While Microvision
isn't new (per se) to the
pico projector arena entirely, it certainly lacks the namesake of, say,
Dell or
Optoma. Of course, it's not letting that fact damper its excitement about the PicoP-based SHOW WX. The pre-production device is being unveiled today at Macworld, and it promises to boast a 25% package-size reduction over the company's own SHOW prototype. The diminutive beamer will eventually arrive with a WVGA native resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, a battery good for around two hours of usage and a chassis that measures just 4.6- x 2.4- x 0.6-inches. The outfit anticipates that commercial production will get going in Q2, with mass availability ready by 2H 2009; regrettably, pricing still remains a mystery.
posted Jan 5th 2009 12:28PM
The more engadget posts about these, the more I feel like I actually need one.
I'd have to agree with you on that one. For the life of me I can't figure out what I'd use it for but if theres suddenly a new flooded market, someone must have an answer to that question....(besides projecting fornication in public places anonymously)
You can use it FTW!
Here's some interesting vids of where you can see it working: www.picounderground.com
WVGA is a little vague. Does this device project 800x480, 848x480, or 854x480?
852x480
(watch the video, don't read the copy)
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/macworld-expo-microvision-projector-kicks-up-interest/
I like that these are becoming more popular because we will just find uses for them and hopefully one day we will get a good solid 3-D projector. That would make for a sick cell phone video conference.
http://www.worththereed.com
a 3d projector... 3M maybe
A 3-D projector? How would that physically work? The only thing I can think of thus far is that device that forms plasmas in free space with high-powered lasers. Not exactly consumer-safe.
/b/rothers, now we can fap outside...
When these can get higher than 800x480 i will care, until then, none of these deserve to be part of my projector mod.
The Microvision one is. It's reported resolution is 848x480
http://www.microvision.com/showwx/specs.html
Interested now? lol
yea well were just have to wait and see how bright it can be, hopefully brighter then a mag light, and mag lights aint even bright
Well, you don't have to wait, thanks to Ed's link. It's 10 lumens. Judge for yourself if that's good enough for your purposes.
This is going to be revolutionary, and their stock is at $2 right now.
Concerning the price, as mentionned in theiR FAQ : "A: Final retail pricing has not been released but is expected to be between $400 - $500 U.S., depending upon final configuration."
There are no real "specs" from Ed's link. Its all target specs ie vaporware.
All specifications are targets and subject to change in final production.