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Taiwan's Springteq announced the WeGo HUD navigator - it's a GPS that projects images to your car's windshield. The projector supports 400x240 resolution, 500:1 contrast ratio and a 4.5" image size. It also includes a light sensor to automatically adjust the brightness. The system runs Windows CE and has 2GB of memory and a SD card slot. Springteq plans to release this in Q4 2010.

ASTRI is showing their pico-projector modules at Projection Summit, and are giving us some more details.

The first module is aimed toward stand alone pico-projectors, and is based on Syndiant's SYL2061 LCoS module that supports a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. The volume is 17cm³, and it's already on the market with a $80 price tag. It reaches 20lm brightness with 2.3W power, and the contrast is 300:1.

The second module is aimed towards embedded pico-projectors, and it's much smaller - 4cm³. It uses Syndiant's SYL-2030 LCoS module which offers a WVGA resolution (854x480 pixel) in a 6mm package. With 1W of power the brightness is 8lm - but ASTRI plans to raise the brightness to 10lm. The current cost is $40 and ASTRI hopes to lower it to $25 by 2011.

Samsung announced today that they will release the H03 pico projector by the end of the month, and it'll cost $299.99. It'll be available in Samsung authorized retailers, including Best Buy.

The H03 is a DLP WVGA (854x480) 30 lumens pico projector with 1GB of internal memory and a and microSD slot (supporting movies, Office documents and PDFs). Ports include VGA, USB and Composite. Samsung claims 2 hours of battery life. The H03 weights only 200 grams.

The LuminAR is a project from MIT that "reinvents the traditional incandescent bulb and desk lamp, evolving them into a new category of robotic, digital information devices". The LuminAR Bulb combines a Pico-projector, camera, and wireless computer in a compact form factor. It has a gestural user interface, and just-in-time projected information. LuminAR transforms surfaces and objects into interactive spaces that blend digital media and information with the physical space. Interested? Check out the video below:

The team is using Microvision's Show-WX laser projector, one of the few that has a focus-free image. It retails for $549.

Syndiant, Foryou and ASTRI labs have developed a new pico-projector engine. The new engine is based on Syndiant's SYL2030 panel, which offers WVGA resolution (854x480 pixel) in a 6mm package. The light source is a LED. The total engine is smaller than 4cc, and only 6mm in height. They plan to ship the engine before the end of 2010, and say that it's ideal for embedding into mobile devices.

Back in January, Syndiant and Foryou announced an upcoming pico-projector that uses Syndiant's SYL2061 LCoS panel, supporting 1,024x600 resolution.