NEC Display just launched the new UM Series of ultra-short throw LCD projectors, starting with two 3,300-lumen units: the UM330X and UM330W. Both offer interactivity options via integration with eBeam.

A complete interactive projector solution can be created using the optional NP02Wi eBeam interactive system (http://www.necdisplay.com/p/NP02Wi), which connects between the USB port on the eBeam module at the front of the projector and computer, and uses IR to determine the wireless pen’s position within the displayed image. This technology gives users the ability to control their computers and annotate accurately at the whiteboard. With the projectors’ ability to be mounted to the walls directly above the screens on which they project, the UM330X and UM330W help eliminate shadows and glare typically found with standard projection systems.

The UM330X is an XGA (1024×768) projector and the UM330W is a WXGA (1280×800) resolution projector. Both projectors use 0.36:1 lenses; offer Eco-modes; can take content through a wired or wireless network; and have two HDMI ports, a VGA port and a USB content port.

The UM330X and UM330W projectors, as well as the UM330X-WK1 and UM330W-WK1 bundles, will be available in January 2013 at a minimum advertised price of $1,099, $1,299, $1,318 and $1,518, respectively.
The UM330X is here: http://www.necdisplay.com/p/np-um330x

The UM330W is here: http://www.necdisplay.com/p/np-um330w