10 years ago if you had considered projection, and projectors by itself you would probably have considered the cinema, perhaps the regular multimedia projector that offers low resolutions (typically the most effective back then was 640×480 – a solution now beaten in most contemporary cell phones including the Apple iPhone). But within the last 10 years technology manufacturers both big and small within the pico laser singapore realm have already been researching and developing the idea of a hand held micro projector.
The initial generation of micro projectors were launched mid to late 2008/early 2009 and we are already starting to see a wave of 2nd generation pocket projector’s being launched, including the 3m mpro 120 and the AAXA P2 pico projectors. This highlights the increasing velocity of developments within the realm of micro projectors. While the first generation of micro projectors offered limited resolutions all below 640×480, we are now starting to see higher resolutions.
The next wave of micro projectors launched are featuring far better resolutions such as for example 800×600 and you will find even hints of higher, near-HD resolutions. The technology behind these developments include laser based visual drivers, which couple red, green and blue lasers into a single module together with a mirror based (MEM) system to provide a definite, bright and automatically focused laser projection. LCD based pico projectors have also been bolstered by the news that Syndiant, a little lCD producer based in the USA have managed to create some huge resolution lCD display’s smaller than 1 cm in dimensions – these tiny displays enables microprojector manufacturers to make higher resolution pico’s in increasingly smaller sizes.
What then will the third wave of pico projectors seem like? 2010 is probably be a great year for the pocket projector – with a HD micro projector which will easily fit in your hand quite prone to feature, a lengthier battery life can also be likely, powered by newer battery technologies like li-ion. Other features which will probably spring up in the third generation of micro projectors will soon be things like wi-fi support, larger on gadget memory and increased brightness and contrast ratios. The 3rd generation of the handheld projector will soon be one truly epic gadget and the development around the technology will mean much more several types of gadget’s will start using embedded pico projectors while they become smaller and more efficient, don’t be surprised if you see a net-book with a pico projector embedded by the finish of 2010! Micro projectors are probably be the greatest technology of 2010, if you ask me!