Micro-Projectors May Bring YouTube On-The-Go 143
An anonymous reader writes "A tiny portable projector, about the size of a pack of cards, may soon replace a ring tone as the most annoying thing on the train or bus. These technical innovations can project an image up to 50 inches in size in dark lighting, making them ideal for on-the-road business presentations. They can also be hooked up to cell phones or media devices, though, possibly introducing a whole new level of social intrusion into US culture. 'Digital projectors were once bulky. These new models, though, are small enough to fit into the pocket of consumers who want a big-screen experience from a small-screen device. Some of the models are expected to be on the market by year-end, or sooner. Prices have yet to be announced. Matthew S. Brennesholtz, an analyst at Insight Media, a marketing research firm in Norwalk, Conn., says he thinks the projectors will initially cost about $350, then quickly drop to less than $300.'"
Re:Cool. What about tv? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Cool. What about tv? (Score:1, Informative)
Without data on resolution, it's kinda pointless to discuss these things. Talk about vaporware...
how much light? (Score:5, Informative)
Old news. (Score:5, Informative)
This has been out there since 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/hands-on-with-microvisions-itty-bitty-projector/ [engadget.com]
And even in 2006. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70942 [wired.com]
Re:Cool. What about tv? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:how much light? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Just a question. (Score:2, Informative)
42 is afterall, THE answer.
Sheesh, turn in your mod points, you're no nerd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything [wikipedia.org] 42
Re:Assuming that it isn't a 4/1 joke... (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:Cool. What about tv? (Score:5, Informative)
One more company (Score:2, Informative)
See here http://www.lightblueoptics.com/ [lightblueoptics.com] They have a nice set of 'artists impression' of their applications !
Battery life? Flicker? (Score:3, Informative)
Here's the company site. [microvision.com] No mention of battery life issues.
This thing is a one-pixel display being scanned in 2D by a MEMS mirror. One pixel scanned displays have been tried before, and they're usually annoying. One of the neat things about LCD displays, plasma panels, and TI DLP mirror systems is that there's no flicker at all, because the display has full persistence. This brings back flicker, big time; all the persistence is in the eye. This idea has been tried before, in bigger displays, and abandoned. So this isn't going to look great, but it will have niche uses.
Brightness is 10 lumens, incidentally.