According to PC Mag, Ray displays will be launching a $249 micro projector which Ray Display’s claims is $100 less than the cheapest micro projector on the market.
REALLY???
A quick search of Amazon will reveal:
AAXA P1 MOBILE PROJECTOR – $219.00
http://www.amazon.com/AAXA-P1-Pico-Projector-Titanium/dp/B001TR0LOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1250809666&sr=8-1
3M MPRO MOBILE PROJECTOR – $219.00
http://www.amazon.com/3M-78-9236-7702-1-Professional-Projector-MPRO110/dp/B001IYDI6K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1250809733&sr=1-1
OPTOMA PK101 MOBILE PROJECTOR – $289.00
http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-EP-PK-101-PICO-Pocket-Projector/dp/B001L4L7AQ/ref=pd_cp_e_1
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http://venturebeat.com/2009/08/19/syndiant-maker-of-pico-projector-chips-raises-107m/
Syndiant technology has announced it has raised $10.7 million to ramp up production of its LCoS panels. The liquid crystal on silicon panels are employed in micro projectors as the key imager ingredient in the projector. This technology rivals that of
Texas Instruments DLP technology as well as LCD technology employed by Epson [...]

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Microvision announced Q3 earnings last Friday.  According to the press release Microvision has stated “We are rapidly approaching the introduction of Microvision’s first product based on our proprietary PicoP display engine which is scheduled for later this summer. We are completing the product reliability and quality testing and we are validating manufacturing processes at our [...]

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It’s rumored that 3M is currently developing a second generation micro projector module that will increase optical efficiency while maintaining a VGA resolution of 640 x 480.  This new micro projector module may be employed in 3M’s second generation mobile projector.
While specifications are not confirmed, the micro projector engine is supposed to have a VGA [...]

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As cameras get loaded with features, leave it to Nikon to come up with the first micro projector camera.  The Nikon Coolpix S1000 is a standard point and shoot camera with a built in 640×480 projector.
With 12.1 Megapixels, a 5x wide angle zoom, and a projector brightness of “up to” 10 lumens this projector camera [...]

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