We’ve looked at set-ups like this in the past (see here, here and here), and this is one is also pretty impressive. “The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second.” Watch below…
It was only a matter of time before one of these mini-projectors made it into a mainstream mobile device. That mobile device will be made by Motorola, which has just inked a deal with mini-projector maker Microvision. Together with Motorola they will create a prototype handset will with Microvision’s new, WVGA 854 x 480 color wide angle scanner.
The Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has improved the functionality of their 3D projector shown back in 2006 (video). The 3D projector uses focused laser beams creating flashpoint “pixels” in mid-air. These are generated as the focused lasers heat the oxygen and nitrogen molecules in the air, “causing them to spark in a phenomenon known as plasma emission. By rapidly moving these flashpoints in a controlled fashion, the projector creates a three-dimensional image that appears to float in empty space.”
Pink Tentacle also reports steps forward “include an improved 3D scanning system that boosts laser accuracy, as well as a system of high-intensity solid-state femtosecond lasers recently developed by Hamamatsu Photonics.” Improved image smoothness, resolution to 1,000 pixels per second, and image brightness/contrast control are some others.
The New York Times has just featured Adobe’s new interactive promotional wall display which is installed on a Manhattan street. In the video, people interact with the promotion display just by moving around in front of it, very cool.
Olympus is looking to provide hungry tech consumers with some wireless head-mounted displays by around 2012. The current prototype weighs 3-ounce, uses an internal power source, featuring two side-mounted 110,000-pixel displays that project email onto the lenses. This sounds exciting, now you can read your email while driving, AND still look like your paying attention to the road. Via Engadget
Neuro Logic Systems is now shipping the world’s first dual display KVM unit featuring two LCDs oriented in a vertical, over-under configuration when deployed.The RFT2-19-L2 was originally designed for piloting Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) and features a sealed, backlit, full-travel keyboard and sealed 38mm 3-button trackball for use in the battlefield.
This enormous PC/Display is being created by GPNC in Korea. It’s meant for commercial use and will be made in two models: touch-screen and standard LCD. Featuring a 70-inch Samsung LCD, doing 1080p. No specs no the PC part or pricing yet.Engadget says, “Hey GPNC, here’s s a tip: we recommend taking future product shots without XP error messages if you hope to instill a sense of confidence in your target buying audience.”
Active Inc. has developed an LCD monitor that is transparent. According to Engadget the company is hoping to market the screens for activities such as watching your family while watching a movie or watching a movie while another movie plays in the distance.
I think that there are more interesting applications in augmented reality. For example, you could view your desk through the display and have additional information overlaid onto real objects. Eye tracking technology could easily work out the right angles for the display. You need a subscription to read the original story, so here’s a link to Engadget’s coverage.
After 10 years of research an development, the University of Tokyo has created a rotating panoramic display that takes you into a 3D video environment; no glasses required! The Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope a.k.a ‘TWISTER’ is being billed as the world’s first full-color 360-degree 3D display. The display measures 4-feet tall and 6.5-feet wide, made of over 50,000 LEDs built into columns, and moves at a speed of 1.6 revolutions per second.
What’s cooler? Researchers are now working on a camera system to capture real-time 3D images of the person inside the system. The images will be sent to another TWISTER through fiber optics, and we’ll have ourselves some real-time 3D virtual interaction. More [Pink Tentacle]
Fujitsu Frontech has announced the development of the “Super Frontech Vision EP Series” displays using e-paper technology. The multi-panel displays are made using the same resin film type e-paper as their FLEPia color e-paper device based on cholesteric liquid crystal
Shown above is a 48-inch multi-panel display made of 4 x 4 units of 12-inch panels (displayed images superimposed). The price of a 12-inch panel unit is about $2,500 USD (330,000 yen) and $42,700 USD (5.25 million yen) for the 48-inch model.
