Gizmodo: projection

Projectors Morph Boring Building Into Giant Pinball Machine

Mark Wilson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Urban Screen, the same group behind insane 555 Kubik illusion, built a humongous, functioning pinball machine through facade projection way back in 2007. Why more architecture isn't decorated with multi-story video games, we do not know. [Urban Screen via MAKE]

Da-Lite Unveils Home Theater Screen With Enormous 184-Inch Diagonal

Sean Fallon — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:10:16 EST

Da-Lite is taking home entertainment to ridiculous new places with a video projection screen that boasts a 184-inch diagonal. For those of you doing the math, that equates to a viewing area covering a 160.4 inches(w) x 90.2 inches(h) or a total viewing area of 14468.08 sq inches. No pricing details have been made available, but my guess is that if you are looking to pick one of these up you had best find a good financial adviser—and a decent builder that can knock down a few walls. [Da-Lite via Electronic House]

Lenovo Interactive Water Wall Makes Visitors Have to Pee

Charlie White — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:00:53 EDT

Lenovo installed an interactive water wall at its home office in North Carolina, and it reacts to passersby with an optical tracker, rippling along as they get closer to the projection-based display. Maybe Lenovo was thinking about its waterproof keyboard when it created this installation. We're thinking they should have installed more than one water sound effect, but even so, it's a great way to show that the catfish are jumping in North Carolina. [Fresh Creation]

Interactive Mirrors Debuting at Bloomingdales

Travis Hudson — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:15:22 EDT

With a little bit of technology, everyone around you will be able to judge your fashion sense, thanks to Nanette Lepore and her department in the New York City Bloomingdales. Lepore has installed and began testing interactive projection mirrors. They work by projecting a picture of said piece of clothing and allows the person to see what they would look like wearing it, without actually having to go through the pain-staking process of putting on the clothing. The fun doesn't end there, either. A camera will capture an image of what the person looks like wearing the clothing and upload it online. Online, friends and family and can visit a Web site and ~~judge~~ critique the clothing selection. Lepore plans on installing the IconNicholson system in stores in Tokyo and Las Vegas. –Travis Hudson

Does This Digital Projection Make Me Look Fat? [JoshSpear]

Sneak Peak: Updated Oregon Scientific DP100 Projection Clock

Travis Hudson — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:05:45 EST

Oregon Scientific has had the DP100 projection clock available available for a while now, but an update is already in the works. We snuck our way into the super secret back room at the Oregon Scientific booth and caught a glimpse of the DP100's taller and rounder brother. They were hush-hush about the updated projection clock, but it still looks nicer than the blocky DP100. –Travis Hudson

Digiview Basketball Projection Clock - Official Gift of Relatives Who Don't Give a &@#!

Mark Wilson — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:51:30 EST

Are you looking for that special gift that tells a distant cousin, "I don't really give a crap that you are a ~~successful tax attorney~~ blogger who makes occasional appearances on ~~Bloomberg~~ cropped-head YouTube stripteases. Back when you were five, you played basketball in a peewee league for a month, and since then I haven't thought of you once."

Well then here you go, it only costs $14.99. I'll look forward to opening it. – Mark Wilson

Product Page [via blogpcnews]

Batman Projection Alarm Clock

Jason Chen — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:17:57 EST

Quickly Nightwing, to the Batmobile! The replacement commissioner, Commissioner Clock King, has thrown up a Batsignal that also shows what time it is.

Apparently this new Batsignal, which is powered by both AC and AA batteries, can tell the time and wake me up in the morning after a long night of partying and pounding criminals. It's also only $29.95, and comes with a nice sculpture of yours truly. – Jason Chen

Product Page [What on Earth via Uber Gizmo]

NuVision 52LEDLP vs. Samsung HL-S5679W: A Pitched Battle Between Big High Def LED-Backlit TVs

Brian Lam — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:30:56 EDT

The Nuvision 52LEDLP is the latest set from the relatively new, high end TV maker. While the rest of their lineup is comprised of LCDs, this is their first rear projection DLP, which they plan to announce formally at CEDIA in a few weeks. The set's screen is 52-inches diagonally, with a native resolution of 1080p—that's 1920 by 1080 pixels, and what we love to see from a TV of this size. What's remarkable is that its backlighting isn't done with the usual bulb and colorwheel. No, instead, it uses a red, green, and blue LED as a lightsource, which has the great advantages of eliminating the rainbow effect a traditional setup, along with a claimed 140% of HDTV's color palette. (Most LCDS only reach the 90th percentile.) The other thing that's crazy is just how similar this TV is to the Samsung HL-S5679W, which comes out the same time. We smell a fight!

Which of the two LED-backlit DLP rear projection TVs is better? Stat analysis after the jump!

The Samsung is bigger at 56-inches, vs the 52-inches on the NuVision. But the Nuvision claims to be a bit better in terms of brightness and contrast, as they claim over 400 cd/m2 and better than 5000:1 contrast ratios, vs the same numbers flat from Samsung. And from I've heard, the Nuvision's ability to reproduce 140% of the HD color spectrum beats the Samsung's rating which is somewhere around 110%, according to an interview I did a few weeks ago. Then again, they're both powered by the same Phlatlight LED lighting system. So maybe we've got a stalemate. The NuVision also has the ability to do HD Picture in Picture, which is fairly rare, while we have no idea if the Samsung pulls that trick off. One last bit: The samsung's cheaper by 200 bucks, though. $4200 vs the NuVision's $4400.

Of course, they're both going to be gorgeous sets. And these stats are just stats. We'll wait til the home theater geeks get their hands on both for a side by side showdown this fall. We can't wait. And if you know something we don't let us know. We'll pay you. In undying appreciation.– Brian Lam

NuVision 52LEDLP [Nuvision via Uncrate]
Samsung HL-S5679W [Internal]

NXT Authentic ASS-60AK Speaker Screen

Charlie White — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:24:25 EDT

Looking for projection screen that's acoustically transparent, its tiny perforations allowing the sound to pass through unimpeded? Why not just get a screen that also functions as a speaker? The NXT Authentic ASS-60AK (Authentic ASS?!) Speaker Screen is made of Teonex, a special fabric that vibrates in such a way that it emits more sound than it absorbs.

Teonex is designed to work along with NXT's SoundVu technology, which causes the screen to vibrate, acting as a speaker. The company recommends using the screen as a center channel speaker in the place of an acoustically transparent screen. If this product ever becomes available in the United States, it'll cost you $520 to see if the ASS-60AK sounds better than its name implies. – Charlie White

Press Release [NXT, via Oh Gizmo]

Laser Light TV?

johnb — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:32:14 EST

Normal projection TVs are powered by reflective or transmissive technologies that use special high-powered light bulbs to "paint" the picture on the screen. Mitsubishi Electronics steps it up a notch and say that they have developed a rear projection TV that uses laser light to light up the screen. Mitsubishi says that the new technology produces images that are brighter and clearer than any plasma display the market has to offer. No pricing yet, stay tuned.

Laser Light TV [Digital Media Thoughts]

High-Contrast Projection Screen

Travis Hudson — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:50:23 EDT

Screen Innovation has a new projection screen works in well-lit areas. Their new Mirage Screen allows a high contrast projection to be seen in bright rooms. The screen uses a high-contrast filter that allow the projected video to be played on the screen while the screen is also absorbing light from other areas. Don t be embarrassed to order one, either. Like you, I'm also still scared of the dark.

Projection Screen Without Darkened Room [lockergnome]