Foxconn PD-S2900 Specifications
Display Technology: 0.45″ TI DLP
Pixel Format: 858 x 600
Brightness: 55 ANSI Lumens
Dimension: 102 x 92 x 36mm
Weight: 0.83lbs, 381g
Availability: Taiwan in Q3′08

Foxconn showcased its pico projector the PD-S2900. The PD-S2900 is based on TI’s DLP technology and beams a slightly wide 858 x 600 pixels. The pico projector is tiny and weighs very [...]

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
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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Earth Trek 90-805R
Projected Image Size: 22″
External Storage: SD
Battery: Lithium Ion, 1-2 hours
Dimension: 105 x 58 x 25mm (4.13 x 2.28 x 0.98″)
Weight: 160g

Carry a 22″ screen in your pocket. And your pocket doesn’t have to be giant size. Earth Trek introduced its pico projector called 90-805R. It is small. Very small at just 105 x [...]

Canon LCoS
Size: 0.71″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Size: 0.55″
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Pixel Format: 1400 x 1050

On May 20, 2008, Canon announced the development of its own Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) reflective LCD panel. Canon will be showcasing its LCoS panel at InfoComm 2008 that will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from [...]

Luminus Devices develops and manufactures PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice) LED products. At SID 2008, Luminus demonstrated PhlatLight powered products and PhlatLight LED chipsets. I met up with John Langevin, VP, Sales and Marketing and Paul Fredrickson, Director of Marketing at the Sheraton.

The Luminus PhlatLight RGB LEDs were extremely bright!
At the suite, Luminus demonstrated its PhlatLight Backlight [...]

ProjectionDesign F30
Display Engine: TI 0.95″ DLP
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Brightness: 4,300 Lumens
Light Source: UHP (2x 300W)
Light Source Lifetime: 2,000 hours (5,000 hours in eco mode)
Input: DVI, HDMI, VGA, Component, etc.

Most projectors coming out these days these words associate with them: 1080p, Full HD, 1920 x 1080, etc. These words connote that they will [...]

Epson EX90
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
Display Technology: 3LCD
Brightness: 2600 Lumens
Weight: 6lbs
Price: MSRP US$899

On May 12, 2008, Epson announced its EX90 portable projector geared for the business market. The EX90 features the company’s twin-optimized reflective E-TORL technology that enhance lamp lifetimes of up to 50%. E-TORL technology also enhances light efficiency so that less power is [...]