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Friday, January 8th

DEPTHQ® HD 3D DLP PROJECTORS SUPPORT DEBUT OF NVIDIA® 3D VISION SURROUND AT CES 2010

LAS VEGAS, NV - January 6, 2010: NVIDIA® chose three DepthQ® HD 3D DLP projectors to demonstrate their new 3D Vision™ Surround technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. Nvidia's 3D Vision Surround, allows gamers to play on three 3D displays simultaneously and span your entire game across all three panels for a totally immersive 3D environment.

Click on Nvidia's Press Release and Blog Entry for more information.

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Wednesday, November 25th

LIGHTSPEED DESIGN WRAPS IAAPA DEBUT OF DEPTHQ® POLARIZATION MODULATOR FOR SINGLE LENS HD 3D PROJECTION

Lightspeed Design, Inc. completed a successful debut of the new DepthQ® Polarization Modulator for single lens HD 3D projection solutions at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo (IAAPA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new modulator was paired with the DepthQ® HD 3D Projector to demonstrate small applications and the Christie® Mirage Projector to demonstrate large theaters.

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Friday, November 20th

NOEL PAUL WRAPS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON NEW HD 3D MOVIE "ANNIE GOES BOATING" FILMED IN DEPTHQ® STEREOSCOPIC

Noel Paul, a Seattle local, has wrapped principal photography and is in post production on his new HD 3D movie "Annie Goes Boating". The movie was filmed in DepthQ® Stereoscopic using Red video cameras. Noel said that they are moving toward festivals and a trailer will be online soon.

Lightspeed Design, Inc. donated the 3D camera rig and DepthQ®Capture™ software for the DepthQ® Stereoscopic process to support up and coming 3D filmmakers.

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Wednesday, November 4th

LIGHTSPEED DESIGN TO DEBUT POLARIZATION MODULATOR FOR SINGLE LENS HD 3D PROJECTION AT IAAPA EXPO LAS VEGAS - BOOTH #5456

BELLEVUE, WA – November 4, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc. announced today that it will debut the new DepthQ® Polarization Modulator for single lens HD 3D projection solutions at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo (IAAPA - Booth #5456) in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 17-20. The new modulator, available in two sizes, will be paired with the DepthQ® HD 3D Projector to demonstrate small applications and the Christie® Mirage Projector to demonstrate large theaters.

The new DepthQ® Polarization Modulator electronically switches the polarization orientation of light passing through it. In combination with a polarization-preserving screen and a single-lens stereoscopic 3D projector, the modulator enables high-brightness, low-ghost viewing using lightweight & comfortable passive 3D eyewear. The DepthQ® HD 3D Projector with the small modulator can produce image sizes up to 9ft. (2.74m) wide. Larger HD 3D projectors with the large modulator can produce image sizes up to 25ft. (7.62m) wide.

Chris Ward, President of Lightspeed said “Until now, single lens 3D solutions with passive eyewear have been cost prohibitive for all but major Digital Cinemas and the biggest theme park attractions. The DepthQ® Polarization Modulator, packaged with either the DepthQ® HD 3D Projector, Christie® Mirage or other comparable 3D projectors, allows Lightspeed to provide high quality, professional, flexibly priced, single lens HD 3D for large or small theatrical eCinema installations, 4D attractions, dark rides, museums, simulators, scientific & industrial visualization and academic institutions. We are currently in development of a larger modulator to accommodate upwards of 12,000 ANSI Lumens for even wider screen images.”

Advantages of the DepthQ® Polarization Modulator include:

Viewer Comfort

Passive glasses are very lightweight
Single-projector eliminates asymmetry between eyes
No bulb differences (intensity and color temperature)

Ease of set-up

Modulator placement is simple and forgiving - just set it in front of the projector
No time-consuming alignment

Lower Cost/Maintenance

No moving parts
Less hardware than two projectors
Passive eyewear is inexpensive

Options for Viewing

Creates circular or linear polarization (pre-configured)
Passive polarized glasses are available in many styles – paper, plastic, wire-frame

Versatility

Available in two sizes: Small, for projectors with apertures <2.75 inches (69.85mm), and Large, for projectors with apertures <7.12 inches (180.85mm).
Enables a wide range of applications - from theme parks & commercial 3D theaters to scientific & industrial visualization

Flexible Pricing

Pricing model reflects application and use

The DepthQ® Polarization Modulator is manufactured by LC-Tec Displays AB in Borlänge, Sweden, a company with extensive experience in developing, manufacturing and bringing to the market novel LCD products based on emerging technologies. The modulator utilizes a unique combination of separate liquid crystal elements bonded together, enabling both high polarization efficiency over visible wavelengths from 400 to 750 nm (predominantly achromatic spectral response) as well as fast transition switching speeds (<0.5ms at room temperature) between polarization states at frequencies such as 120Hz, 144 Hz (maximum 400Hz). Efficient, high-speed switching between the eyes ensures bright, low-crosstalk, flicker-free operation.

