On any window or wall, a portable touch screen; a light projector turns blank surfaces into interactive menus

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Dr. Claudio Pinhanez, a researcher at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, has led the development of the Everywhere Displays projector. The device's application is to turn any blank surface into an unwired active touch screen. This device would allow lessons to be projected onto the desks of students and menus onto restaurant table-tops. Similar research is being done at NY company Jestertek. More work needs to be done on correcting distortions in the projected images.

Science & research, Projectors & Rear Screen Viewers, Research, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Projectors, Pinhanez, Claudio

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Digital cameras are no longer just for the digerati

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Digital cameras are expected to sell well for the 2001 holiday season. They range in price from $200-1,000 and can be quite sophisticated or no-frills. Some popular models are the Kodak EasyShare DX3600 and DX3700, Fujifilm FinePix A101, Olympus Optical C-4040, Nikon Coolpix 995, Sony Mavica MVC CD1000 and Canon PowerShot S110. Digital photography software packages, printing paper and other accessories are discussed.

Product information, Computer Peripheral Cameras, Product description/specification, Camera industry, Digital cameras

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Video technology to make the head spin

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Two companies have introduced competing versions of a video camera lens that puts the viewer in the center of a 360-degree image. When images recorded using this lens are presented on the Web, the view can use their mouse to pan in any direction around the camera's point of view. Near term applications include tours, sports, concert and other event Webcasting, and documentary filmmaking.

Product introduction, Parts & Accessories ex 35 & 70mm, Statistical Data Included, Product development, Video processing equipment, Video capture boards, Movie equipment, Internet Pictures Corp., Be Here Corp.

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