Hospital 301, also known as The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army (PLAGH), occupies floor space of over 252,900 square meters (2,722,200 sq. ft.) and in 2007, serviced more than 2.38 million outpatient visits, 60 thousand admissions and 36 thousand operations. Meanwhile, the hospital opens more than 250 new medical services and technologies every year thus maintaining its striking technological predominance with state of the art equipment and procedures.
BELLEVUE, WA (August 5, 2008) – Lightspeed Design, Inc., a worldwide leader in stereo 3D technology and services, and InFocus® Corporation, the industry pioneer in digital projection, today announced the world’s first portable XGA and WXGA stereoscopic 3D projectors that deliver amazing HD stereoscopic 3D at a truly unprecedented level of price/performance. DepthQ® HD 3D projectors offer rock-solid, 120Hz stereo 3D at 1280x720 or 1024x768 resolution. These bright, professional-level 3D projectors can easily display 12 ft (3.7m) diagonal 3D high-definition images using the latest Texas Instruments DLP® and BrilliantColor™ technologies for stunning colors and a 2000:1 contrast ratio.  Building on the “first to market” success of the original standard-definition DepthQ 3D projector introduced in 2005, Lightspeed again worked with industry innovator InFocus Corporation to realize our vision of HD resolution in a portable 3D format. The new DepthQ HD 3D projectors incorporate Lightspeed’s patent-pending technologies with InFocus’ proven reliability, providing our most discerning clientele with high resolution stereo 3D at an affordable price. Steve Stark, InFocus Vice President of Engineering said, “Coordinating the engineering teams from InFocus, Lightspeed and Texas Instruments was exciting. This effort brought together talented engineers from three industry innovators who really came together to make this new level of 3D projector possible.” Fortune 500 companies, governments, major universities from Beijing to Munich, Hollywood’s top filmmakers, and R&D labs across the globe have all embraced DepthQ’s unique combination of premium 3D visualization and affordable price. “Our clients represent a wide variety of industries, all of whom place a huge importance on stereo 3D visualization. Without exception they’ve been amazed at the value the DepthQ 3D projector has offered for the price. The new HD 3D projector raises the bar even higher,” said Chris Ward, Lightspeed’s President.  • Affordable - Less than $6,000 - A fraction of the cost of other single-lens 3D projectors • Quality - Flicker-free, 120 Hz HD 3D with DLP BrilliantColor technology • Portable - At 6.9 pounds it fits under your arm and takes less than 5 minutes to set up • Versatile - Work live in 3D-enabled applications; quality control 3D film or video game development; bring 3D movies and games into your home Product Design, Engineering and Research Stereo 3D is scientifically proven as the most effective way to communicate visual ideas. The new DepthQ HD 3D projectors make stereo viewing an affordable choice for anyone working in collaborative design or R&D. Engineers, product designers and research scientists alike will appreciate the practical value of large, high-resolution, real-time 3D projection. Information Analysis Whether your focus is energy exploration, geophysical & geographical data analysis, or health and life sciences, DepthQ HD 3D projectors can help you work more efficiently with complex 3D data. Film Production & Video Game Development When checking stereoscopic accuracy in 3D productions, a large image with high resolution is critical. DepthQ HD 3D projectors provide a cost-effective solution with large, bright, HD-quality 3D images. Home Video Games and Movies Talk about immersive! Imagine playing video games or watching movies ten feet wide in HD 3D! The next generation of stereo-ready games and films are on their way, and the new DepthQ high-definition 3D projectors let you bring the excitement of 3D into your home in a BIG way. (DepthQ projectors are also compatible with 2D movies and games, and deliver up to 120 frames per second.) Availability Expected shipping to begin mid-September. Lightspeed Design is the exclusive worldwide distributor of DepthQ HD 3D projectors, with over 200 qualified 3D resellers.For more information, please visit www.depthq.com or call +1 206 784 1385. Visit Lightspeed Design at Siggraph 2008, August 11th-15th. Booth #1468. About Lightspeed Design, Inc. Lightspeed is one of the world’s premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D presentations and software technologies, with considerable technical expertise in projection, optics and electronics. Lightspeed has proven expertise in 3D projection, systems design & installation, and software development. Clients include Pfizer, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Harvard & Munich Universities, US Army, NASA, JPL, DreamWorks SKG, IMAX, and Walt Disney Animation. DepthQ is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design, Inc. InFocus is a registered trademark of the InFocus Corporation. Digital Light Processing, DLP, the DLP Medallion, and BrilliantColor are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All rights reserved.Lightspeed’s headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, USA. For more information, visit us at www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact the company directly at sales@lightspeeddesign.com or +1 425 637 2818. About InFocus Corporation InFocus is the industry pioneer and a global leader in the digital projection market. Backed by more than 20 years of experience and innovation in digital projection, as well as 150 patents, InFocus is dedicated to setting the industry standard for large format visual display. The company is based in Wilsonville, Oregon with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. InFocus is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol INFS. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.infocus.com.  |
Edmonton, Canada June 24, 2008: Lightspeed Design, Inc. today announced delivery of consulting, system integration services, and its DepthQ® stereoscopic video processing technology for a live HD 3D IP video broadcast of a surgical procedure from Capital Health’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
Milan, Italy- March, 2008: Lightspeed Design, Inc. today announced its support of Intuitive Surgical’s booth presentation at The European Association of Urology Congress (EAU) 2008, Milan, Italy. The Annual EAU Congress is the largest urological congress in Europe and the second largest in the world.