The system includes both the liquid-crystal modulator with its mounting and its control unit. A standard sync output from your graphics card or projector is supplied to the control unit, which then conditions the signal to match the modulator’s required input. The optical window is also heat-tolerant and can operate at temperatures up to 75 degrees Celsius.

Lightspeed Design, Inc has been granted the exclusive worldwide rights to market & sell the high speed liquid crystal Polarization Modulator devices manufactured by LC-Tec Displays AB for stereoscopic 3D visualization products. Private label sales agreements are available to qualified Original Equipment Manufactures.

Please contact sales@lightspeeddesign.com.

For more information go to http://www.depthq.com/modulator.html

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About LIGHTSPEED

Lightspeed Design, Inc., headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) presentations, projection, and image-processing software technologies and has been a leader in stereoscopic 3D for over sixteen years.

Products and services include surgical display technology for stereoscopic robotic surgery, portable HD 3D projectors, stereoscopic video capture and playback software, custom installations and support, and 2D/3D production and design.

Further information at http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact Mr. Chris Ward, President at sales@lightspeeddesign.com or +1-425-637-2818.

About LC-TEC DISPLAYS

LC-Tec Displays AB, with headquarters in Borlänge, SWEDEN started operations in 1992 and has extensive experience in manufacturing and developing liquid crystal devices (optical-shutters & custom LCD’s) on an R&D, prototyping and volume manufacturing level. Its 270 square meter modern clean-room facilities houses an STN-LCD manufacturing-line possessing a high degree of automation. This allows for both high volume manufacturing together with good product quality and yield.

DepthQ® is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design, Inc. Christie® is a registered trademark of Christie Digital Systems. All rights reserved.

Press contact:
Chris Ward
Lightspeed Design, Inc.
+1-425-637-2818
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Wednesday, October 14th

ABSOLUT TECHNOLOGIES TAKES THE DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR ACROSS BRAZIL ON THE AUTODESK ROADSHOW TOUR

Salvador, BRAZIL - September 2009: Absolut Technologies, Brazil's leading developer and supplier of 3D interactive virtual reality systems, chose the DepthQ® HD 3D Projector to showcase their technology on the Autodesk Roadshow Tour across Brazil.

Marcio Aguiar of Absolut Technologies said "People were amazed that a single projector was creating a 3D image of such outstanding quality. For many, it was the first time they had seen this."

Absolute Technologies is a re-seller for the DepthQ® HD 3D Projector and the new DepthQ® Polarization Modulator.

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Monday, October 12th

LIGHTSPEED DESIGN, INC. DELIVERS 2 MORE DEPTHQ® MOBILE™ 3D VISUALIZATION SUITES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY SUPPORT

Lightspeed Design, Inc. has delivered 2 more DepthQ® Mobile™ 3D Visualzation Suites to support Intuitive's da Vinci® Surgical Systems for robotic surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.

DepthQ® Mobile™ combines a large high-definition stereoscopic monitor and self-contained computer system running DepthQ®Capture™ software with the simplicity and convenience of a transportable motorized lift system. Simply press a button and the 3D monitor, computer, and storage drawers rise or lower for optimized viewing – whether seated or standing.

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Monday, September 21st

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR AND NVIDIA® 3D VISION™ SUPPORT NEUROBIOLOGY RESEARCH OF 3D MOTION PERCEPTION

Drs. Bas Rokers (pictured below), Alex Huk and Larry Cormack, Neurobiology researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, are utilizing a DepthQ® HD 3D projector along with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ to present their studies of how the human brain perceives 3D motion. "We perceive motion in three dimensions, even though each eye only receives a two dimensional image. How does our brain combine the two images into a 3D percept?" Click How the Brain Sees 3D for a YouTube video illustrating this concept.

For more information about their research and to see demonstrations of percepts of 3D motion, go to http://web.austin.utexas.edu/rokers.

For the University of Texas at Austin's official press release, go to http://www.utexas.edu/news/2009/07/21/brain_3d_motion/.

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Friday, September 18th

LIGHTSPEED'S POLARIZATION ROTATOR, DEPTHQ® HD 3D 4000 LUMEN PROJECTOR & FLASH BASED DEPTHQ®s3D WebPlayer™ FEATURED IN THE "LARGE DISPLAY REPORT"

September 2009 - Lightspeed Design, Inc. has 3 new products featured in the September 2009 Issue (Volume 7 - No. 9) of the Large Display Report, a subscription based, monthly newsletter covering Technology, Product, Market and Business News and Analysis for Large Area Display Systems, Components, and Supply Chain. Articles posted below with permission of Insight Media www.insightmedia.info.

