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First pico projector available still this year |
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Written by Andhi Pabst
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Monday, 30 June 2008 18:50 |
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There are three major companies now that have announced a stand-alone pico projector to be available by the end of this year: The start-ups Explay from Israel and Microvision from the U.S. have already presented their prototypes this year. They are now joined by the first standard projector manufacturer: Optoma. And Optoma is also the first to announce a release date: end of 2008.   Specifications Weight 115g (4oz)
Dimensions W 50mm, D 103mm, H 15mm
Proj. distance Min 0.25 - Max 2.6m
Image size 0.15 – 1.5m (6 – 60”)
Imaging technology DLP
Lamp technology LED
Lamp life 20,000 Hours
Contrast ratio 800:1
Battery life up to 2 hours
Speaker 0.5w |
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Two pico projectors for one laptop |
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Written by Andhi Pabst
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 18:57 |
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There are many hardware configurations for a timbap dj setup, but for most people this one seems to be the preferred option: - 1 laptop with a 4-channel audio interface (e.g. Conectiv)
- 2 pico projectors
Unfortunately there is one big problem for this configuration: Laptops typically have only one external VGA plug, so you cannot connect two projectors. Here are some possible solutions though: - If you're lucky, your laptop has both a VGA and a DVI plug capable of presenting different screens
- You could get a Matrox DualHead2Go which costs around 120€. It splits a VGA signal to two separate outputs
- You could also get an external USB video card for around 60€, for example the one from IOGEAR.
The best solution however is to get at least one pico projector with USB connectivity. I could only find two reasonably-priced models for the moment. Both are not yet available, but should be in a few weeks:
1) The Beambox Essential G2
640 x 480 resolution, 25 lumens, 100:1 contrast ratio, 75 g weight available only from the beambox shop directly for ~250€ 2) The Aiptek Pocket Cinema T20 
640 x 480 resolution, 8 lumens, 117 g weight already listed at some computer shops for ~190€ |
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What is timbap and why should I care? |
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Written by Andhi Pabst
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Friday, 24 August 2007 22:24 |
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TIMBAP is a new solution for the digital DJ, developed by students and assistants of the University of Ulm. It provides a rugged tangible interface for browsing your music collection AND manipulating playback by scratching, pitching, skipping etc. Like many others it is based on an acoustic timecode signal recorded to vinyl records. In contrast to existing digital solutions however, it completely releases the DJ from mouse, keyboard and monitor. Instead it relies on physical interaction with the standard club turntable only. 
The rotation of the turntable serves as a means for scrolling through the music collection automatically. The user stays in control though and can always intervene manually - for example by holding the record or winding it back. In order to provide goal-oriented search, we also support a direct absolute positioning using the tone arm. |
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