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The World’s First Tablet Projector Promises a 100-Foot Display

A built-in projector isn't quite at the top of anyone's wish list for tablet improvements. But that didn't stop Promate from putting one into its new LumiTab and declaring it the world's first tablet projector. The average consumer might not be interested yet, but corporate honchos who live and die by PowerPoint presentations are surely smiling from ear-to-ear now. Read More >>

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Microsoft’s Crazy IllumiRoom: More Details About a Real-Life Holodeck

Not too long ago, Microsoft introduced its grand, pie-in-the-sky plans to maybe, someday turn your entire wall into an extension of your TV screen. Now, Microsoft Research has dropped some new details about how it all would work, and it's shaping up to be pretty awesome. Read More >>

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JVC Finds a Clever Shortcut To an 8K Projector

Given 4K TVs and cameras are only just starting to hit the market, there's not a lot of 8K components to be had just yet. But that isn't stopping JVC from rolling out one of the first 8K projectors, that's actually built on 4K technology. Read More >>

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augmented reality
Turn Your Pool Table Into a Psychedelic Aquarium with Kinect-Powered Projection Effects

Pool is a fun game, but with just some coloured balls on a plain green field, the spectacle is a little lacking. We've already seen how some clever projection can turn anyone into a pool shark, but now OpenPool is taking it a step further by turning pool into a psychedelic rave of a game. Read More >>

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Anyone Can Be a Pool Shark When This Projector Calls the Shots

Pool is simple if you know your geometry. And physics. And have good hand-eye coordination. And while none of those seem that hard on their own, they can be a little tough to put together. But with a little help from tech, it becomes as easy as just keeping your eyes open. Read More >>

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augmented reality
AR Train Windows Can put the Eiffel Tower in Nebraska

Travelling by train can be a lovely way to see a country—until you get tired of the endless farmer's fields and industrial parts of town where rails are normally routed. But if you're on a train equipped with this slick augmented reality window that enhances the passing scenery, you may never want to get to your destination. Read More >>

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Samsung’s Curvy Projector Is More Pocketable Than the Galaxy SIII

Designed to complement Samsung's Galaxy line of tablets and smartphones, the company's new EAD-R10 Mobile Beam Projector is curved like a handset, instead of the standard projector brick, so it more easily slips into your pocket. It's just too bad its specs harken back to pocket projectors from a few years ago. Read More >>

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These Projectors Reveal The Creepy Gargoyle Face Hiding in Every Tree

On a dark night, there can be something malevolent and looming about the trees. They rustle suspiciously behind you. It's like they're hiding some invisible monster. Turns out they are, or it least it looks that way when you shine a projector at them. Read More >>

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tablets
Stuffing a Projector in a Tablet Might Actually Be Awesome

When 3M started frankensteining its pico projectors into smartphones a few years ago as a proof of concept, it was novel, but really had no practical use in the real world. (Even for the enterprise world and its infinite powerpoint presentations). But seeing a projector built into Smart Devices' SmartQ U7 Android tablet has me full of ideas on how to use it. Read More >>

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medicine
See-Through Anatomical Model Is the Creepiest Use of Projectors Yet

Developed by researchers at Gifu University in Japan, this new medical teaching tool projects a virtual anatomical model onto a featureless mannequin letting students study the brain and nervous system. And while it's less creepy than cutting open an actual body, it's certain to fuel a few terrible nightmares. Read More >>

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A Built-In Projector Manages To Make This Crappy Media Player Even Worse

Desperately clinging to a product category that smartphones have all but wiped out, this tiny media player has its sights set on the iPod Shuffle. And it hopes to nip away at its market share with a killer feature—a built-in projector—that only succeeds in making this device even worse. Read More >>

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Swing Through the Stars With This Kinect-Controlled Projector

When you're a kid, your garden swing is the closest you can get to the feeling of flying. And Lab212 has taken that feeling one step further with their Starfield swing installation that lets you rocket through the universe instead. Read More >>

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Sony’s 4K Home Projector Eyes-On: You Probably Can’t Tell the Difference Between This and a Theatre Projector

Sony's 4K projector was first announced last year, but they have the thing on display at CES this year. After getting to zone out in a pitch black room where the projector blasted the new Spider Man trailer at full resolution on a 182-inch screen, I'm sold on the idea. Read More >>

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From Now On I’m Only Doing Christmas Decorating With Projectors

Instead of spending hours unravelling, testing and hanging Christmas lights, in the future I'm going to do what New York's Saks Fifth Avenue has done with their holiday decorations; hire a bunch of animators and just point a projector at my home. Read More >>