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DIYer combines iPhone 3GS with Show WX for pico projected gaming bliss (video)

Darren Murph — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:52:00 +0000

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Worlds_First_Pico_Projector_iPhone_Camera'; The Moject project proved that smartphones and pico projectors do indeed have a thing for one another, but Ethan Janson has taken things one step further with an unnamed contraption that holds his iPhone 3GS, a Microvision Show WX and an "ancient" point-and-shoot camera. Put simply, the handmade thingamajig allows him to play his iPhone games on a far larger screen, and since the Show WX continually autofocuses regardless of distance from walls, there's never a blurring issue when flailing about in order to control the gameplay. The full skinny is down there in the source, but shortcut takers can head straight past the break for a video.

[Thanks, Ethan]

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DIY: Build your own projector

Dave Freeman — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:30:06 +0000

Proving once again that duct tape is capable of almost anything, here's a little DIY project for you. It looks fairly simple to build your own projector, even if it's not particularly aesthetically pleasing.

Sony’s new clock radio shines (on the wall)

Dave Freeman — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:30:46 +0000

Sony announced a new clock radio today, the enticing named ICF-C717PJ, the latest in a long line of consumer electronics. The ICF-C717PJ has a few tricks up it's proverbial sleeve however, including a thermometer and the ability to project the time on the wall or ceiling.

The InFocus DisplayLink Wireless system cuts the cord between Macs and InFocus projectors

Dave Freeman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:30:09 +0000

One of the most frustrating things about using a projector is setting up all the cords. You have to connect the video, probably the audio (at least in a business setting) and get the whole thing up and running. If you have a Mac, life gets even more complicated due to the lack of an HDMI or DVI port, which is the industry standard for projectors. InFocus is fixing all that with their new DisplayLink wireless technology.

JVC’s new $15,000 projector

Serkan Toto — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:42:36 +0000

If you have $15,000 to spare for a new gadget, this might be of interest to you: JVC Japan today announced [press release in English] the DLA-SH7NL, a video projector that features a resolution of almost 10 megapixels (4,096x2,400, to be exact). That's more than four times full HD.

Sanyo promises 4,000 hours of maintenance-free use for new projector

Serkan Toto — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:07 +0000

Sanyo Japan announced [press release in English] the LP-WL2500 today, an ultra short-focus projector whose newly developed filter and lamp makes it possible to use the device for long periods without maintenance. To be more specific, Sanyo says they boosted lamp life by 30% (when compared to the previous model) to 4,000 hours. The hybrid filter has the main lifespan, which was 20 times lower previously.

Clamshell home projector cheap, probably of poor quality

Dave Freeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:05 +0000

File this under "sounds too good to be true". A Chinese artist has designed a projector into a clamshell, with a built in speaker. The unbelievable part? It's only $50. I question what type of quality you are going to get from a projector that only costs $50.

GREEN SLIM: Casio announces pretty, eco-friendly friendly projectors

Serkan Toto — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:00:55 +0000

One of the few product announcements by a major electronics maker that's not been made at the CES: Casio has unveiled the XJ-A series, which consists of nine projectors that are not only pretty cool-looking but also eco-friendly. The company says the devices are the first to be completely mercury-free. Casio also claims their so-called GREEN SLIM projectors are the world’s first devices of their kind that are bright enough to be used in a well lit room - without using a mercury lamp.

bdporter: Sony Music’s roll-front cabinet with integrated Blu-ray player and projector

Serkan Toto — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:40:06 +0000

Sony Music Japan has announced a pretty unusual product today, the so-called bdporter [JP]. It's essentially a roll-front cabinet with a set of devices that's geared toward home theater fans who look for a unique piece of furniture. Buyers will get a Sony Blu-ray player, a WXGA projector, surround headphones, active speakers and a 60-inch projector screen.

Review: Viewsonic PJD2121 Projector

Dave Freeman — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:00:29 +0000

Short Version: The PJD2121 is a portable projector mainly intended for the business user. The display is bright, the colors crisp, and the contrast is high enough that you don’t need to be in a room with blackout curtains to use it. The price is pretty reasonable, too. Features: Off-to-Go tech allows you to shut it down [...]

