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  1. Re:Let me know when the price drops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Robot Swarm Control On Microsoft's Surface

    Build one yourself for a small fraction of the price. It's been done.

    Or go the commercial route. Who needs micros~1?

  2. Re:Old news. by linuxguy1454 · · Score: 1 · on Micro-Projectors May Bring YouTube On-The-Go

    There is also these guys from the UK http://www.lightblueoptics.com/news/070108.htm working on a miniature laser-based full color projector.

  3. One more company by shas3n · · Score: 2, Informative · on Micro-Projectors May Bring YouTube On-The-Go

    There is one more company that is making these and apparently they did a demo in CES this year.
    See here http://www.lightblueoptics.com/ They have a nice set of 'artists impression' of their applications !

  4. MEMS vs Holographs by aphxtwn · · Score: 3, Informative · on World's Smallest Projector

    Last year a different company made news demonstrating a monochrome version of their pico laser projector (PVPro) last year. They used LCoS to generate diffraction patterns rather than using a MEM mirror. http://www.lightblueoptics.com/

  5. Re:Good idea, maybe will pass onto other devices. by MrSteveSD · · Score: 1 · on First Mobile Device with Rollable Display

    Small screens are a problem, but I think some other technologies might be more promising. There are a number of miniature projective systems on they way, either designed to project images onto surfaces or into the eye.

    e.g.
    http://www.lightblueoptics.com/technology.htm

    http://www.mvis.com/
    Then again, the Virtual Retinal Display has been "on the way" for more than 10 years. Hopefully lightblueoptics will move to market more quickly.

  6. Re:A Step Up (down in size) from this by thaig · · Score: 1 · on Video Projector on a Chip?

    http://www.lightblueoptics.com/

    These guys do that. Somehow they have apparently demontrated colour too.

  7. Number five is a crock by BcNexus · · Score: 2, Interesting · on The Best Product Designs of 2006

    The fifth item of 108, a 23 lumen LED projector from Samsung is worthless. I would much rather have the monochrome laser projector from Light Blue Optics, mentioned before, I think on /. From the editorial at Audioholics:
    "Understand that there is no glass, no prisms, NO MOVING PARTS, and no need for fans to provide heat dissipation. In addition, it runs on less than 1.5W at full power and less than 350mW while displaying typical video images (50% average pixel amplitude. There is also an infinite focus, meaning that no matter how close or far away, there are no optics to adjust for a clear picture"

    It's more legible than the Samsung, uses less power, is smaller, and has INFINITE focus. It is however, just monochrome, but I would still enjoy an anywhere projector like that. I could use it for displaying video, cell phone video chat, pictures, movies, ads, reading... I want one!

  8. Re: Yes Next Thing by Ex-MislTech · · Score: 1 · on No More Next Big Thing?

    1) Bio-panel - a panel that uses algae to produce either hydrogen or bio-deisel oil based
    off hybrid algae, a variant replacement for conventional solar panels .

    My idea based on already known uses for algae .

    http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,54456, 00.html

    http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html

    2) Nanite memory - non-volatile ram that is 10 - 20 times faster than current DD2,
    and and Ipod could have 10 Tera-bytes of a module the size of a sugar cube .
    No power required to maintain the bit state either .

    http://www.nantero.com/

    3) Growing human organs with the recepients DNA markers on the backs of mice,
    already been done, think it through to its full possibilities .

    3rd pic down http://www.pbs.org/saf/1107/features/body.htm

    4) Next Gen Fuel Cell vehicles .

    http://www.japancorp.net/Article.asp?Art_ID=11628

    5) LED based wall projectors to reduce electrical power usage world wide .
    Imagine all display systems in the world going from 100 wats plus to 1- 3 watts .

    http://www.lightblueoptics.com/

    6 billion ppl, probably over 2 billion display systems world wide with a over
    100 fold reduction in power usage, it could have a major impact . (Tv's, monitors, etc )

    Ex-MislTech

  9. Low Power = Low Power by jollygreengiantlikes · · Score: 1 · on Matchbox-sized Laser Projector

    Looking at the pdf linked from their site:
    http://www.lightblueoptics.com/Light_Blue_Optics_P VPro.pdf
    I see that they only claim 50cd/m^2 with a projection diagonal length (16x9) of 15"! For only using 1-2W of energy, it's no wonder. However, I don't think this dim of a display will be all that useful.
    One can hope that this continues to spur development for them so that we could see higher power devices in the future.
    JGG

  10. Re:Computer by ardle · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Matchbox-sized Laser Projector

    Not sure how well one of these would do 10 feet from the wall: the specs are here (pdf), I don't get them.

    Can't copy-n-paste from the PDF but the figures I read included the following: Video-style images, typical image diagonal and brightness, for a 16:9 aspect ratio image: 15" @ 200 candles/m squared (equivalent brightness to typical laptop screen).

    They have a "full brightness" figure but this seems to be less bright than the "laptop" value! Can anyone explain?