We explained a bit last week about how “convergence” was the big buzz word this year at CES and how many manufacturers are bringing a wide variety of solutions to market that are allowing consumers greater access to and more creative freedom with their digital content. Within the imaging world that content centers around memories, both still and video, and the annual CE gathering in Vegas displayed all manner of devices and services that allowed the user either easier access to these files or new and creative ways to display said memories.
We told you about a tiny 3M projection device unveiled at CES in last weeks’ Clique that enables a variety of handheld devices to project images/video as large as 40-inches. Well, Texas Instruments displayed an even smaller form factor in a similar device with resolution capabilities that appeared even more stunning than what the 3M device produced. Working with projection companies Sypro and Young Optics, TI demo’d prototypes of their pico-projection products powered by DLP technology. DLP pico-projectors, either as standalone products or as integrated modules in contemporary mobile devices, will provide consumers and business professionals with the flexibility to share video and graphic content in a bigger, more convenient way.
“We see increased opportunity and an abundance of applications that can be created with these devices. With help from DLP, Young Optics is able to deliver a mobile product design to enable the global market in 2008,” said Claude Hsu, President, Young Optics.
“We are excited about the possibilities enabled by the DLP pico-projection innovation and believe it will result in new revenue opportunities in the near future,” said Hans-Joachim StÖhr, Director of Business Development and Sales, Sypro Optics GmbH.
Displayed at their CES booth, TI showed the technology off in a camera phone pototype designed with a small button that projected stills/video wherever eth device was pointed in whatever size the user chose, up to 40-inches before the image resolution began to take a hit. The company explained that they have signed on several vendors to date with product housing Pico expected to be released in late Q2 2008.