Article abstract- PDF of the entire article.

400 Hz Polarization Rotator Comes to US
Arthur Berman and Matthew Brennesholtz

3D projector supplier Lightspeed Design (Bellevue, WA) and LC-Tec Displays AB (Borlänge, Sweden) have signed a new agreement that grants Lightspeed the exclusive rights to market and sell high-speed liquid crystal polarization rotator devices manufactured by LC-Tec Displays AB for stereoscopic 3D visualization products.

LC-Tec Displays developed a new type of liquid crystal polarization rotator that is capable of switching the polarization of a projected image at a speed of 400 Hz. Drive voltage is a 24V square wave. With the optional input polarizer, the system can produce two orthogonal polarizations output from unpolarized input light. One major application of the device is to be used with an unpolarized projector to produce 3D that can be viewed with either linear- or circular-polarized passive viewing glasses.

An engineering prototype of the new polarization rotator was demonstrated at the recent SIGGRAPH 2009.

Also launched at SIGGRAPH was a new high-brightness Lightspeed Design - InFocus DepthQ HDs3D stereoscopic projector. Ward said top level specifications for the new projector include:

• WXGA (1280 x 720/120p)
• 4K ANSI lumens
• 120 Hz page-flip S-3D
• Centered lens, two-axis lens shift
• VGA and HDMI input
• Keystone/pincushion/barrel distortion correction

Article abstract - PDF of the entire article.

Anaglyph 3D: Problems and Solutions
Arthur Berman

Recent Developments

Lightspeed Design (Bellevue, WA) has developed a flash technology for anaglyph delivery. In an email exchange with Chris Ward, the president of Lightspeed, we learned that this is not an ordinary red/blue or red/cyan mix but, rather, an improved mix that the company has been working on for about a year. Both the flash delivery container and anaglyph process are reported to be special. A video containing a demonstration of images presented in the new anaglyph mode is available online. The password: depthq.

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Monday, September 14th

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR UTILIZED IN DEVELOPMENT OF 3D SURGERY VISUALIZATION

Led by Prof. Dr. Erich Sorantin, an interdisciplinary team of radiologists, surgeons and engineers in Austria are using the DepthQ® HD 3D projector in their development of the "Virtual Liver Surgery Planning System" (VLSPS). Based on S-CT imaging in combination with 3D and Virtual Reality techniques, the VLSPS will provide more accurate liver and tumor volume data as well as offer better communication between radiologists and non-radiologists.

For more information about VLSPS, see the following PDF's:

The Virtual Liver Surgery Planner - New Attacks to Old Problems

The Virtual Liver Surgery Planner - Results by a Novel Human Machine Interface

Prof. Dr. Erich Sorantin can be e-mailed at erich.sorantin@medunigraz.at and is located at:

Dep. of Radiology
Medical University Graz
Auenbruggerplatz 9
A . 8036 Graz
Austria

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Tuesday, August 11th

LIGHTSPEED DESIGN, INC. & LC-TEC DISPLAYS AB SIGN AGREEMENT

BELLEVUE, WA – August 11, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc, USA and LC-Tec Displays AB, SWEDEN are pleased to announce today the signing of a new agreement that grants Lightspeed the exclusive rights to market & sell the high speed liquid crystal Polarization Rotator devices manufactured by LC-Tec Displays AB for stereoscopic 3D visualization products.

LC-Tec Displays AB has developed a new range of Polarization Rotators capable of switching the polarization of a projection-image at ultra-high speeds of 400Hz. The polarization rotator can be used together with a high-speed projector and polarization-preserving projection-screen in order to create high quality stereoscopic images using either linear or circular polarized passive viewing-glasses.

Products based on the Polarization Rotator will be commercially available from August 2009. Further details of the agreement are not disclosed.

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About LIGHTSPEED

Lightspeed Design, Inc., with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, USA is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) presentations, projection, and image-processing software technologies and has been a leader in stereoscopic 3D for over sixteen years.

Products and services include surgical display technology for stereoscopic robotic surgery, portable 3D DLP® projectors, stereoscopic video capture and playback software, custom installations and support, and 2D/3D production and design.

Further information available from www.lightspeeddesign.com or by contacting Mr. Chris Ward, President & CEO at chris.ward@lightspeeddesign.com or +1-425-637-2818.

About LC-TEC DISPLAYS

LC-Tec Displays AB, with headquarters in Borlänge, SWEDEN started operations in 1992 and has extensive experience in manufacturing and developing liquid crystal devices (optical-shutters & custom LCD’s) on an R&D, prototyping and volume manufacturing level.

