Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Toshiba, Viewsonic launch new widescreen projectors

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/toshiba-viewsonic-launch-new-widescreen-projectors/

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Those in the market for a business / education-minded projector certainly aren't hurting for options these days, but if you somehow still haven't found one to your liking, you may want to consider one of these new models from Toshiba and Viewsonic. At about four pounds apiece, they're reasonably portable, and pack the same WXGA resolution along with some other similar specs across the board, including a 600:1 contrast ratio and 2,220 ANSI lumens on the Toshiba TLP-WX1000U, and a 500:1 contrast ratio and 2,000 lumens on the Viewsonic PJ359w. The Viewsonic also adds HDMI 1.3 connectivity to the mix, not to mention a short-throw lens, though you'll have to decide for yourself if that's worth the higher $1,299 list price or not, compared to just $959 for the Toshiba.

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Toshiba, Viewsonic launch new widescreen projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:31 PM

Optoma teams with Apple to launch DLP Pico projector in Japan

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/optoma-teams-with-apple-to-launch-dlp-pico-projector-in-japan/

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At long last, an official release date for Texas Instruments' DLP Pico projector. Mark it down, December 1st is the launch (delivered by December 19th) of the "world's smallest / lightest" (51 × 105 × 17-mm / 120g) projector under the Optoma PK-101 branding. And in a smart, hip-by-association marketing move, it'll be sold from the Apple Store in Japan with an iPhone / iPod kit and dock connector for a tax-inclusive price of about ¥50,000 ($511). It'll work with non-Apple gear too, of course. With up to 2-hours battery life, an integrated 0.5 watt speaker, and white LED light throwing a 60-inch, "dazzlingly bright, sharp, vivid video image" packing 480 x 320 pixels from up to 8.5 feet away, Tokyo's Golden Gai district will never be the same.

P.S. Encore video hands-on of the unit in action posted after the break.

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Optoma teams with Apple to launch DLP Pico projector in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:06 AM

Lenovo's IdeaPad U330 reviewed: nice for the price

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/lenovos-ideapad-u330-reviewed-nice-for-the-price/

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After launching this summer, we're heard way more about netbooks than Lenovo's shiny IdeaPad U330. For those who've refused to forget about it, the aforesaid rig has been reviewed by the kind souls over at Laptop Mag, and impressions were fairly positive overall. The biggest boon here is likely the price -- we mean, $1,199 for a 13-inch lappie of this stature isn't half bad. As with most of the other IdeaPads, the design was applauded, the mix of features and performance was satisfactory and the size (4.4-pounds) was just right. Critics did slam the mushy touch buttons and the below-average battery life, but even so, the U330 was deemed a "a compelling thin-and-light notebook that offered plenty of style and strong performance" for the price.

Lenovo's IdeaPad U330 reviewed: nice for the price originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:05 AM

Olens Technology adds another projector to endless stream of projectors

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Who knew so many had so much projecting to do? There is such a plethora of small projectors glutting the market these days that it's hard for one to stand out from the crowd. So while the Olens Technology Personal Entertainment Projector isn't the smallest (15-inches long by 7-inces wide) or the most powerful, it's pretty cheap -- which we bet will probably make it attractive to bargain hunters in dire need of a home projector. The XPJ-USA010 has a 640 x 480 resolution and 300 ANSI lumens, with s-video, RCA and VGA connections. The estimated life of the lamp is about 300 hours -- not so great, but replacements lamps are apparently "low in cost, " and easy to change, which is nice to know. It's available now for a paltry $179, and we're pretty sure it would make a better holiday gift than a digital photo frame, anyway.

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Olens Technology adds another projector to endless stream of projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:05 AM

Monday, November 10, 2008

Seagate announces larger, faster AES-packing Momentus hard drives

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Seagate announces larger, faster AES-packing Momentus hard drives
Today's corporate laptops tend to be bristling with security measures, able to uniquely identify your fingers and faces on top of whatever authentication measures your operating system offers. But, without some kind of encryption, the drives inside are left completely vulnerable to anyone with a screwdriver. Seagate has been combating that with its AES-packing Momentus Full Drive Encryption disks for years, finally updating the range with a suite of larger and faster models. The first is the Momentus 5400 FDE.3, a 5400RPM drive with 8MB of cache available in 160GB and 320GB sizes. There's also the Momentus 7200 FDE, coming in the same two capacities but with twice the cache and, predictably, spinning at 7200RPM. Seagate's promising 500GB flavors soon, all with onboard AES encryption that doesn't impact boot times or overall performance. Just don't forget that BIOS password, yeah?

Seagate announces larger, faster AES-packing Momentus hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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