The IN10 is smaller and lighter than a regular desk phone measuring 6×15x20cm (approx). It also weighs in at just over 1kg and has a price tag of just $A2699.Other key specs include XGA native resolution, a projection range of 1.52 to 9.85m, and 1800 lumens brightness. Source resolutions from 640×480 to 1280×1024, and NTSC to 1080i are accepted. Lamp life is rated at 4000 hours. DVI, M1, component, VESA, S-video and composite inputs are provided, some via adaptor cables. Audio input is limited to a 3.5mm jack.“With the introduction of the Work Big IN10, InFocus continues its long history of innovation and leadership in the mobile projection category,” said InFocus regional sales manager Sean Tobin. “We look forward to enhancing our portfolio with a new mobile projector to help solve the unique needs of business people while on the road.”
]]>Measuring 15.4 x 11.7 x 5 cm and weighing 750 grams, the DLP projector represents around 130 per cent of the NTSC color gamut. Optimized for 800 x 600 SVGA resolution at a standard 4:3 aspect ratio. It can project images ranging in size from 15 to 80 inches.
The HS101 can connect to computers, DVD players, cable or satellite boxes, as well as PDAs, digital cameras or phones with DMB/DVB-H capabilities. Costing 799€ ($1091), it will be available in the US, although as yet there is no release date
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]]>And being according to the blurb below there was approximately 15000 watts of sound to capture on offer…. capture, I did! *grin*
For those that don’t know, IMAX is a special cinema chain we have here in Oz outside the typical movie cinema chains that are rare, and the single largest cinema screens in the world. They typically live in or near science museums and only show documentaries filmed with actual special IMAX cameras, so when my die hard HP fan flatmate heard it was screening at IMAX, I decided to trot along with her. The film the projector runs is not your standard 35 mil either - here’s the big advertising blah blah from the IMAX Melbourne website if it interests you overseas people:
IMAX is the largest and most exciting film format in the world. With crystal clear images, ten times larger than traditional cinema format, the IMAX experience draws you in with pictures so real you want to touch them, so powerful you can feel them.
The IMAX experience takes an image rich in clarity and definition, throws it onto the world’s biggest screen and wraps the viewer in digital surround sound.
Since the earliest days of cinema, film makers have realised that the bigger the image the greater the impact on the viewer.
Imagine the difference between watching a film at home on video and the same film at a normal 35 mm cinema. The film might be the same, but the experience couldn’t be more different. Well consider the jump from traditional cinema to IMAX as a similar dramatic leap.
With IMAX 3D we then add, quite literally, a new dimension to the whole electrifying experience.
Using state-of-the-art electronic headsets, complete with infra red sensors to detect the left and right eye images, the IMAX 3D experience has brought 3D enjoyment a long way from the cardboard glasses of the 1950s.
Bigger images. Better sound. Sharper 3D. The IMAX experience is the future of film entertainment.
The screens in IMAX Theatres are the biggest in the world.
Up to eight storeys high, they are ten times larger than a traditional cinema screen and fill the whole field of human vision.
Made of stretched vinyl, coated with a reflective silver paint they are stretched taut over a scaffold frame.
With thousands of small perforations they allow sound from speakers positioned behind the screen to play their key role in the total surround sound system.
Sound is critical to the IMAX experience. The film soundtracks are delivered through a mighty 15,000 watt digital surround sound system manufactured by Sonics Associates Inc, one of the world leaders in sound system design.
The IMAX six channel, high fidelity, motion picture sound system with sub bass plays off three separate CDs each carrying two tracks.
To eliminate variations in volume and sound quality over the theatre seating area the Sonic Proportional Point Source Loudspeaker system, specifically designed for IMAX Theatres, is used to control sound.
To project such large films IMAX have built the most advanced, high precision and powerful projectors.
IMAX films are shot and projected on 15 perforation/70mm film - the largest film format in existence. It is only possible to project these onto the huge screen because of the remarkable high definition and clarity of these film frames.
And it is these huge film frames that are at the heart of the IMAX experience. Three times larger than the traditional 70 mm cinemascope frames they have pushed the quality of motion picture images to new heights (quite literally).
