Archive for May, 2008

Honlai Technology QingBar MP100 and MP101: Mini LED Projector

Honlai Technology QingBar MP100 and MP101
Display Technology: 0.44″ LCoS
Pixel Format: 640 x 480 (VGA)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Color: 16.7 million
Projected Display Size: 15″ - 27″
Light Source: 5W LED
Lamp Life: >20,000 hours
Brightness: 10 - 15 ANSI Lumens
Contrast Ratio: 200:1
Input:
MP100: Mini AV, Composite, VGA
MP101: Mini AV, Composite, iPod and iPhone Connector
Dimension: 102 x 76 x 54mm (MP101)

Honlai Technology’s QingBar [...]

projectiondesign F10 AS3D: Active Stereo 3D DLP Projector

projectiondesign F10 AS3D
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
Projected Display Size: 17ft
Display Technology: DLP
Other: Active 3D Stereoscopic Projection

According to projectiondesign, its F10 AS3D is the only portable high resolution active 3D stereoscopic projector on the market. projectiondesign is planning to showcase the F10 AS3D at the upcoming InfoComm conference that will be held in Las Vegas. [...]

Pioneer G9 KURO

Pioneer G9 KURO
Size: 50″ (PDP-LX5090), 60″ (PDP-LX6090)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: Infinity
Input: HDMI (3), Component (1), RCA AV (1), Euro-SCART (3), CI (1), VGA (1), USB (1)
Dimension:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 1465 x 876 x 93mm
50″ PDP-LX5090: 1233 x 723 x 93mm
Weight:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 50.8kg
50″ PDP-LX5090: 33.5kg
Power Consumption:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 510W (operational), 0.4W (standby)
50″ PDP-LX5090: 420W, 0.3W
Price: [...]

Dell XT2: 12.1″ Ultraportable Tablet PC

Dell XT2 Tablet
Display Size: 12.1″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel format: 1280 x 800
GPU: UMA with Windows Vista Aero capability
CPU: Intel Montevina architecture with ULV and LV CPUs
Ports: VGA, RJ45, 1394, USB (2), eSATA, Audio (2)
Slots: ExpressCard 34, SDHC
Security: TPM, Smart Card Reader, Contactless Smart Card, Fingerprint Reader (option)
Other: XT2 Media Base (plan to use XT media base)

Boy [...]

iriver Spinn: PMP with Analog Controls

iriver Spinn
Display Size: 3.2″ (8.2cm)
Pixel Format: 480 x 272
Display Technology: Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED)
Storage: 4, 8, 16GB
Video: Adobe Flash, MPEG4, WMV
Audio: MP3, OGG, WMA
Other: 3D GPU accelerated, Analog Controls, DAB Radio (UK), Bluetooth
Battery: 25 hours (audio), 5 hours (video), 4 hours (DAB)
Availability: August in the UK

iriver’s Spinn is a very nice looking portable multimedia player [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad X200: 12″ Ultraportable Notebook PC

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Specifications
Display: 12″ Wide
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
Webcam: 1.3MP
RAM: DDR3
CPU: Up to 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (45nm)
Chipset: Intel Centrino 2 (vPro)
Connectivity: WiMAX, WWAN, GPS, WiFi, UWB, Bluetooth, DisplayPort, USB 2.0 (3)
Case Material: Magnesium Alloy (Covers - top and bottom)
Battery: 9.6 hours (9-cell, option)
Weight: 2.93lbs and up
Availability: August 2008
Price: US$1,199

Updated 2008.07.15 1:15PM [...]

Pixel Lab Korea Ripple Tablet TN120R/B T8100: 12.1″ Tablet PC

Pixel Lab Korea Ripple Tablet TN120R/B T8100
Display Size: 12.1″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
CPU: 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
RAM: 1GB
HDD: 120GB
Optical: Super-multi DVD recorder
Availability: South Korea

There isn’t much information regarding either Pixel Lab Korea or its newly announced Ripple Tablet TN120R/B T8100. The Ripple Tablet sports a 12.1″ LCD with a pixel format [...]

Panasonic LB80 Series: Portable WiFi Front Projector

Panasonic LB80 Series
Models:
4:3 Aspect Ratio: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
16:10 Aspect Ratio: PT-LW80NTU
Brightness:
2600 Lumens: PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U, PT-LW80NTU
3200 Lumens: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U
Contrast Ratio: 500:1
Pixel Format:
1024 x 768: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
1280 x 800: PT-LW80NTU
Projected Image Size: 33″ to 300″
Other: Built-in mono speaker
WiFi (802.11b/g): PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LW80NTU
Dimension: 368 x 88 x 233
Weight: 2.96kg (<7lbs)
Price: PT-LW80NTU $3,499, PT-LB80NTU $3,299, PT-LB80U [...]

Optoma #1 Projector Brand in Taiwan

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) just announced market share results for projectors for Taiwan. Optoma beat out Epson for the top spot in Q1′08 with 28.7% unit shipment share. A total of 17,700 projectors were shipped in Taiwan in Q1′08. Epson was #2 with 22.2% share followed by Viewsonic with 7.2% and BenQ with 7.1% share.

Optoma [...]

SID 2008 Wrapup

There were a lot of developments in displays that were showcased during SID 2008. One of the best stuff was related to OLEDs, lower power consumption, thin profiles and LED backlights generating unheard of contrast ratios. I’ve posted about just a few of them. Here they all are for your convenience:

Epson Electronic Paper Display at [...]