Its 270m2 modern clean-room facilities houses an STN-LCD manufacturing-line possessing a high degree of automation. This allows for both high volume manufacturing together with good product quality and yield. LC-Tec Displays AB has extensive experience in developing, manufacturing and bringing to the market novel LCD products based on emerging technologies.

Further information available from www.lctecdisplays.com or by contacting Dr. Stephen Palmer, Managing Director at palmer@lctecdisplays.com

The following images are from the first live demonstration of the new High-Extinction Circular Polarization Modulator (engineering prototype) at Siggraph 2009.

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Monday, August 3rd

DEPTHQ® BY LIGHTSPEED DESIGN, AT SIGGRAPH 2009 NEW ORLEANS

Come visit Lightspeed Design for a glimpse of upcoming s3D technology at SIGGRAPH 2009, Booth # 2034. Learn about exciting new stereoscopic projection technology in development.

High-Brightness InFocus®DepthQ® HDs3D stereoscopic projector: WXGA (1280 x 720/120P), 4000 ANSI Lumens,120Hz page-flip s3D, High Performance Optics, Centered Lens, 2 Axis Lens Shift, VGA & HDMI Input, Keystone/Pincushion/Barrel Distortion Correction.

High-Extinction Circular Polarization Modulator - Engineering prototype: Live demonstration of unique new design which enables high-extinction, high-frequency active switching of circular (or linear) polarization, allowing passive viewing of single-lens stereoscopic 3D projections on a polarization-preserving screen.

DepthQ® by Lightspeed Design, Inc.:

Bright. Clear. Precise. Stereoscopic.
3D projection, by 3D professionals, for professionals who need 3D.

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Lightspeed is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) content and technologies, and is a trusted supplier to the most discerning clientele. DepthQ® is Lightspeed's precision s3D technology brand, encompassing a range of products and services - from our single-lens HD 3D projectors, to custom 3D systems engineering and integration, to our high-definition DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™ software, to streaming 3D IP video technology. Clients include Pfizer, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Harvard & Munich Universities, US Army, NASA / JPL, BAE, DreamWorks SKG, and Walt Disney Animation.

Lightspeed's headquarters are in Bellevue, Washington, USA.

Visit us at http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact us directly at sales@lightspeeddesign.com.
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Wednesday, July 22nd

INFOCUS® DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTORS UTILIZED IN VR IMMERSION ROOM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE, LA – July 31, 2009: Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-inventor of the CAVE™ Virtual Reality Environment, has incorporated three InFocus® DepthQ® HD 3D Projectors into her design of a new VR Immersion Room that she and her team of researchers built at the University of Louisiana for a collaboration with the Human Research and Engineering Directorate of the U.S. Army Research Lab.

The InFocus® DepthQ® Projectors create stereoscopic HD 3D video images on the walls of the three sided VR Immersion Room while an omni-directional treadmill, which serves as the floor, allows research subjects to travel non-stop in any direction through the virtual reality 3D world. The system was built to create software tools to enable studying the cognitive load on the dismounted soldier (on foot) in highly stressful, rapidly changing scenarios.

The goal is to determine what kind and how much information ground troops take in, what distracts them and how they choose which pieces to pay attention to in life and death situations. Dr. Cruz-Neira, and her team, developed the software architecture to create the scenarios in which the soldiers are immersed as well as to collect data from the soldiers through bio sensors and motion capture.

Dr. Cruz-Neira said “We were looking for technology that provides acceptable
resolution and image quality at literally one tenth the cost of previous designs. After our initial test and evaluation, we were pleasantly surprised by DepthQ’s performance and decided to design the overall system with these projectors. Eventually, we plan to add a fourth wall and additional projector to this system.”

For more information about the team or the project, go to http://create.louisiana.edu.

Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira is the W. Hansen Hall and Mary Officer Hall/BORSF Endowed Super Chair in Telecommunications at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Chief Scientist of the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE). A pioneer in the field of Virtual Reality and High Performance Computing, her accomplishments include the design of the CAVE™ Virtual Reality Environment, the CAVE™ Library software specifications and most recently the Open Source VR Juggler API.

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About Lightspeed Design, Inc.

Visit Lightspeed at SIGGRAPH 2009, Booth # 2034.

Lightspeed is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) content and technologies, and is a trusted supplier to the most discerning clientele. DepthQ® is Lightspeed's precision s3D technology brand, encompassing a range of products and services - from our single-lens HD 3D projectors, to custom 3D systems engineering and integration, to our high-definition DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™ software, to streaming 3D IP video technology. Clients include Pfizer, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Harvard & Munich Universities, US Army, NASA / JPL, BAE, DreamWorks SKG, and Walt Disney Animation.

