Cambridge Cluster

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CES opens tomorrow and I wonder how many Cambridge Cluster companies will be showcasing their products.

One is Light Blue Optics with their “Light Touch™ (is) an interactive projector that instantly transforms any flat surface into a touch screen”.  A spin-out from Cambridge University, it took a couple of years to gain traction and then raised lots of VC funds and brought in experienced management.  The original idea was for it to be small enough to be incorporated into a mobile phone but now it has a large housing and incorporates some clever infra-red technology to make the picture interactive.  I guess competitors have made smaller projectors but nothing interactive.

Scobleizez, the BBC and thousands of others are making their way to CES and hope that they pick up the story.

I wonder about their business plan resource as I heard that some angels made an early investment and it would be interesting to see if they and the founders have been able to keep a reasonable stake or will the founders be relying on options?

It is great to see a dream moving from Cambridge to the world of CES.  If only one of the founders had the ability of Steve Jobs to promote LBO.  I can only think of being in the queue (or standing in line) for Apple’s tablet (the iSlate?) later in the month.

ps It would be good if LBO had a flick site from which Zemanta could build a media gallery………. How quickly will I find the Apple Tablet picture on Zemanta?

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