I have long thought that the smartphones we were seeing crop up as future models and concepts that had a pico projector inside were very cool, but would have limited appeal. I think that cramming a projector inside a notebook is a much better idea. There are hoards of users out there that travel for business today and give lots of presentations with a projector to groups of people. Having to schlep a notebook and a projector through an airport and on and off a plane can’t be fun.
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ViewSonic VPD31 3D convertor adds dimensions to your projector
ViewSonic has outed a new 3D processing box that promises to make content from Blu-ray, TV and the PS3 playable on its 3D DLP projectors. The ViewSonic VPD31 processor - coupled with the PDG-250 3D glasses - has a pair of HDMI v1.4a inputs and one HDMI v1.3 output to hook up to the company's 3D ready DLP Link 3D/120Hz projectors.
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Canon announces five new LCD projectors for mobile types
Say the name Canon and most of us will think about digital cameras before anything. Canon also has all sorts of other gear as well including a line of projectors that has just been expanded by five. Canon has added the new LV-8225, LV-7490, LV-7390, LV-7295 and LV-7290. The new projectors are value offerings that are intended to be taken on the go and moved around a lot.
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Holocube unveils Photo Booth and Beam Touch
Back in January I mentioned that Holocube had taken its awesome holographic projector system and scaled it up to allow the thing to project human size (and creepy) images. The company is back with a couple new products including one that goes that that cool holographic projector system. The products are Photo booth and Beam Touch.
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NEC debuts new M300XS and M300WS short throw projectors
NEC has announced the addition of a couple new short throw projectors to its line for business users that need a big image in a small space. The new projectors include the M300XS and the M300WS. Both of the projectors share some of the same features like 3000 lumens of light output and a short throw distance of 1.8 to 3.6 feet from the surface.
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Epson BrightLink 455Wi interactive digital projector can work on a wall or a table
Epson has unveiled a new digital projector for the classroom or the boardroom that is a dual function device. The projector is the BrightLink 455Wi Interactive Projector and it is designed to throw an image on a wall or screen and can throw the image straight down at a table. The 455Wi also has a pen for interaction with the projected content.
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Sony VPL-VW90ES 3D projector goes on sale for $10k
Sony knows you too well. You don't want a big 3D HDTV like your friends: you want to rub their faces into your vast, projected 3D picture, and make them hate their piddling little 50-inch LCDs. The Sony VPL-VW90ES has finally gone on sale, $10k's worth of 240Hz, 1080p Full HD 3D projection.
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Pacifica Media Partners reports that pico projector sales doubled in Q4 2010
Pacific Media Partners has announced the numbers for the pico projector market for Q4 2010. The numbers look pretty good for the small projectors with the shipments of the little devices doubling compared to Q4 2009. PMA's numbers show that in Q5 2009 there were 134,000 units shipped.
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Epson announces new ES1000 ultraportable projector screen
There are loads of ultraportable projectors on the market today that business users and others can take with them on the road easily to give presentations. Once it comes time to use the projector most people end up just using a wall because a screen isn't available. Epson has a slick new ultraportable screen for these users that will be much better than using a wall.
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3LCD hits 70M chips shipped in projector market
If you hop over to a forum, where home theater fans that use projectors hang out the debate between 3LCD and DLP is as fevered as Chevy versus Ford or Windows versus Mac. DLP is nice tech, but in many instances the 3LCD projector is the way to go, especially if you need installation flexibility since the 3LCD image is typically easier to align to the screen.
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Epson PowerLite X9 multimedia projector is cheap and bright
Many people look for a couple really important features in a multimedia projector for business and education. They want the projector to be priced very well and they need the thing to be really bright so it can be used in room with lots of light. Epson has announced a new projector that is called the PowerLite X9 aimed at education markets.
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Acer P5403 projector adds network remote control and 120Hz 3D support
Acer has outed its latest projector, the P5403, an SXGA+ model with 3,000:1 contrast ratio and 3,500 lumens brightness. The Acer P5403 has an HDMI input, along with component, composite and S-video, along with an ethernet port for remote management when the projector has been ceiling-mounted .
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