
Technical / ResearchA new pico-projector and camera setup can be powered by a standard lamp socketA researcher from the National Taiwan University has created a new pico-projector and camera setup. They have combined the two into a gadget that can be powered by a standard lamp socket. As we've seen before in such combinations, the camera can track objects and hand gestures. They have also added pressure sensors to the desk, so they know how hard the user is pressing.
LG patents a new projector-phone touch operation systemLG has filed a patent called “Mobile terminal with image projection”. It's a system that allows a gesture/touch user interface on a projected image. The idea is a system that identifies a pointer (finger), the shadow of the finger on the projected image and the distance between those two. When you touch something on the image, the distance is shorter - and thus you have a 'touch event'. Gesture interface is done similarly.
96 pico-projectors used to create a small 3D holographic displayResearchers from the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have created a new 3D hologram table that can be viewed from 120-degrees (although the researchers say that they can take this to 360-degrees). They have used convex mirrors and an impressive range of 96 (!) pico-projectors (they are using 3M's old MPro-110 projectors) in order to create this. The images themselves are low resolution, and only 5 centimeters high.
Mezmeriz awarded a further $50,000 grant from the NSF to develop a carbon-fiber MEMS pico-projector
Syndiant introduces a new pico-projector display controller ASIC, the SYA1022
The controller combines the control and frame buffer in a small 9x9 mm package so no external memory is required. Additionally, the SYA1022 supports all of Syndiant’s LCOS display panels, from 854x480 pixel Wide-VGA up through and including Syndiant’s industry leading SYL2061 1024x600 pixel Wide SVGA panel.
The LumiAR project won a $15,000 innovation award from AudiRemember the LuminAR project? It just won $15,000 from Audi, as part of their Tony Stark Innovation Challenge. The money will be used to further development of this interesting project. Hopefully it'll help these guys get someone interested in actually commercializing this. Here's the video showing what's LumiAR is all about: 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.
Nichia to ship green laser for pico projectors in august, volume production in summer 2011Nichia's green laser for pico-projectors is ready, and the company will start shipping samples in August. They plan to start volume production in summer 2011. The oscillation wavelength of the laser is 510nm, which is a little short for green color, but Nichia claims that the laser looks green. Nichia says that their laser directly emits green light (as opposed to infrared with a second harmonic generation or blue laser converted to green using fluorescent materials). So the diode is smaller than what's currently available.
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