Embedded Pico Projectors – Page 2

Xoom Claims Projector Phone Patents

by Bob Raikes

Xoom was a new name for us in smartphones, but it shouldn’t be! Because we have “Media” badges, we often get accosted by staff that are trying to get us onto their booths. Usually …

MicroVision’s PicoP® Display Technology Integrated in Innovative Sharp Corporation Mobile Robot Phone Product

by Isaac Oburu

MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced that its PicoP® display technology is at the heart of the projected display in Sharp’s new RoBoHoN robot with integrated …

Tags:Ceatec 2015| Embedded Pico Projectors| Microvision| sharp

Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings

by Tom Allen

Sharp has created a walking, talking smartphone called Robohon, which will go on sale in Japan in the first half of next year. Unveiled at Ceatec, the ‘smartphone’ (with a 2″ 320 x 320 …

Aiptek Bundles Projector and Tablet

by Tom Allen

A tablet with an integrated DLP projector, the ProjectorPad P70, has been developed by Aiptek. It is a 7″ tablet, but using the projector the on-screen image can be mirrored and displayed at a …

Tags:Embedded Pico Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Ostendo Shows Impressive Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Ostendo last year when it was in the iZone. They came back this year and we interviewed them about their emissive LED microdisplays.

Lenovo’s Touchscreen Not Limited by Physical Display

by Tom Allen

Click for a larger imageA video posted to YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/p866lsx) shows a conceptual handset from Lenovo, with an integrated focus-free laser projector. As well as showing films, photos and so on, the ‘Smart Cast’ …

Tags:Embedded Pico Projectors| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

MicroVision Receives $14.5 Million in Orders

by Tom Allen

Microvision has said that it has received orders totalling $14.5 million for its Fortune Global 100 customer – revealed, last week, to be Sony (Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision). The company plans to ship …

Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision

by Vanessa Browning

Sony has licensed Microvision’s PicoP laser beam scanning (LBS) pico projector technology. The company will pay an $8 million upfront license fee, as well as royalty payments. Microvision and Sony have been working together …

Pico Projectors Migrate From DLP to Lasers

by Tom Allen

Markets and Markets has released a new research report (http://tinyurl.com/l2occhu), predicting that the pico projector market will be worth $9.32 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 39.82%. Pico projectors are expected to become …

Too Much from Lenovo….

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo had a huge range of new products at CES, but was not showing publicly on the show floor. Fortunately, we have friends in high places and we were able to meet the company …

Lenovo’s Yoga Tablet Updates Add a Projector

by Super User

A new line of tablets, including updates to last year’s Yoga Tablet, have been shown off by Lenovo. As well as Stand, Hold and Tilt modes, the Yoga Tablet 2 adds a ‘Hang’ mode, …