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Nikon’s done the projector-in-a-camera thing before, but the S1100pj was aimed at the compact digital camera crowd. In what appears to be an effort to take its game to the next level, the company has obtained a Japanese patent for a way to give a DSLR those same mythical projector capabilities. Though the patent’s english detailed description states that images are “projected on the screen of the photographing instrument exterior via the eyepiece of an electronic view finder,” something may have been lost in translation — the drawings show the projection coming out of the camera’s lens, and our hopes and dreams won’t let us see anything else. Regardless of how the thing works, we hope that Nikon puts it into production soon, as we — proud members of the “serious” photo-snapping crowd — would like to share our pics at parties, too. Hit up the source link for the translated patent documents, but be aware that the link won’t work in Chrome (IE or Firefox only) and you’ll need to put in “A” for the Kind code and “2011-10098” in the Number field to get them. What, you thought surfing the world wide web was easy?

Nikon patents DSLR camera / projector, high-end photographers may get to join the projection party originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI shows off tablet concept with an integrated projector originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just two days ago, we brought you word of a Texas Instruments powered pico projector by ViewSonic. We found the 0.9-pounder and snapped some pics of an (unfortunately) non-functioning unit. It features a 4-in-1 card reader, mini USB cable, and adapter for an included dongle that supports VGA and composite cables. With a 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution, the 200 lumen bulb is LED-based and has a lamp life of 20 to 30 thousand hours. The scrolling wheel, that you can peek at in the gallery below the fold, rests atop the projector and focuses the image. As for size limitation, the rep said up to 300 inches. The company said it’ll retail at $479 when it ships in April.

ViewSonic PLED-W200 DLP pico projector hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mmm, cake — no other confectionery can match its range, be it in the form of birthday, wedding, or bundt. But we never expected to see it integrated with a pico projector. Yet that’s exactly what the imagineers at Disney seem to be planning according to a US patent application lovingly titled “Projector systems and methods for producing digitally augmented interactive cakes and other food products.” The application includes a set of hilarious illustrations depicting over-sized cameras projecting images and video onto the surface of baked goods in order to promote storytelling and / or interactivity that is unique and individualized. Disney envisions images mapped to the 3D topography of the cake allowing it to sense, for example, when a slice is in the process of being cut (initiating a sword fight with Captain Hook) or removed (water rushes in to fill the void). While we doubt that you’ll find these in the aisles of your local Best Buy grocer anytime soon, you might want to check for availability the next time that you book a birthday party at a Disneyland resort. Something tells us that these could be a hit with the youngins.

Disney’s plan for ‘interactive cakes’ revealed in patent application originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sharing is caring, and imaging devices that pack pico projectors sure do make it easy to care — assuming you’re in a dimly-lit room with a flat, color-free surface at your disposal. BenQ‘s DV S11 is the latest, a 1080p zoomless camcorder that exists in the Flip style and can also capture five megapixel stills. No specs are listed for the projector itself, except that it’s said to be able to push a 50-inch picture out its hole — presumably only if you’re at the bottom of a cave or in some similarly light-free environment. The combo is available now in Hong Kong priced at $2,399 HKD, which equates to about $300 American.

BenQ DV S11 camcorder has a pico up in there originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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