Now this is cool! (I hope it is real.) Texas Instruments (TI) somehow incorporated a pico projector into a BlackBerry Curve. The BlackBerry Curve seems to be the right shape, though I would like to have seen the BlackBerry functioning normally.
The two green-lit buttons and the viewing angle of the LCD (it doesn’t change!) make [...]
Optoma Pico Projector Specifications
Display Technology: DLP Pico Chipset
Pixel Format: 480 x 320
Color Gamut: 100% NTSC
Battery: 3.1V Lithium Ion, about 1 hour of operation
Light Source: RGB LED
Availability: Early 2009
Price: < $400
Update 2008.06.20 8:52AM PST
There we go: a much better picture of Optoma’s pico projector. According to the press release, Europe and Asia will be getting the [...]
The projection industry is in the throes of commoditization. Today we are seeing many display engineering continue to focus on projection, even though the vast majority of projectors sold are of the low-margin variety. When projectors began to become the mainstream back in the 1990s, a 800-lumen projector sold for $10,000. In those salad days, [...]
Computex ended June 6 and was held in Taipei, Taiwan. According to Computex the total number of exhibitors were 1725. A lot of gadgets were showcased during Computex 2008. Here are all the posts regarding Computex 2008 for your convenience:
Shuttle Fantasy (Illusion): Shopping Bag Shaped Mini PC at Computex 2008
Shuttle XP19: 19″ Touch LCD Monitor [...]
Aiptek’s PocketCinema V10 is a pico projector based on 3M’s miniature projection technology that can generate an amazingly large 50″ image. Other cool features of the V10 is its 1GB of internal memory and a 3-in-1 multicard reader (SD, MMC, MS Pro) so you can present JPEG, ASF, MPEG4 and AVI content without having to [...]
Foxconn PD-W1001 Specifications
Display Technology: DLP
Pixel Format: 854 x 480
Brightness: 25 ANSI Lumens
Availability: Q2′09
I thought Foxconn’s PD-S2900 was small. The company’s PD-W1001 makes the PD-S2900 look supersized! Foxconn claims that the DLP projector is smaller than a mobile phone, and I think that is definitely the case. To see a picture of a real pico projector [...]
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 [...]
Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) announced shipment of its pico projector by Q2′08 - Q3′08. YOI’s pico projector TI’s DLP chip and RGB LED as the light source. The pico projector is rated to consume less than 1 watt with a brightness of 7 lumens, according to the company. YOI expects the pico projector to comprise [...]
During SID 2007, I was given a demonstration of Explay’s oio, a laser & LED-based hybrid nano-projector. The picture quality was surprisingly good despite being generated from a projector the size of a deck of cards. Engadget just posted a blog stating that Explay’s oio Companion will be showcased at the Mobile World Congress that will be held [...]