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Small, low power, single purpose projectors designed to project singular widgets onto walls in lieu of physical items.
 
Small, low power, single purpose projectors designed to project singular widgets onto walls in lieu of physical items.
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a DIY projector clock: http://www.raphnet.net/divers/projection_clock/index_en.php
  
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==

Revision as of 18:01, 15 December 2006

Overview

Small, low power, single purpose projectors designed to project singular widgets onto walls in lieu of physical items.

a DIY projector clock: http://www.raphnet.net/divers/projection_clock/index_en.php

Examples

  • Dali-style clock in a constant state of melting while maintaining it's core function of being a clock.
  • Calendar/clock combo in the style of: http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
  • "Slideshow" photo viewer.
  • Task list, reminders, birthdays, motivationals, etc... PIM stuff.
  • Stock ticker, weather info, network traffic analyzer, etc.
  • RSS feed from Makezine or other sources.
  • Memory usage, swap usage, HD free space, etc.

Supplies Needed

  • Old PDAs for use of their screens.
    • They don't to be high res given their task.
  • Cheap binoculars for use of their lenses.
  • Small fresnel lenses easily obtained at bookstores.
  • Some type of housing for it all.


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