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This Technology Review article takes a look at the WAVEscape system developed by Reactrix. From the article: "There could be a revolution brewing in billboard advertising. Instead of simply presenting a static image, why not let people interact with the advertisement? This is the vision of electronics giant Samsung and interactive advertising company Reactrix Systems. The two companies have partnered to bring 57-inch interactive displays to Hilton hotel lobbies by the end of the year. These displays can "see" people standing up to 15 feet away from the screen as they wave their hands to play games, navigate menus, and use maps.

This Telepresence Options article reports JVC have released a video projector capable of showing 35 megapixels at once. It also talks about the release of a new 3D TV prototype by Philips. From the article: "1080p high definition might be well and good for your average lounge room TV screen, but cinema projectors need to offer something vastly more impressive if the movies are going to continue to offer a bigger, clearer and more impressive viewing experience than your average cashed-up punter can now get at home. The new ultra-high res standard would now appear to be set with Super Hi-Vision: 7,680 pixels across by 4,320 pixels high (approximately 32-megapixel images) - and JVC have now released a video projector capable of showing 35 megapixels at once.

This New Scientist Technology Blog post reports Christian Moore have developed an open-source framework (so-called Lux) which brings full multitouch interaction to Apple's OSX operating system. From the article: "Here's a video that's been doing the rounds on the web recently. Lux is an open-source framework developed by Christian Moore that brings full multitouch interaction to Apple's OSX operating system.

This NewScientist Technology article reports a Microsoft researcher has told an academic blogger the Surface may become an additional controller for their games console, the Xbox. From the article: "Microsoft has so far spoken near-exclusively of Surface appearing in places like hotel lobbies and retail stores - the first Surfaces in the wild are being used to sell phones by AT&T (video).

This Technology Review article reports researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign have developed a simple process to grow upright copper nanowires on different surfaces which could be used in ultra-thin field-emission displays that are brighter and sharper than flat-panel displays. From the article: "The nanowire arrays could find use in field-emission displays, a new type of display technology that promises to provide brighter, more vivid pictures than existing flat-panel displays. In such an application, the nanowires would be used to fire electrons at phosphor particles on a screen, lighting them up.

This springwise.com article reports South-Korean product designer Hanyoung Lee has come up with a concept (an unimplemented business idea) so-called the Virtual Wall which could projects a curtain-like, two-dimensional image of giant people crossing the street instead of showing a red light. From the article: "South-Korean product designer Hanyoung Lee has come up with a safety device that could make traffic lights obsolete, or at least improve their effectiveness. His so-called Virtual Wall is designed for busy city streets. Instead of showing a red light when it’s time for pedestrians to cross the street, Lee’s Wall projects a curtain-like, two-dimensional image of giant people crossing the street.

This press release announces the ICATCHER Mini 3D virtual-reality portable projection system made by EON Reality was named Discreet Hardware Product of the Year by the AeA Orange County/Inland Empire during the 15th Annual AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards on April 29. From the press release: ""We are pleased and honored to be recognized for our innovations that truly allow users to experience more,” said Mats Johansson, president and chief executive officer, EON Reality. “Whether in the classroom or in the boardroom, EON ICATCHER Mini users are immersed in a digital environment where they become participants rather than mere observers.”

A stereoscopy.com article reports TDVision Systems unveils TDVCodec, the worlds first 2D and MPEG compatible stereoscopic format that maintains 2D and MPEG compatibility with legacy systems at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters show (NAB) in Las Vegas, NV. From the article: "Video streams encoded in TDVCodec format are viewable in all existing 2D set top boxes, DVD/Blu-ray(TM) players and presented on 2D televisions with no loss in color, resolution or frame rate. The same digital video stream can also be reproduced using TDVReady devices and PCs with TDVision's Dejaview software and visualized in true 3D stereoscopic displays such as 3D Ready DLP televisions (Samsung(TM) & Mitsubishi(TM)) or by using the portable and immersive TDVisor from TDVision.

A stereoscopy.com article reports eight F20 sx DLP® projectors from projectiondesign with built-in Infitec(tm) filters are used in an immersive and interactive 3D stereoscopic computer aided virtual environment (CAVE) visualisation system named Four Space 110. From the article: "Operational since February 2008, the system was designed by Frankfurt-based systems integrator 3Dims GmbH and is situated at the Human Machine Communication Centre at the Munich University of Technology in Germany.

This Physorg article reports DreamWorks Animation SKG chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg promised a "new era" in moviegoing, as Hollywood studios prepared a huge slate of 3-D movies for theaters that are increasingly going digital. From the article: " "It is nothing less than the greatest innovation that has happened for all of us in the movie business since the advent of color 70 years ago," Katzenberg said in an address at ShoWest, a conference in Las Vegas where studios unveil clips and other details about upcoming movie lineups.

"Now it's our chance to deliver something that is far superior than anything that can be done in the home," he said.

Katzenberg then showed off a 3-D clip of his studio's March 2009 release "Monsters vs. Aliens," in which the U.S. military unleashes a barrage on an alien space ship as the president fires a few rounds from a handgun, shouting "I'm a brave president!"