HP Innovation Journal Issue 02: Spring 2016 | Page 16

Innovation spotlight
Elite X3 >
HP launches the next
wave of computing at Mobile
World Congress
with the Elite X3
Mobility in the commercial space was sup-
posed to make everyone’s lives easier and
make workforces more efficient, but has
it really reached its potential? People still
carry round heavy bags with multiple devic-
es running different OS’s, and IT still faces
challenges securing and enabling BYOD
mobile devices to give the best experiences.
People have learned to live with all these
inconveniences, but computing isn’t any-
where near as seamless and intuitive as it
should be.
The Elite x3 aims to be the first step in the
next wave of computing and to solve many
of these problems. Amazing advances in
mobile chipset power aligned with Windows
10, the first OS to truly span device form
factors with Continuum, means we’re at
a new threshold. With the Elite x3 we can
think beyond the phone and see a powerful
new way of computing.
At the heart of the platform is the Elite x3
itself, a killer 6” phablet with a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 820 processor delivering
proper PC performance from a mobile
device for the first time. With the addition
of the Desk Dock and Mobile Extender it
allows users to dock the Elite x3 and work
on a big screen and in a laptop style, all
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Innovation Journal Issue 2
Sprout Pro >
using the compute power of the phablet. In
addition to the hardware, HP will bring HP
Workspace to market, allowing users to run
legacy and traditional x86 apps through a
virtual desktop solution.
HP has made some amazing steps forward
in engineering with the Elite x3, such
as the ability to work with the Elite x3 in
your pocket, running the Mobile Extender
wirelessly over 802.11 AC WiFi. In addition
the Elite x3 is designed for business:
waterproof and rugged to pass IP-67 and
Mil-STD testing as well as dual biometric
solutions with Iris scan and fingerprint
reader for incredible security.
The development process involved taking a
very small, experienced and cohesive team
and giving them space, within the larger
organization, to move quickly, push limits,
and take risks. This allowed for quick design
iteration, making mistakes, correcting
them quickly, and accelerating the path to
realizing the Elite x3, which is expected to
be available this summer.
Sprout Pro finding a home in
manufacturing
When Sprout by HP debuted in November
2014 for the consumer market, it was hard
to imagine it improving worker productivity
in manufacturing environments. Nearly
18 months later, however, Sprout has
branched out with a Pro version targeting
the Education market while also discovering
a unique niche in manufacturing.
OPS Solutions, an HP OEM partner based in
Novi, Michigan, utilized the Sprout SDK to
port their proprietary guided assembly soft-
ware (Light Guide Systems) to Sprout Pro.
Sprout Pro’s projector and durable touch-
mat combined with the Light Guide Systems
software creates a scalable Augmented
Reality platform. Customers are deploying
this platform to provide assembly line
workers a visual workflow experience for
error-proofing manual assembly processes.
“Sprout Pro allowed us to scale our existing
hardware solution down in both size and
cost to help companies improve reliability
of processes such as fuel injector assembly”
said Paul Ryznar, CEO of OPS solutions. The
Light Guide Systems Pro solution is receiving
strong interest from companies like General
Motors, Chrysler, Johnson Controls and
Tesla for use in a variety of small assembly
processes. LGS Pro is also garnering interest
in the healthcare industry for applications
such as surgical instrument kitting and
pharmaceutical pill sorting.
Louis Kim, Global Head and General
Manager, Immersive Computing, adds: “HP
and OPS have combined to take advantage
of all of the projective computing capabili-
ties of Sprout to boost productivity in manu-
facturing and assembly environments.”
For a quick video of Sprout Pro with Light
Guide Systems in action, please visit
www.bit.ly/SproutPro