I snuck into the Microvision booth to get a glimpse of Infinite Reality, the name they’re giving their SHOWWX+ iOS Pico Projector with green laser technology. Basically, it’s a projector as big as an iPhone that uses lasers for projecting the image. What that means is that there is no color distortion or motion blur because it’s freakin’ laser beams. Check the second page for the video demonstration.
With iOs 4 Apple began giving developers access to the TV-out. What that means is that they could start coding apps and games that are able to be played on larger screens, or projectors. Right now the sound still comes out of the speakers on the iPhone, but that should be changed in an upcoming iOS update.
The Showwx+ Pico Projector weighs all of 4.3 ounces and is the same size as an iPhone 4 and offers a great image in both gaming and video. I played Rage HD, for about 10 minutes, on the unit and that meant I used all four walls, the ceiling and the floor as the game offers motion control via the accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer. I even, accidentally on purpose, shot Callie, their PR person, because she was standing in a corner of the room and a zombie was projected onto her (sorry Callie!).
