The headlights have blue laser light technology that is 1, 000 times more intense than LED.

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Microvision's current pico projection engine uses red and blue laser diodes and a frequency-doubled "synthetic" green laser to create a full color image.

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Due to the shortage of blue laser diodes, there are so few that the PS3 launch in Europe and other PAL territories has been scratched for 2006 and pushed back to March 2007.

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This is made possible by the fact that Blu-ray uses a 405nm laser to read its 0.1mm deep info layer, while HD DVD uses the same blue laser wavelength at the depth of 0.6mm.

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It is working on new versions, including a 7GB blue-laser version, but faces an uphill battle.

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Nine consumer electronics firm agreed in February to standardize and promote a new format called "Blu-ray Disc" that uses a shortwave blue-violet laser to read more than two hours of high-definition content stored on a DVD-size platter.

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The first 2, 000 buyers will receive a special edition version with a laser-engraved tiger graphic reminiscent of the product's previous name, Blue Tiger.

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It is not only the laser-beam projectors and their visible cooling system with rotating vents that make the shimmering blue headlamps of the Concept GLA such an interesting feature.

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