Lightspeed's headquarters are in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Visit us at http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact us directly at sales@lightspeeddesign.com.

About InFocus Corporation

InFocus is the industry pioneer and a global leader in the digital projection market. The company's digital projectors make bright ideas brilliant everywhere people gather to communicate and be entertained - in meetings, presentations, classrooms and living rooms around the world. Backed by more than 20 years of experience and innovation in digital projection, as well as 245 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. For more information, visit us at http://www.infocus.com.

Press contact:
Chris Ward
Lightspeed Design, Inc.
+1-425-637-2818

DepthQ®, DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™ are registered trademarks of Lightspeed Design, Inc. InFocus® is a registered trademark of the InFocus Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Sunday, July 19th

LIGHTSPEED POSTS s3D DEMO FILMS FOR DEPTHQ® PLAYER

SEATTLE, WA - July 18, 2009: Lightspeed would like the thank the hundreds of s3D users that visited our site and download the new DepthQ Player over the last three weeks.

As requested by our users we have now posted two high quality 3D demo films, please enjoy. http://www.depthq.com/playerdemos.html

Thank you
Chris

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About Lightspeed Design, Inc.

Lightspeed is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) presentations, projection, and image-processing software technologies. Lightspeed's headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, USA. For more information, visit us at http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact the company directly at sales@lightspeeddesign.com or +1-425-637-2818.

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Tuesday, June 23rd

LIGHTSPEED RELEASES THE NEW DEPTHQ® FAMILY OF STEREOSCOPIC HD VIDEO SOFTWARE

SEATTLE, WA - June 24, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc. announces the release of its new DepthQ® family of stereoscopic software for state-of-the-art capture and playback of HD 3D media. DepthQ® HD 3D software has been successfully serving hundreds of professional clients in corporate, entertainment, medical and industrial applications since 2002. That software has now evolved into the new DepthQ® family of stereoscopic software -- DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™.

What makes this product the best of its kind? Simply that DepthQ® is the only 3D software package capable of low-latency (66ms), real-time monitoring with simultaneous capture, highly efficient GPU image processing and smooth, high resolution media playback. Lightspeed's experience in 3D display technology and filmmaking, combined with their deep understanding of stereography and image processing, led them to develop their own toolsets to capture, process, configure, and playback HD 3D imagery with greater flexibility, efficiency, and accuracy. Lightspeed's unparalleled features, set DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™ far above the competition.

DepthQ®Capture™

DepthQ®Capture™ is a powerful software solution for the precise capture, recording and monitoring of stereo 3D video from two simultaneous camera inputs (Analog, HD-SDI, HDMI, FireWire or USB) at dual HD resolution. Features include low-latency, real-time monitoring, a camera alignment aid and visual overlays to assist in optimizing your 3D effects for various target playback screens.

DepthQ®Capture™ captures your two independent camera video sources, concatenates them together as an above/below image to preserve sync, processes the result - applying any scaling and compression required - and then serves the final stereo data as a single data stream to any 3D (or 2D) monitoring device at the required resolution, frame rate, and encoding standard for that display.

DepthQ®Player™

DepthQ®Player™ is a feature-packed software solution for the high-quality playback of stereo 3D movies from a standard PC. Easy to use and designed from the ground up as a professional product, DepthQ®Player™ combines efficient code architecture and superior throughput for high-bandwidth playback of either locally stored or URL-accessible stereoscopic movies, as well as 3D streaming IP video (MPEG2-TS RTP/UDP).

DepthQ®Player™ delivers the most comfortable-to-view stereo 3D experience possible, and allows cost-effective viewing of high-resolution stereoscopic media in a wide variety of environments – from remote 3D viewing stations, operating rooms and conference rooms to 3D cinemas, museum exhibits, portable theaters, motion simulators, corporate events and trade shows.

Features include:

Flicker-free 120 Hz stereoscopic 3D video
Input Formats – above/below, side-by-side, interlaced and more.
Output Formats – Page-flip, DLP checkerboard, dual output, interlace and more.
DepthQ® Alignment (real time X-Y stereoscopic parallax adjustments)
Time Dependent Event Editor (IN/OUT points, Parallax changes)
Time Code Capability
DMX-512 Control of External Devices
Cg GPU Image Processing (cornerstone, edge sharpening, contrast, brightness, etc.)
Depth Reference Marks

DepthQ®Player™ software uses Microsoft Direct Show infrastructure working with codecs like Windows Media Player, MJPEG, MPEG-2, and H.264 and is compatible with NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision and NVIDIA Quadro.

DepthQ®Player™ is available in three configurations: Lite, a free-to-download evaluation version incorporating a subtle watermark, with restricted playlength and functionality; Standard, a licensed commercial version at 720P resolution per eye; and Pro, a licensed professional version at full 1080P resolution per eye.
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Download DepthQ®Player™ Lite, test drive it and tell us what you think. Go to: http://www.depthq.com/player.html.