LG eXpo goes on sale at AT&T, sans projector

Chris Ziegler — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:47:00 +0000

Anyone looking for the highest-end Windows Mobile experience you can buy on AT&T, go ahead and form a line to the left, please, because your knight in shining armor has arrived. The LG eXpo -- complete with a Snapdragon core, 5 megapixel camera, 3.2-inch WVGA display, fingerprint scanner, QWERTY slide, and optional microprojector -- is now available, albeit at a $199.99 after-rebate, on-contract price that puts it pretty far into the realm of the high-power smartphone elite. The downside is that the aforementioned projector isn't yet available for purchase, which makes the whole package a little less compelling -- then again, that means you're walking out of the store with $179 that you wouldn't have otherwise had, so just look at your eXpo purchase as a fantastic money-making opportunity.

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LG’s projector-laden eXpo smartphone gets demonstrated on video

Darren Murph — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:18:00 +0000

The projector phone mishmash idea has been around (and even demonstrated) for quite some time now, but only recently have we seen one of these two-pronged, hunchbacked monsters land on a major US carrier. LG's eXpo is carrying that crown (or burden, depending on perspective), and while we're itching to get one into our own labs for testing, we'll happily pass along what looks to be the world's first real good look at this handset in action. Make no mistake -- the DLP-based beamer affixed on the back adds quite the bulge, but the actual video performance looks about as good as any dedicated pico projector that we've seen to date. Have a peek past the break to see for yourself.

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Windows CE-powered mini projector

Serkan Toto — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:01:06 +0000

A pico projector with Windows CE OS 5.0 on board? Yes, there are devices like that. Japan-based Lancerlink announced [JP] one of these today, the MPJ-104WCE. What you get is basically an LCOS (3M) projector with a mini computer built into it (the Windows CE is an English version). The projector produces 10-30 inch pictures with 640x480 resolution and 10 lumens brightness. There are also two 0.5W speakers built into the body. But sized at just 138.5x58.5x25mm, the device also sports a Samsung ARM 9 processor at 400MHz, 64MB of internal memory (up to 4GB with an SD card), a USB port, an SD card interface and native support for MS Powerpoint, Excel and Word files.

Fujitsu’s splitting F-04B cellphone gets tested, found to contain no Energon cubes

Tim Stevens — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:13:00 +0000

Filed under: Handsets, Others

Sometimes you want a phone with a physical keyboard. Sometimes you want one that fits in the back pocket of your skinny jeans. And sometimes, when you're feeling really crazy, you want one with a pico projector. Impossible dream? Not if you're Fujitsu, who have made official the bizarre splitting F-04B first showed as a prototype last year, and AkihabaraNews has managed a hands-on. Both the touchscreen and keyboard portions operate independently and connect via Bluetooth, as does the 854 x 480 projector that can clip on in place of the keyboard. Overall impressions are good, the phone said to be a bit too bulky with the keyboard attached but quite fit with just the screen, and though that LCD didn't get high marks for responsiveness, the 12.2 megapixel camera did. If you're looking for price or release info you're out of luck, but we'd advise against getting any hopes up. We know, it's hard.

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Epson develops world’s first 4K-compatible HTPS TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors

Serkan Toto — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:02 +0000

In June, Epson said it has begun mass-production of the world’s first HTPS-TFT panel boasting WUXGA resolution (1,920 x 1,200 pixels). And today, five months later, the same company announced [press release in English] what it claims is the world's first 4K-compatible HTPS (high-temperature polysilicon) TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors.

Hitachi Japan to roll out four new projectors

Serkan Toto — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:27 +0000

Hitachi Japan has announced a total of four new video projectors [JP] specifically aimed at businesses today. The devices will hit Japanese stores on December 21, but Hitachi hasn’t said yet if the projectors will be sold outside this country as well.

