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Oh, the beauty of progress. Just a few months back, Epson seemed fairly content showing off an HTPS panel with a WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) resolution, though today that very product just seems lackluster. Up until now, 4K x 2K projectors were reserved strictly for cinemas, businesses and consumers with a) more money than sense and b) room for a 200-pound beamer in their basement. The planet’s first 4K-compatible high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panel for 3LCD projectors measures just 1.64-inches and supports displays with resolutions as high as 4,096 x 2,160. Your guess is as good as ours as to when this stuff will actually hit the market in a functioning product, but yesterday is as good a day as any to start saving up.

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Epson concocts world’s first 4K HTPS panel, 4K 3LCD projectors closer to reality originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The world needs another VGA pico projector about like it needs another ton of plastic goop swirling in the Pacific, but thanks to FPS, that’s exactly what we’re getting. (The former, just so we’re clear.) The LCoS-based beamer puts out an image between 5- and 66-inches and packs a native resolution of 640 x 360; there’s a composite input, stereo output, USB socket and a microSD expansion slot. You’ll also find a one-watt internal speaker and a 2,500mAh battery for projecting on the go, while most every file format you can think of is supported. If, for whatever reason, you’ve found yourself overcome with want (and you can’t hold off for Microvision’s laser-based SHOW WX), it’s available to purchase right now for $219.

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FPS hopelessly leaps into pocket projector game with Pearl M3 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ifixit’s gotten ahold of Nikon’s new camera – projector hybrid, the Coolpix S1000pj, and done what they do… meaning they’ve ripped it apart. Okay, they slowly and carefully disassembled it while painstakingly photographing the proceedings. Most interesting to us, of course, is the Nikon developed, L-shaped projector we just heard about that makes the whole set up possible, and we have to say that the internal layout of the S1000pj is terribly impressive to behold. There’s another shot (and video!) after the break — but hit the read link for the entire, time consuming project in all its tedious glory!

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Nikon Coolpix S1000pj torn asunder, L-shaped projector module examined originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microvision just struck a deal to start shipping its PicoP-based SHOW WX pico projector in Asia, and while the size may not blow any minds, the image quality just might. With a native 848 x 480 resolution (WVGA), this one pumps out more pixels than pretty much any other pico projector on the market today, and with enough darkness, it can actually spit out an image that’s around 100-inches in size. We stopped by the company’s booth here at CEATEC in order to have a look at what makes the world’s first laser-based pico PJ so special, and we can honestly say the picture was pretty stunning (considering the device we’re talking about). We got a lecture on just how amazing the innards actually are (hear for yourself after the break), but it’s the estimated $500 price tag and 2010 US ship date that really had us intrigued.

The company also confessed that it’s toiling away in an effort to miniaturize its PicoP engine even further, and while it wouldn’t come right out and say it, we got the feeling that it was jonesing to get that very device into all sorts of other gizmos in the near future. In the meanwhile, you can expect the SHOW WX to ship with support for pretty much any input via a composite adapter, while an iPod / iPhone connector is apt to be bundled in as well. There’s also a 3.5 millimeter audio passthrough, 10 lumens of brightness, a 60Hz refresh rate (trust us, the lines you see in the video aren’t seen by the naked eye) and a built-in battery good for two hours on a charge. Oh, and this thing doesn’t even have to refocus as you move it closer and farther from the wall — pretty swank!

Continue reading Microvision’s laser-based SHOW WX pico projector shines at CEATEC

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Microvision’s laser-based SHOW WX pico projector shines at CEATEC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know what’s better than a PK-101? A PK-102. You know what’s not better than a PK-101? A PK-100. Unless, of course, you’re focused solely on price. Quietly announced to hit the lower-end market, the PK-100 is described as a simplified version of its more sophisticated siblings, boasting the same DLP-based engine as well as 11 ANSI lumens of brightness and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. Unfortunately, you’ll only find a single composite video input and a 480 x 320 native resolution, but hey, for an estimated retail price of $199, what else did you really expect?

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Optoma’s $199 PK-100 pico projector goes for the bargain crowd originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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