For more information go to http://www.depthq.com/software.html.

About Lightspeed Design, Inc.

Lightspeed is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3D) presentations, projection, and image-processing software technologies. Bellevue, Washington, USA. http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact sales@lightspeeddesign.com or +1-425-637-2818.

DepthQ®, DepthQ®Capture™ and DepthQ®Player™ are trademarks of Lightspeed Design, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Thursday, June 11th

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR UTILIZED IN UW BFA THESIS EXHIBITION

SEATTLE, WA - June 11-17, 2009: Mollie Fabric utilizes a DepthQ® HD 3D Projector to create her BFA Thesis Exhibition at the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media, University of Washington. Titled "Wolves and Drought", her installation explores spatial relationships and the representation of boundaries through the use of a nontraditional projection surface and the DepthQ stereoscopic HD 3D projector.

Mollie Fabric works in digital and traditional visual media. Throughout the process of building this piece she has found optimism and wry humor in the words of Paulo Coelho: "A shepherd always takes his chances with wolves and with drought, and that's what makes a shepherd's life exciting."

The exhibition opens June 11, 2009 and runs through June 17, 2009. For more information about the exhibit, go to http://www.washington.edu/dxarts/bfa/2009/
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Monday, June 1st

DEPTHQ® STEREOSCOPIC HD 3D PROJECTOR DONATED TO ETC AT USC

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 1, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc., a worldwide leader in stereoscopic 3D technology, and InFocus® Corporation, the industry pioneer in digital projection, today announced their participation in the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at USC, with the donation of a DepthQ® HD 3D Projector to the Center's Consumer 3D Experience Lab.

Chris Ward, President of Lightspeed Design, Inc. said "The ETC is a well designed facility and we appreciate the opportunity to participate with the donation of our projector. We hope this will assist in creating 3D standards and accelerating industry-wide discussions so that in the coming years, industry suppliers can support the consumer 3D experience with sustainable business models. We see this effort as a key element in the development of a thriving 3D ecosystem and look forward to supporting it in the future."

David Woolf, Vice President of InFocus' Global Marketing said "InFocus has a long standing relationship with the DepthQ brand. We believe that 3D is taking projection and the digital display industry to new heights, and we are pleased to partner with the like-minded innovators at Lightspeed Design."

David Wertheimer, Executive Director of the ETC said "The ETC Consumer 3D Experience Lab works to have the most cutting edge equipment on hand for our demonstrations and discussions with senior executives and key industry players. Lightspeed and InFocus's DepthQ® HD 3D Projector is a valued addition to our collection."

DepthQ® HD 3D projectors offer rock-solid, 120Hz stereo 3D at 1280x720 resolution. These bright, professional-level 3D projectors can easily display 9ft (2.7m) wide 3D high-definition images powered by the latest Texas Instruments DLP® and BrilliantColor™ technologies for stunning colors and a 2000:1 contrast ratio.

For ETC, the DepthQ® HD 3D projector is paired with NVIDIA® GeForce® 3D Vision™ and a Da-Lite high-gain front projection screen. NVIDIA® GeForce® 3D Vision™ is a combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software that automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. Da-Lite develops front projection screens exclusively for feature film studio 3D postproduction and ultra high-end home theater systems, and represents the state-of-the-art in 3D front projection screen technology.

About the Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC)

The ETC was founded with the help of George Lucas in 1993 with the goal of bringing technology and entertainment visionaries together to collaborate on the future of entertainment technology. The Consumer 3D Experience Project is a neutral forum for learning about and discussing the latest research and resources available for delivering a 3D viewing experience to consumers in the home, on personal devices, and in public spaces. Their goal is to collect data that can be passed on to standards bodies and to accelerate the convergence of ideas, so that consumers looking for 3D content, products, and services will have a consistent, enjoyable purchasing and viewing experience.

About Lightspeed Design, Inc.

Lightspeed is one of the world's premiere designers of stereoscopic 3D (s3d) presentations, projection, and image-processing software technologies, and is a trusted technology provider to the most discerning clientele, assisting in a wide range of disciplines - from screening rooms...to pharmaceutical visualization...to surgical systems...to 3D film production.

DepthQ® is Lightspeed's stereoscopic 3D technology brand, encompassing a range of products and support services - from custom 3D systems engineering and integration, to the world's first portable single-lens stereoscopic HD DLP® projector, to our high-end s3D HD capture and playback software, to s3D IP video streaming technology.

Clients include Pfizer, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Harvard & Munich Universities, US Army, NASA, JPL, DreamWorks SKG, IMAX, and Walt Disney Animation.

