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Mobile Phone Projector Beams Images Up to 50 Inches Wide
3M says that is to show off an updated projector which is small enough to fit inside a mobile phone - the MM200, a new design in the company's expanding miniature projection portfolio. Just a year ago, 3M debuted its first generation mobile projection engine at CES.
"The history of 3M display technologies has been one of both groundbreaking innovation and rapid industry introduction," said Mike Kelly, Executive Vice-President, 3M Display and Graphics Business. "In 1950, 3M brought its microreplication technology to the overhead projector and revolutionized the industry. Now, some 50 years later, we lead the industry in using prismatic brightness enhancement films. We anticipate continuing this trend of leadership in 2009, with the help of the MM200."
When integrated into a cell phone, handheld accessory or digital camera, the
MM200 engine can project up to a 50-inch image while drawing only 1 watt of
power - compared to a 40" wide display from the prototype unit shown off last year.
The MM200 uses an advanced liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) electronic imager and is illuminated with multi-colored light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Posted to the site on 6th January 2009