... narrowed focus, and big partners for success in pico projector market
http://www.i-micronews.com/upload/Interviews/MEMSTrends_July2011_Microvision.pdf
"Lower cost laser-scanning pico projectors are
also getting interest from the gaming market,
since unlike the LED-based projectors, the laser
technology remains in focus at any distance, so
can work for immersive gaming that displays the
game scene on the wall and keeps it in focus as
the player moves around the room. MicroVision
has been demonstrating a projector attached to
a toy gun for gaming, which displays the scene
ahead from the view point of the player holding the
gun, and uses inertial sensors to change the scene
appropriately as he turns in different directions.
Evans says the company is currently in discussions
with game producers to develop games making use
of this display. Near-eye displays for augmented
reality could also come down in cost enough to see
some market traction in three to four years."
"The company reports it is working with Tier 1
automotive suppliers and has prototypes based on
its current pico projector driving in cars in North
America, Europe and Japan. About half of the 40
or so potential customers with which it is currently
engaged are aftermarket suppliers, looking at
heads-up vehicle displays for the navigation
information from the GPS or smart phone, or for
specialty applications ranging from fi re trucks to
forestry vehicles. Built-in automotive displays
likely wouldn’t appear until about the 2015 models."
