-invents the rugged display using open-standard Thunderbolt™ 4 technology.
  • The X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt Display enables military and commercial system designers to rethink the display as more than just an output device.
  • For the 12- and 17-inch versions, displays can function as “manpack” portable tablets, usable by dismounted soldiers/Marines or first responders.
  • Additionally, the X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt Display costs around $10,000, less than one-third the price of competing displays.

General Micro Systems (GMS) Demonstrates X9 Spider Manpack Mobile, Rugged Tablet, X9 Artificial Intelligence Computer and Mission Computer at AUSA 2023

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Monday, October 9, 2023

At AUSA 2023 today (booth 8307), General Micro Systems unveiled multiple live demonstrations of its X9 Spider open distributed computing architecture (DCA) products, including the X9 Manpack, the X9 Thunderbolt Rugged Display, the X9 AI (artificial intelligence), and the X9 Mission Computer.

Key Points: 
  • At AUSA 2023 today (booth 8307), General Micro Systems unveiled multiple live demonstrations of its X9 Spider open distributed computing architecture (DCA) products, including the X9 Manpack, the X9 Thunderbolt Rugged Display, the X9 AI (artificial intelligence), and the X9 Mission Computer.
  • “Combining our X9 Spider Mission Computer with a manpack housing creates our X9 Spider Manpack computer,” said Ben Sharfi, CEO and Chief Architect of GMS.
  • The heart of the X9 Manpack and every host-based X9 Spider system, the X9 Spider Mission Computer offers nearly 400Gbits/s of maximum throughput I/O.
  • The AUSA 2023 demonstration shows the X9’s open distributed computing architecture (DCA) connected via LightBolt or Ethernet to several X9 peripherals, including X9 Workstation I/O, X9 Storage and X9 Switch.

IEE Exhibiting Lineup of Rugged Displays at AUSA Annual Meeting and Expo 2023

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Industrial Electronic Engineers, IEE, manufacturer of field-proven military displays will be exhibiting their product line at the 2023 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 9th-11th.

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  • Industrial Electronic Engineers, IEE, manufacturer of field-proven military displays will be exhibiting their product line at the 2023 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 9th-11th.
  • IEE is answering the need for high-resolution displays that can serve as a key component in a Counter-UAS security strategy of detection, identification, tracking, and defeat.
  • 3-way rotary switch for OFF/NIGHT/DAY, one brightness encoder, two programmable dual-concentric encoders and one 8-way joystick
    IEE is exhibiting in booth #1167 at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 9th-11th.
  • For over 75 years, IEE has been a trusted provider of enhanced displays for military and industrial applications.

IEE Exhibiting Lineup of Avionics Display Products at Quad A Summit 2023

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Industrial Electronic Engineers, IEE, manufacturer of military avionics displays, will be exhibiting their product line at the Army Aviation Missions Solutions Summit (Quad A) in Nashville, Tennessee, April 26th-28th.

Key Points: 
  • Industrial Electronic Engineers, IEE, manufacturer of military avionics displays, will be exhibiting their product line at the Army Aviation Missions Solutions Summit (Quad A) in Nashville, Tennessee, April 26th-28th.
  • IEE is addressing the importance of offering repairable bezels in their product line that contribute to the overall performance and reliability of rugged displays in demanding environments.
  • IEE is exhibiting in booth #1253 at the Quad-A Summit, April 26th-28th.
  • For over 75 years, IEE has been a trusted provider of enhanced displays for military and industrial applications.

General Micro Systems (GMS) Introduces Lightweight, Rugged, “X9 Spider Wearable” Mobile Computer with Eight I/O “Legs” and Optional AI GPGPU

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

General Micro Systems today launched its battery-powered X9 Spider Wearable S1502-MP mobile computer intended for dismounted soldiers and Marines who need on-the-move high-performance processing, communications, video, database access and artificial intelligence (AI).

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  • General Micro Systems today launched its battery-powered X9 Spider Wearable S1502-MP mobile computer intended for dismounted soldiers and Marines who need on-the-move high-performance processing, communications, video, database access and artificial intelligence (AI).
  • S1502-MP X9 Spider Wearable is battery powered from common solider-carried batteries and brings never-before capabilities to soldiers and Marines on-the-move.
  • The S1502-MP X9 Spider Wearable is designed in America by General Micro Systems and is available for customer use immediately.
  • General Micro Systems and the General Micro Systems logo are trademarks of General Micro Systems, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

IEE Showcasing Avionics and Ground Displays at AUSA 2022

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

IEE, a manufacturer of field-proven enhanced displays for military applications, will be exhibiting at the 2022 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 10th-12th.

Key Points: 
  • IEE, a manufacturer of field-proven enhanced displays for military applications, will be exhibiting at the 2022 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 10th-12th.
  • In line with the industry focus on Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), IEE is efficiently creating the next generation of forward-looking rugged displays for ground and airborne applications.
  • We look forward to showing our high-resolution, optically enhanced displays to our customers system architects, demonstrating how we can achieve their system performance objectives.
  • For 75 years, Industrial Electronic Engineers, IEE, has been a trusted provider of enhanced displays for military and industrial applications.

Global Smart Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses Market to Reach 8.7 Million Units by 2026

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Friday, June 3, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Smart Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Smart Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" .
  • Segments:Product Type (Simple Assisted Reality Glasses, MR Holographic Displays, Smart Helmets); Application (Enterprises, Individual Consumers)
    Complimentary Project Preview - This is an ongoing global program.
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    Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Smart Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses estimated at 721Thousand Units in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of 8.7 Million Units by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 80.3% over the analysis period.
  • Developments in the smart AR glasses market will be ably supported by path-breaking activity in the mobile apps dedicated to serve the smart glasses concept.