Small Times just ran an article last week on this same thing. There's no distribution cost to the studios, while the theaters are the ones who pay for the cost of the upgrade. Another problem? Theaters switched to digital sound systems in the early 90s, and that didn't pay off for them either.
If you're interested in more information on the technology behind DLP check out the Small Times article.
Sandia National Labs is working on similar devices (at least similar in purpose if not execution) for constantly monitoring water and air for harmful substances, including "agents that are analogous to nerve gas."
Where does the GORE-TEX fit in? The sensors for the devices need to be able to monitor water and/or air without being damaged by water, so they're put in waterproof packages with GORE-TEX covering the openings. The water stays out; the vapors to be tested pass through.
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This Small Times article says it all. To me, whether or not IT actually ends up getting used by the mainstream, the technology is amazing.
A sidenote: have any of you watched the video footage of the wheelchair Kamen developed? My own preference would be for the $100M to have been sunk into getting the wheelchairs into the mainstream. People really NEED *that* technology.
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Small Times just ran an article last week on this same thing. There's no distribution cost to the studios, while the theaters are the ones who pay for the cost of the upgrade. Another problem? Theaters switched to digital sound systems in the early 90s, and that didn't pay off for them either. If you're interested in more information on the technology behind DLP check out the Small Times article.
Where does the GORE-TEX fit in? The sensors for the devices need to be able to monitor water and/or air without being damaged by water, so they're put in waterproof packages with GORE-TEX covering the openings. The water stays out; the vapors to be tested pass through.
Full article can be found at Small Times.
This Small Times article says it all. To me, whether or not IT actually ends up getting used by the mainstream, the technology is amazing. A sidenote: have any of you watched the video footage of the wheelchair Kamen developed? My own preference would be for the $100M to have been sunk into getting the wheelchairs into the mainstream. People really NEED *that* technology.