Finemini720: New mini LCOS projector

Serkan Toto — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:30:29 +0000

Tokyo-based home electronics company Lancerlink [JP] has announced the Finemini720 today, a palm-sized LCOS projector. Sized at just 50×150×125mm, the device weighs 800g. It's equipped with a 25W LED, produces 55 lumens of brightness and produces 1,280×768 resolution images.

Get your hands on the wall now! …with this multi-touch projector

Dave Freeman — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:22:05 +0000

What if, instead of a touch screen, you could reach out and touch (and manipulate) an image on any surface? Seems like a cheapskate alternative to buying a touch-screen white board to me.

Sanyo rolls out portable $10,000 projector with 6,000 lumens brightness

Serkan Toto — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:40:44 +0000

Good for Sanyo Japan that the word "portable" isn't really strictly defined in the projector space. Because I have no idea why the company calls its new projector, the LP-XM150 announced today [press release in English], portable: The thing weighs 9.7kg. Last month, Sanyo presented a device that somehow deserved the name, as the LP-XU106 weighs just 4kg.

Epson Japan announces Dreamio projector with built-in DVD player

Serkan Toto — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:41:06 +0000

Only very few home electronics companies dare selling projectors housing a DVD player. There's a good reason for this: The things aren't really a picnic for the eyes, as this example from last month shows. And even established brands like Epson fail to deliver well-designed hardware in this niche. Case in point: Their new dreamio EH-DM30 [JP].

NEC floods Japan with 7 new projectors

Serkan Toto — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:20:34 +0000

NEC announced a total of seven "green" video projectors for the Japanese market on Friday [JP]. Each has different specs, but the one characteristic all devices have in common is the low level of energy consumption, which stands at just 0.6W in standby mode (down from 3W for the previous projector series from that company).

New projector houses a DVD player and is cheap, but pretty ugly

Serkan Toto — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:40:14 +0000

Yokohama-based electronics company Kumazaki-Aim has announced a "portable" LED video projector [JP] (size: 268×295×92mm, weight: 2.5kg) that won't win any design awards but houses a DVD player. Buyers also get a screen (132×25×980mm) for their money.

4,500 lumens: Sanyo to roll out brightest mobile projector out there

Serkan Toto — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:21:33 +0000

Sanyo has today announced a new mobile projector for the Japanese market, the LP-XU106 [press release in English]. The device is the brightest in its weight class (under 4kg), producing a respectable 4,000 lumens. It's sized at 334.2×257.5×78.4mm and weighs just 3.4kg.

Mitsubishi Japan goodness: World’s first TV with built-in Blu-ray recorder and HDD, a projector and Blu-ray DVRs

Serkan Toto — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:21:24 +0000

Mitsubishi Electric organized a big press conference today in Tokyo, unveiling two new series of LCD TVs, three Blu-ray DVRs and a new full HD video projector. The two TVs of the BHR series are the world's first featuring both a built-in Blu-ray recorder and an HDD. No announcements regarding release dates outside Japan were made, but here are the main details for every device, all prices and release dates and some pictures.

Touchable Holography: New projector lets you “touch” 3D objects with your hands (video)

Serkan Toto — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:02:52 +0000

Here's some more info on a Sci-Fi dream come true: As if looking at floating images in free space produced by mid-air displays isn't cool enough, a research team from the University of Tokyo now makes it possible to even touch (kind of) those images with a newly developed projector system. The so-called Touch Holography is essentially made of three parts: Provision Interactive Technologies' Holo display, two Wii remote controls to track your hands in front of the display and a tactile display that uses ultrasound to provide tactile sensation onto your hand.

Nikon goes official on the S640, S570, S70 and S1000pj Coolpix

Matt Burns — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:57:47 +0000

Surprise! New Nikon cameras! Oh, yeah, these cameras already leaked out yesterday like Nikon cameras tend to do as of late. The only thing not announced was the US price, but our estimates were pretty darn close. S1000pj Features a front-facing projector that can make a 40-inch picture at 6 feet 12.1 MP 5X wide angle zoom ISO from [...]