As projectors proliferate, business is growing for HotLamps. “We now operate Hotlamps across 14 countries," says David Johnson, General Manager of HotLamps Europe.

Hotlamps, the world’s largest replacement lamp distribution business, is part of Maverick, the specialist distributor. "Because ISE is the ideal stage to meet customers, we're joining in the hosting of Club Maverick. We'll give visitors an overview of the benefits of dealing with us and most importantly look after them in a VIP style.”

ClubMaverick offers a cocktail theme, complete with performances by UK celebrity Bar Wizards. HotLamps will show "a taste of our unique blend of products & solution with VIP treatment."

That VIP treatment at the Club includes a cloak room service.

Go HotLamps at ISE, Club Maverick

Vivitek announces 3 projector models with 2D to 3D converstion technology-- without the need for an external conversion box.

The new D5 series models (D512-3D, D536-3D and the D538-3D) take standard format content (DVD and Blu-ray) and convert it to 3D via Texas Instruments' DLP Link. The projectors also display 3D content from 3D Blu-ray players and other 3D sources.

The D512-3D displays SVGA resolutions at 2600 lumens, the D536-3D at XGA (3200 lumens) and D538-3D at WXGA (3200 lumens). Each model also carries DLP and BrilliantColor technologies.

Connections come through HDMI, VGA, S-Video, composite, RS-232, mini-jack audio-in and RCA audio-in.

Go Vivitek

Christie's Mirage Series 3D DLP projector line has expanded with the addition of six models to bring high performance 3D solutions to new markets.

The new Christie Mirage M Series 3-chip DLP projectors offer complete compatibility with all 3D standards. They’re not only aiming these towards the high-end home entertainment and video gaming markets, but also positioning them for the museum, education and rental/staging markets too.

The Christie Mirage M Series lineup includes the DS+6K-M; DS+10K-M; HD6K-M; HD10K-M; WU7K-M and the WU12K-M projectors. The models come in SXGA+ (4:3), HD (16:9) and WUXGA (16:10) aspect ratios and resolutions range from 1400x1050 to 1920x1080 with brightness specs from 6000 to 11,000 lumens!

Go One of the M Series 3D Projectors, the WU7K-M

Nikon launches COOLPIX S1100pj, an advanced model of COOLPIX S1000pj – the world’s first digital camera with a built-in projector released last year.

The new COOLPIX S1100pj offers increased projection brightness by 40% from original model, so projection is larger and clearer. In addition, adoption of a 3” TFT LCD touch panel monitor enables intuitive camera operation.

Go Cool Projection

Wowwee's Cinemin Slice is a pico projector/speaker dock combo for any device, from personal media players to laptops.

The Slice packs 6-watt stereo speakers with a DLP pico projector (WVGA resolution, 16 lumens brightness, 1.5m max. image size).

It carries 4 connection types-- 30-pin Apple connector, mini-HDMI, AV port and VGA port.

The package also includes an IR remote control.

Go Wowwee Cinemin Slice

In the US, they don't look for big screens to impress-- they go for large format display banks instead.

NASA started off this trend, with hat it calls "Hyperwall 2". It resides at its Advanced Computing division in California and uses 128 screens and measures 12' x 10'.

128 graphic processors with 1024 processor cores power the whole array. It displays information from NASA's supercomputers, including the Columbia (one of the world's largest).

The space agency is not the only one going for large-- and users can replicate it (on a smaller scale, obviously) at home.

At Siggraph AMD went to impress with a 40-screen display set-up, in order to demonstrate its "Eyefinity" technology.

One can use this Eyefinity technology to build their own 6-monitor extra-large display for themselves. Through the DisplayPort display interface standard, multiple monitors can be hooked up together as a daisy chain, cutting down wiring and hassles.

The main application is gaming, although it can also help boost productivity by using multiple displays to display various applications, data, feeds and the like. A home office mission control, basically.