Startup Dos Owls suggest mini projectors can be more than just, well, projectors-- its ODIN mini projector features Android as OS, allowing use as a standalone portable computing device.

The ODIN carries a 1.6GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 2GB RAM and Android 4.4 (KitKat) inside a package measuring all of 11 x 15 x 4.5cm. Connectivity comes via wifi (b/g/n) and Bluetooth 4.0, allowing users to either connect to the internet, sync with smartphones or push audio to external speakers.

It also features an HDMI port, two USB ports, headphone plug and a 12V power adapter. The internal rechargeable battery provides juice for up to 2 hours of viewing in portable mode or 1 hour 15 minutes in full power mode.

MIT Media Lab researchers propose a new design for glasses-free multiperspective 3D video-- a display they hope will provide a lower-cost alternative to holographic video.

"Multiperspective" 3D is different from the stereoscopic 3D we know and love, since it displays different perspectives on objects as the viewer moves around, hologram-style.

The MIT design currently exists as a prototype built using off-the-shelf components. It consists of two liquid-crystal modulators (basically tiny LCDs) set between a light source and lens. The first modulator acts as a bank of light emitters, since it has patterns of light and dark allowing it to pass light to the second modulator only at particular angles. The pattern combination the two modulators display ensures viewers see slightly different images from different angles.

Acer launches the H9505BD-- a single-chip DLP projector for home cinema applications featuring contrast of up to 10000:1 (via dynamic aperture), 6-segment colour wheel and ColorBoost II+ imaging technology.

It is Active Shuttle 3D-compatible, and customers can use it with 3DTV Play PC software. The lens features manual horizontal and vertical shift, while an Auto-ECO standby mode drops the projector to low-power mode when it finds no signal input for 5 minutes.

Acer claims the lamp lasts for up to 3000 hours in standard mode, 4000 in ECO mode and 5000 in ExtremeEco, with ColorSafe technology promising to "eliminate colour decay and guarantee picture integrity."

Elite Screens launches the Starling Series-- an economically-priced electric projection screen line with metal casing in either gloss white or black.

The series features the Spectra White FG (fibre glass backed) matte white surface screen fabric, with 160-degree viewing angles and 1.1 gain.

Elite Screens says it also includes a quite and efficient synchronous motor.

And now for something completely different…Panasonic brings out the Space Player, an innovative type of lighting equipment which combines the functions of traditional lighting and video projection for interior and exterior spaces.

Space Player uses utilizes projected visuals for lighting in public spaces such as museums and retail applications. For example, the projection spotlight can spot light an object while projecting video or product descriptions onto the surrounding space.

Panasonic will even offer video content for the Space Player.

Casio’s YA-S10 Geometric Correction Box enables mesh-based warping of video inputs, controlled via a remote control. It is specifically aimed at the digital signage market, providing a simple solution for systems integrators.

The geometric correction box allows irregularities in the projection surface to be evened out at the push of a button on the remote control. The correction box also allows projections onto otherwise” un-projectable” surfaces, such as curved surfaces, at an angle or even on round pillars.

Thanks to free-form compensation, you can correct even extreme curved surfaces and angles. The box is easy to connect to projectors, taking only seconds. The correction box is available separately and can be used with Casio projectors.

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