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Re:The hell of Apple video connectors by mbrubeck on Friday October 02, 2009 @11:38AM (#857263)
I'm hoping someone will build a projector with an embedded computer and a USB port built in. Just plug in a flash drive or SD card and display a PDF file as a presentation. No messing with laptops or cables or display settings.

If it had a well-designed, simple interface (remote control with only five or six buttons) and a high "just works" factor, it could be the Flip video camera of projectors.

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Re:The hell of Apple video connectors by iohnuiob on Friday October 02, 2009 @12:47PM (#857410)
It's been tried but what do you support?

It has to do powerpoint, with the ability to do the latest version's transition effects a flash movies. People have to be able to just turn up and not need to have converted their presentation in advance

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Re:The hell of Apple video connectors by hernan7 on Friday October 02, 2009 @12:16PM (#857342)
Maybe Bluetooth instead of/ in addition to USB?
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Re:The hell of Apple video connectors by jacquesm on Friday October 02, 2009 @12:26PM (#857364)
One thing would push this like nothing else, mobile phones with enough computing power in them to drive a sizeable display through something like bluetooth (but faster).
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