The key to their superior performance and reliability is the unique ”Rolling Loop” film movement. The Rolling Loop advances the film horizontally in a smooth, wave-like motion. During projection, each frame is positioned on a fixed registration point and the film is held firmly against the rear element of the lens by a vacuum. As a result, the picture and focus steadiness are far above normal standards and provide outstanding image clarity.
The powerful 3D projector uses two 15,000 watt bulbs (the average 35mm projector uses a bulb between 2,000 and 4,000 watts). The huge heat generated requires a dedicated cooling system that pumps 1,600 cubic metres of air and 36 litres of distilled water through the lamp housing every minute to keep the projector cool.
]]>The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based start-up has come up with a way to get rid of the parts inside of high intensity discharge (HID) lamps that are often the first to fail. As a result, Luxim’s LiFi (light fidelity) lamp provides more lumens per watt and lasts longer than competing products, according to the company.
Your fancy lightbulb, sir.
(Credit: luxim)
In traditional HID lamps, high voltage pulses pass between two electrodes. The energy creates plasma from the ambient gases trapped inside the bulb and you get light. The electrodes, however, degrade over time. Tungsten splatters off of them and blackens the surface of the bulb.
By contrast, the Luxim bulb doesn’t have electrodes. Instead, a radio frequency amplifier pumps RF waves to an antenna inside a resonant cavity. The interaction between the waves and the crystal cavity convert trapped gases into a plasma.
“The structure creates a concentrated electrical field in response to a standing wave,” explains Julian Carey, vice president of sales at Luxim. “It creates a plasma inside a quartz capsule.”
Luxim’s bulbs get 120 lumens per watt, thus making them more energy efficient. By contrast, many HIDs only get 90 lumens per watt. (Top-end LEDs crank out around 70 lumens per watt). Light sources are big with investors these days.
Panasonic has inserted Luxim’s bulb into projection TVs. It can also be used in projectors. Investors include Crosslink Capital and Sequoia Capital.
“It has a 5X lifetime” in projectors over regular bulbs, Carey said. “The lifetime of the light source is as long as the projector itself.”
Radio waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum (so says the Harvard grad at the desk next door) like visible light and microwaves. But they have a different wavelength.
]]>The lamp projects both blue and green LED lights onto your ceiling and walls for your enjoyment and at the same time gives out wonderful peaceful sounds (digitally recorded) featuring the cry of seagulls, the sound of waves, the sound of bubbles and the voices of dolphins. It’s about as close as you can get to being on an island without actually being there. If you want to change the mood to the jungle, then choose the rainforest mode.
There is an input on the device that enables you to plug in your mp3 player so that you may listen to your own sounds and for those who may not want any sound there is an off switch.
The Umine Healing Theatre is available at HimeyaShop
]]>There are several different types of projector technologies to display images. The most popular are DLP (digital light processing) and LCD (liquid crystal display). There is a third type of display namely CRT (cathode ray tube) which is much more expensive at around $8,000, and as such are aimed at the top end of the market.
DLP projectors work completely differently than LCD projectors. The chip that is used DLP projectors uses a series of tiny mirrors, each one representing a pixel. Each pixel reacts to light from the projector’s lamp to create high-quality images that are then sent through the lens to the screen. The “top of the range” DLP projectors use three chips, one for red, one for blue and one for green. Less expensive models use one chip with a color wheel with red, green, blue and sometimes other color filters to create images. There is a downside to this type of model as a rainbow effect can sometimes occur.
An LCD projector works by passing light through LCD glass panels. One for each of the red, green and blue video signals. When the light passes through these panels, tiny pixels switch on and off to create the image. The resulting image is then projected through a lens to a large screen. These types of projectors are capable of producing high-definition TV-quality images. There is a downside to this type of technology which is called “screen door effect” and the pixels can be seen in a large viewing area.
The idea of sending power wirelessly is not that new, but scientists have dismissed it as inefficient as the electromagnetic energy that is generated by the charging device would radiate in all directions.
The MIT scientists lit a 60-watt bulb that was almost 7 feet away from the charging device.
Who knows, perhaps one day we will remove the need to have a clutter of cables by charging our devices through the air and eliminating the need for batteries and their toxic chemicals.