A large fan isn't needed because an LED lightsource is used rather than a traditional bulb. The concept would rely on a small fan and/or the passive cooling properties of the vertical orientation of the internal components. Cool air flows in from the bottom of the unit, and hot air flows out the top through vents between the blue/silver material break.
(Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:40:01 GMT)
Andy M.
says
Might want to design in some heat fins to the exterior. That could look cool anyway. What's a good material - is aluminum bad since it's sort of an insulator?
(Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:05:27 GMT)
JD
says
how bright would it be?
(Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:36:03 GMT)
Theron
says
ummm, LEDs dont generate heat, well, hardly any, and the only reason conventional projectors generate heat is the incandescent bulbs, so, there wont be any heat issues
more so, i dont think you would even need the power adapter for the same reason, leds consume far less power, and as such could probably just run on batteries
(Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:28:05 GMT)
Jro
says
LEDs certainly do generate heat, not quite to the extent of incandescent sources, but far greater than flourescents and enough that most LED flashlights and such require heatsinks. concept and rendering looks great though.
(Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:23:17 GMT)
sam
says
this shape doesn't pack as well as a rectangle. Might be bulky in a computer bag. Does it fit in my cupholder so I can power point in the car?
(Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:57:42 GMT)
Craig
says
Howdy neighbor.
(Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:58:48 GMT)
Matthew
says
A lot of work is happening in this area now, check out this one intended to fit inside a cell phone http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/09/21/working-prototype-of-microvisions-cellular-projector/
(Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:08:50 GMT)
Syllogism
says
Kinda looks like a shampoo bottle to me. Doesn't exactly scream high tech.
How much would it weigh? With all of the "portable" equipment that I have to carry around sometimes, I end up looking and feeling more like a sweaty marine who just came back from patrolling the Afghani countryside, and not so much like someone who is ready to put on a business presentation for prospective clients. A couple of pounds makes a huge difference.
(Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:02:46 GMT)
Richard
says
Isn't this technology already available?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp
As many of you have pointed out, LED projection devices are starting to pop up in a lot of new products and concepts. If you'd like to place this is the tech-timeline, it was originally created in February of 2004.
Here's another LED based concept with very similar functional attributes: http://tinyurl.com/yaa9ao
sam - It will indeed fit in your cup holder...but I do not condone the use of projection devices while driving. I'm not fond of PowerPoint either, but that's an unrelated issue.
Syllogism - I think it looks more like a bottle of hairspray, and functions a bit like one as well.
Sean Q - I can't speak to the exact weight, as it's only a concept, but I think it would be in the realm of 2-4 lbs.
(Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:45:35 GMT)
ideas gal
says
this is a great site
(Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:59:43 GMT)
janne
says
there's already a prototype out there of a mobile phone with a built-in projector. so i don't see why size is an issue here.
(Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:00:43 GMT)
janne
says
ah, matthew beat me to it. :)
(Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:03:30 GMT)
berdan cercioglu
says
I realy like the way you placed the system vertical. Foot-space is quite an issue when you are working in a mobile setting.
For the aesthetics, I can say that it definitely has the form proportions of a perfume(or hairspray) bottle. As far as I understood from your comments, you did this on purpose(If yes, wouldn't using such a "direct resemblance" be a bit kitsch for HP). Otherwise, you may want to change the size of the top cylinder where you placed the LED. That would fix it!
It would also look uber-cool when you mount it on a ceiling.
(Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:01:42 GMT)
Oskar
says
I really don't belive in the convationel LED concept, heat would be a major problem. LED:s aren't effective when you are trying to get any large amount off power out of them. I think laser is the why to go which is what Microvision uses in their concept, but i don't like their moving mirror (http://www.microvision.com/pdfs/mems_whitepaper.pdf) , due to the rates it has to move to get any kind of reselution vs. refresh rates. The snopes link doesn't show anything. I think the right way to go is Light Blue Optics
(http://www.lightblueoptics.com/technology.htm)
or Texas Instrument
(http://lfw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=177417&KEYWORD=holographic%20projector&p=12)
Both using holographic projection methods.
(Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:32:13 GMT)
Shabo
says
Not a bad design, but what would the cost of one of these be? Would be good for traveling sales people though.
(Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:12:00 GMT)
Timo
says
Would this be only portable alternative for projectors or would this be viable replacement for the monitor of my home pc?
wouldn't this overheat in a second? shoving all that into a pint sizee without a large fan could spell disaster.
A large fan isn't needed because an LED lightsource is used rather than a traditional bulb. The concept would rely on a small fan and/or the passive cooling properties of the vertical orientation of the internal components. Cool air flows in from the bottom of the unit, and hot air flows out the top through vents between the blue/silver material break.
Might want to design in some heat fins to the exterior. That could look cool anyway. What's a good material - is aluminum bad since it's sort of an insulator?
how bright would it be?
ummm, LEDs dont generate heat, well, hardly any, and the only reason conventional projectors generate heat is the incandescent bulbs, so, there wont be any heat issues more so, i dont think you would even need the power adapter for the same reason, leds consume far less power, and as such could probably just run on batteries
LEDs certainly do generate heat, not quite to the extent of incandescent sources, but far greater than flourescents and enough that most LED flashlights and such require heatsinks. concept and rendering looks great though.
this shape doesn't pack as well as a rectangle. Might be bulky in a computer bag. Does it fit in my cupholder so I can power point in the car?
Howdy neighbor.
A lot of work is happening in this area now, check out this one intended to fit inside a cell phone http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/09/21/working-prototype-of-microvisions-cellular-projector/
Kinda looks like a shampoo bottle to me. Doesn't exactly scream high tech.
How much would it weigh? With all of the "portable" equipment that I have to carry around sometimes, I end up looking and feeling more like a sweaty marine who just came back from patrolling the Afghani countryside, and not so much like someone who is ready to put on a business presentation for prospective clients. A couple of pounds makes a huge difference.
Isn't this technology already available? http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp
As many of you have pointed out, LED projection devices are starting to pop up in a lot of new products and concepts. If you'd like to place this is the tech-timeline, it was originally created in February of 2004. Here's another LED based concept with very similar functional attributes: http://tinyurl.com/yaa9ao sam - It will indeed fit in your cup holder...but I do not condone the use of projection devices while driving. I'm not fond of PowerPoint either, but that's an unrelated issue. Syllogism - I think it looks more like a bottle of hairspray, and functions a bit like one as well. Sean Q - I can't speak to the exact weight, as it's only a concept, but I think it would be in the realm of 2-4 lbs.
this is a great site
there's already a prototype out there of a mobile phone with a built-in projector. so i don't see why size is an issue here.
ah, matthew beat me to it. :)
I realy like the way you placed the system vertical. Foot-space is quite an issue when you are working in a mobile setting. For the aesthetics, I can say that it definitely has the form proportions of a perfume(or hairspray) bottle. As far as I understood from your comments, you did this on purpose(If yes, wouldn't using such a "direct resemblance" be a bit kitsch for HP). Otherwise, you may want to change the size of the top cylinder where you placed the LED. That would fix it! It would also look uber-cool when you mount it on a ceiling.
I really don't belive in the convationel LED concept, heat would be a major problem. LED:s aren't effective when you are trying to get any large amount off power out of them. I think laser is the why to go which is what Microvision uses in their concept, but i don't like their moving mirror (http://www.microvision.com/pdfs/mems_whitepaper.pdf) , due to the rates it has to move to get any kind of reselution vs. refresh rates. The snopes link doesn't show anything. I think the right way to go is Light Blue Optics (http://www.lightblueoptics.com/technology.htm) or Texas Instrument (http://lfw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=177417&KEYWORD=holographic%20projector&p=12) Both using holographic projection methods.
Not a bad design, but what would the cost of one of these be? Would be good for traveling sales people though.
Would this be only portable alternative for projectors or would this be viable replacement for the monitor of my home pc?