Fogscreen Takes Projectors Up a Notch

Every once in a while I stumble on a projector type gadget and I am compelled to post about it. Previous posts included a projector small enough to be incorporated into a cellphone and a projector bright enough to blind people from three quarters of a mile (see those posts here).

Now this (quoted from Gizmodo).

The FogScreen is the advertising industry's latest weapon in the fight against peace and quiet. The projector can fill spaces like subway tunnels with floating ads that you can actually walk through. It sprays a very fine mist of dry fog, created from water by an ultrasonic wave, which can then be projected on to just as if it were a hard surface.

Did I mention you can walk through it. Now that is cool. Check it out:


Or the Feedreader link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZK5Y_J-UCY

Video Projector as Bright as the Sun :)

Sanyo debuts "world's brightest" PLC-XF47 and PLC-XP100L projectors

Check this projector out. 15,000 lumens. If you get hit by the beam, will you get burned :)? This could definitely overcome those bright ambient environments. It also features wireless HD streaming. Pretty cool. The price tag ($30,000) puts it out of reach for most of us mere mortals, but hopefully this signals brighter and cheaper projectors to come. It would be great to finally have some affordable projectors that are bright enough to work well in the environments that smaller churches have to deal with. High school cafeterias, rooms with big windows, etc.

Here's the review written up by engadget:

Sanyo's got some high claims here, boasting of the "world's highest light output" on its new 15,000 lumen PLC-XF47 projector (pictured), and the "brightest portable LCD projector" in its 6500 lumen PLC-XP100L. Both projectors feature 2000:1 contrast ratios and inputs aplenty. It's not just the lamps getting fancy here, Sanyo has packed wireless HD streaming into its PLC-XF47, which can do uncompressed 720p and 1080i video up to 100 feet away with less than a millisecond of latency. The resolution is a mere 1024 x 768, so super HD cinema is a bit of a non-starter, and the $30k pricetag is always a turnoff, but if you need this kind of muscle behind a projector, we're guessing you'll figure out a way to scrounge up the cash. The PCL-XP100L matches the resolution, but thirds the pricetag, at $10k. The PLC-XF47 will be out in October, preceeded by the PLC-XP100L in September. If all of this is just too much for you, Sanyo also has the PDG-DXT10L coming in September for $7k and featuring 5200 lumens and a 2100:1 contrast ratio.