Lightspeed's headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, USA. For more information, visit us at http://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. The company's digital projectors make bright ideas brilliant everywhere people gather to communicate and be entertained - in meetings, presentations, classrooms and living rooms around the world. Backed by more than 20 years of experience and innovation in digital projection, as well as 245 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 http://www.infocus.com.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce® graphics products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro® graphics products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla™ computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.

About Da-Lite

Founded in 1909, Da-Lite Screen Company is the leading producer of high quality commercial and residential projection screens worldwide. With headquarters in Warsaw, Indiana and additional operations in the U.S. and Europe, Da-Lite manufactures projection screens and accessories for Fortune 500 companies, entertainment and major broadcast networks, education systems and governments around the globe. Today Da-Lite's proprietary screen technologies are specified for the most demanding installations from military training simulators to boardrooms and classrooms to home theaters. Da-Lite has become the "First Name in Projection Screens." For more information, visit http://www.Da-Lite.com.

Press contact:
Chris Ward
Lightspeed Design, Inc.
+1-425-637-2818

DepthQ® is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design, Inc. InFocus® is a registered trademark of the InFocus Corporation. NVIDIA® GeForce® 3D Vision™ is a registered trademark of the NVIDIA Corporation. Digital Light Processing, DLP®, the DLP Medallion®, and BrilliantColor™ are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments, Da-Lite® is a registered trademark of the Da-Lite Screen Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Saturday, May 23rd

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR FEATURED IN NVIDIA 3D GAMING EXPERIENCE AT DIESEL'S FLAGSHIP STORE

MILAN, ITALY - May 23, 2009: Lightspeed's DepthQ® HD 3D Projector was utilized by NVIDIA to create an interactive, 3D gaming experience for the Diesel Flagship store in Milan, Italy. Diesel chose their most prestigious store in the EU to launch this 10 day event that embraces both fashion and the latest 3D stereoscopic technology.

Located in the piazza San Babila, Diesel expects 15,000 - 20,000 tourists to pass by each day. Several 3D Gaming Demo kiosks are located in the store with one visable through the main window. The most impressive demo station is a fully operational enclosed cabin complete with a DepthQ HD 3D projector, NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision, a racing seat, pedalboard, gears and steering wheel for people who want full immersion into the game.

If you read Italian, you may enjoy these links to news articles:
http://www.bitcity.it/news/8563/nvidia-e-diesel-in-3d.html

http://www.ampletech.net/news/giochi/2156/nvidia-diesel-insieme-per-gioco.html

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Wednesday, May 20th

LIGHTSPEED DESIGN AND RealD PRO INTRODUCE 3D BUNDLE

Offer Includes DepthQ HD 3D Projector, CrystalEyes 3 Eyewear and EXXR Emitter

BELLEVUE, WA - May 20, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc., a developer of 3D stereoscopic projectors, and RealD PRO, a division of leading 3D technology and visualization equipment provider, RealD, are pleased to announce the release of the NEW DepthQ®/RealD PRO Bundle.

The DepthQ®/RealD PRO Bundle consists of a DepthQ® HD 3D projector, four CrystalEyes® 3 professional liquid crystal shutter eyewear, and an EXXR long range wide-angle IR Theatre Emitter for a total price of $7500. In addition, customers purchasing a DepthQ®/RealD PRO Bundle from Lightspeed will be able to purchase additional CrystalEyes® 3 eyewear under special pricing.

Chris Ward, President of Lightspeed Design, Inc. said "Combining these state-of-the-art stereoscopic products into one package brings added value to our professional customers who need high quality, stereoscopic HD 3D technology."

DepthQ® HD 3D Projectors offer rock-solid, 120Hz stereo 3D at 1280x720 resolution. These bright, professional-level 3D projectors can easily display 9 ft (2.7m) wide 3D high-definition images using the latest Texas Instruments DLP® and BrilliantColor™ technologies for stunning colors and a 2000:1 contrast ratio.

CrystalEyes®3 is the industry standard for engineers and scientists who develop, view and manipulate 3D computer graphics models in CAVEs, theaters and immersive environments. CrystalEyes® 3 is the leader for 3D visualization in molecular modeling, virtual prototyping, and aerial photography/mapping.

The EXXR Long Range Theatre Emitter offers a 130 degree infrared spread transmitting up to 70ft (21m) making it the most powerful active eyewear synchronization emitter in the world.

To order now and take advantage of this special bundle pricing, please contact Lightspeed at http://www.depthq.com/contact.html or call our sales department at +1-425-637-2818.

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. Clients include Pfizer, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, Harvard & Munich Universities, US Army, NASA, JPL, DreamWorks SKG, IMAX, and Walt Disney Animation.

