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Display and Projection

iPhone Writing is Already on the Wall

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iPhone Writing is Already on the Wall

The University of Calgary, University of Munich, and Columbia University worked jointly to figure out a way to use a smartphone to project the phone’s display on to external displays nearby.

The team describes its technology approach, Virtual Projection, as "borrowing available display space in the environment."

Virtual Projection “is based on tracking a handheld device without an optical projector and allows selecting a target display on which to position, scale, and orient an item in a single gesture.”

The user holds up the smartphone Read more...

Projector Industry Needs a Better Defense

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Projector Industry Needs a Better Defense

To survive, says Pacific Media Associates, any industry needs to innovate and change. Like a sports team, our industry needs a strong offense. Product innovation is one type of offense: for example, in our case, short-throw projectors, interactive projectors, PC-free presentations, and solid state illumination (laser, LED, and hybrid).

But a sports team also needs a strong defense. PMA’s Dr. Coggshall will make a presentation at the Projection Summit 2012 conference entitled Playing Defense in the 2012 Projector Business.

Some--or many--projector manufacturers probably need to seek better defensive strategy and tactics than they now have.

His thinking goes like this:

  1. Unlike most other industries, where prospective new entrants to an industry do their homework by looking at the size of the market and the number and strength of competitors before jumping in, but a lot of companies apparently neglected this step, leading to too many big fish in too small a pond. The natural response to this over-competition is to cut prices, so that many manufacturers are now making less-than-desired profits. Read more...

Mitsubishi Ships 7000 Series

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Mitsubishi Ships 7000 Series

Mitsubishi designed the 7000 Series LCD projectors for applications in large meeting rooms and lecture theatres, as well as for other pro uses (rental, digital signage, etc).

Launched at ISE this year and now shipping in Europe, the 7000 Series LCD projectors are available in three resolutions.

  • XL7100U / XL7000U (1024 x 768 pixel XGA)
  • WL7200U / WL7050U (1280 x 800 pixel WXGA)
  • UL7400U (1920x1200 pixel WUXGA)

Based around a long-life, inorganic liquid crystal panel, the 7000 Series offers light output of up to 6000 lumens at 2000:1 contrast ratio. Lamp life of up to 4000 hours and less than 0.3W power consumption in standby mode.

Mitsubishi combines here a number of performance-enhancing innovations: Dynamic Contrast Correction feature analyses the dynamic range of the input signal and automatically makes contrast corrections in real-time to ensure shadow and highlight details are not lost. The advanced Super Resolution image processing algorithm dynamically interpolates missing data from the source material for improved clarity. Combined with Mitsubishi’s Natural Colour Matrix, the result is an image that offers what Mitsubishi calls “ superb sharpness, high dynamic range and natural-looking colours.” Read more...

Panasonic Aims Interactive Plasmas at Whiteboards

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Panasonic Aims Interactive Plasmas at Whiteboards

Panasonic will ship its 65-inch Interactive Plasma Display (TH-65PB1) with electronic pen functions in Europe at the end of June, followed by other parts of the globe.

Panasonic's Interactive Plasma Display capitalizes on the benefits of self-emitting plasma display panels, allowing users to write quickly and draw with up to 4 electronic pens simultaneously.

The TH-65PB1 can be used for both vertical and horizontal installations. Two electronic pens and a drawing software DVD-ROM come bundled but the movable stand shown in photo (TY-ST65PF1) sells separately.

Panasonic TH-65PB1 Applications

The TH-65PB1 is suitable also for use as a meeting room monitor.

Panasonic says while projector-based electronic whiteboards have been mainstream in the interactive whiteboard market, the demand for direct-view displays has been rising rapidly worldwide, mainly in the corporate and educational markets. Read more...

Ricoh: First Upright Ultra-Short-Throw Projector

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Ricoh: First Upright Ultra-Short-Throw Projector

In America, Ricoh unveils the first upright ultra-short-throw projector, capable of displaying a 48”-diagonal HD image when placed less than 5” from a wall or screen.

Weighing only 6.6 pounds, the PJ WX4130/PJ WX4130N is ideal for conference rooms, offices, small-to-midsize meeting spaces and classrooms. Because it can be positioned so close to the wall and throw such a large image, the compact projector is uniquely suitable for a wide range of applications beyond the traditional meeting room and presentation space, including digital signage at trade shows, stores, restaurants and hotels.

The same advantages make the PJ WX4130/PJ WX4130N ideal for videoconferencing and other computer display applications.

Unlike ceiling-mounted short-throw projectors, which are fixed in place, the portable PJ WX4130/PJ WX4130N can be placed on a tabletop or stand and project upwards. Its vertical orientation means the projector depth and wall gap together occupy less than one foot of space along the wall, preserving table space that traditional projectors would fill. Backing the projector up to 9.6” from a wall delivers an 80” HD WXGA 1280-x-800 picture. Read more...

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