Lightspeed's headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, USA. For more information, visit us at http://www.lightspeeddesign.com or contact the company directly at sales@lightspeeddesign.com or +1-425-637-2818.

About RealD PRO

RealD PRO is the professional division of RealD, a leading 3D technology developer and supplier of 3D visualization equipment solutions including 3D-enabling eyewear, infrared eyewear synchronization devices, 3D-ready DLP® TV kits, industrial projectors, monitor peripherals, passive 3D solutions and 3D format converters. RealD PRO is a one-stop source for 3D information, equipment and technical support, enabling 3D for everything from virtual prototyping to entertainment content creation. http://www.reald.com

Press contact:
Chris Ward
Lightspeed Design, Inc.
+1-425-637-2818

DepthQ® is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design, Inc. CrystalEyes® is a registered trademark of RealD. Digital Light Processing, DLP® and BrilliantColor™ are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments. All rights reserved.
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Offer Includes DepthQ HD 3D Projector, CrystalEyes 3 Eyewear and EXXR Emitter

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Tuesday, May 5th

LIGHTSPEED TO EXHIBIT AT DIMENSION 3 - PARIS – JUNE 2-4

Join us at DIMENSION 3, to see our DepthQ® HD 3D Projector and DepthQ HD 3D IP Video Technology.

Click on the links below for more detailed information on the products we will present in our booth.

DepthQ HD 3D Projection and DepthQ HD 3D IP Video Technology

DepthQ HD 3D Projector - Cut Sheet

Join us at DIMENSION 3, to see our DepthQ® HD 3D Projector and DepthQ HD 3D IP Video Technology.

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Tuesday, March 17th

LIGHTSPEED PROVIDES DEPTHQ® HD 3D VISUALIZATION FOR INTUITIVE SURGICAL'S BOOTH AT EAU CONGRESS

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - March 17-21, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc. provides the DepthQ® HD 3D Visualization System for Intuitive Surgical's booth at the European Association of Urology Congress (EAU).

Centered around the DepthQ HD 3D Projector, this is the 6th DepthQ HD 3D Visualization System to accompany Intuitive Surgical's world wide marketing of their da Vinci® and da Vinci® S HD™ Surgical Systems.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - March 17-21, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc. provides the DepthQ® HD 3D Visualization System for Intuitive Surgical's booth at the European Association of Urology Congress (EAU).

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Monday, January 12th

LIGHTSPEED'S HD 3D VISUALIZATION SYSTEM SUPPORTS INTUITIVE SURGICAL AT IRUS

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - January 12-14, 2009: Lightspeed Design, Inc. was invited by Intuitive Surgical to support them at the IRUS (International Robotic Urology Symposium) by providing the DepthQ® HD 3D Visualization System for their da Vinci® Surgical Systems demonstration.

As custom system integrators, Lightspeed provides stereoscopic support services for surgical clients requiring 3D visualization at lectures, trade-shows and conferences.

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Friday, December 12th

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTORS CREATE 3D STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY FOR DATAMINE CANADA

ONTARIO, CANADA - December 12, 2008: Lightspeed Design, Inc today announced that a pair of DepthQ® HD 3D Projectors were installed to create a blended, super-wide HD 3D stereoscopic display by Datamine Canada, part of the Datamine Group, the world's leading supplier of technology to the mining industry.

Since 1981 global mining houses have turned to Datamine for industrial strength mining technology and today Datamine implements solutions in 70 countries around the world.

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Thursday, December 4th

DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR FEATURED BY NIHON BINARY CO., LTD. AT 3D EXPO IN YOKOHAMA

Yokohama, Japan - December 3-5, 2008: Lightspeed Design's DepthQ® HD 3D projector was featured by the Nihon Binary Co., Ltd., a Japanese dealer of the product, in their exhibition booth at the 3D Expo in Yokohama.

Based in Tokyo, Japan, Nihon Binary Co, Ltd. was established in 1979 as a technically oriented trading company to import advanced imaging and graphics peripheral devices and software from the United States and around the world.

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Saturday, November 8th

LIGHTSPEED PRESENTS DEPTHQ® HD 3D PROJECTOR AT HOSPITAL 301 IN BEIJING, CHINA

Beijing, China - November 2008: Lightspeed Design, Inc. was invited to present their DepthQ® HD 3D projector as the latest advancement in 3D Surgical Display Technology at Hospital 301 in Beijing.

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.

Lightspeed’s HD 3D Surgical Display Technology is used to visualize, record, and even broadcast live stereoscopic surgical procedures, such as those from Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci® and da Vinci® S HD™ Surgical Systems.

Lightspeed was represented by Chindex, who has, for the last 25 years, been a leading supplier of cutting-edge Western medical technologies to the Chinese healthcare system.