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Thomas Ricker Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
Kaga Electronics is set to unleash a trio of new DLP projectors onto Japan this March. The TAXAN PS series 3 consist of the KG-PS125X, KG-PS120X, and KG-PS100X models. The top-end PS125X can source pictures off SD cards or USB drives when connected to the projectors USB host port. Of interest, is the possibility to source PC content over a rather tight, 802.11b WiFi pipe in addition to an uninspiring array of inputs including analog RGB, composite, and S-Video. The PS125x and PS120X are both capable of a 1,024×768 resolution whereas the PS100X is limited to a mere 800x600 pixels. Prices will range from ?198,000 to ?99,800 ($1,644 to $829) when these inexpensive, 2,500 lumen DLP projectors hit Japan in March.
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Thomas Ricker Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
Sony just announced support for yet another new memory card format today -- fortunately, its only new to them. Available later "this Spring," Sony will introduce their first CompactFlash memory card. A move foreshadowed by Sonys entry into the high-end, consumer digital camera business with their alpha α100 -- a DSLR lacking direct support for Sonys Memory Stick. The new Type I CF cards will share the same α branding and will hit 66x and 133x transfer speeds with capacities between 1GB and 4GB. So, does this signal the end of their proprietary Memory Stick format? You wish.
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Thomas Ricker Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
If Sonys latest living room PC lineup is just a bit too big and boxy for your tastes then check their VAIO "Television Side PC" and digital tuner stack. Collectively known as the VGX-TP1DT, it consists of the already announced VGX-TP1 PC and a new VGX-DT1 (bottom cylinder) digital tuner. The TP1 PC loads Vista Home Premium and packs a 1.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB (up to 2GB max) memory, 160GB (up to 500GB) disk, super multi-drive DVD, and terrestrial tuner at its core with HDMI, analog RGB and optical digital outputs, 4x USB and 1x Firewire, memory stick and SD slot, 802.11b/g WiFi, and wireless keyboard. The DT1 digital tuner features the ability to stream hi-def, broadcast television over Ethernet or WiFi for
viewing or recording on the TP1 or any up-to-spec PC on your home network. 1080i ...
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Paul Miller Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
Because analysts really dont have anything better to do now that all their random predictions for product launches have already been shattered by the announcements made on stage by Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Michael Dell last week, some Seattle P-I stat junkies threw together a completely nerdy assessment of the keynote speeches by those three industry icons, and shared it with an awaiting public that doesnt really have anything to do now but whine about the lack of 3G on the iPhone. It would appear Dell and Gates are the nerds of the bunch, using 6.4% and 5.11% "hard words," respectively -- compared to Jobs 2.9% -- and stringing together fancy sentences 16.5 words and 21.6 words long, while Jobs did it up childrens book style at 10.5 words per sentence.
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Paul Miller Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
If youre into confusingly minor laptop updates with mainly a boosted OS and perhaps some RAM and HDD space thrown in for good measure, January is going to prove a banner month for you. HP just announced the inclusion of Vista on four of its Pavillion laptops, including the sexy tx1000 weve been hearing so much about. The biggest bump looks to belong to the dv9200 17-incher, which keeps that sleek form factor -- for a 17-inch, at least -- of its dv9000 predecessor, but adds in Core 2 Duo options up to 2GHz and a base configuration featuring 1GB of RAM, a 120GB HDD and a super-multi DVD burner for 168,000 yen ($1,394 US, though were sure Stateside pricing will be a little friendlier). Most notable is the inclusion of an HDMI port, and of course Windows Vista Home Premium. Other laptops...
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Evan Blass Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
As international jet-setters, were always looking for tools that make it a little easier to hit on women discuss the latest gadgets with our foreign friends and colleagues. Usually we employ an electronic, translating dictionary for this task, but we always end up sounding like idiots as we futilely attempt to pronounce those crazy words they use in other languages. Well luckily for us, Franklin has just introduced a pocket translator that will put an end to our pathetic gibberish, as the new TGA-490 is actually able to speak aloud over 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases. Whats more, you can forget about the old school machine-speak from back in the OK Computer days -- Franklins device spits out human-sounding words recorded by real humans. All your favorite languages are supported her...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
While weve seen a variety of magic mirrors in our day, weve yet to come across one with such a nifty premise, only to be completely and utterly ruined by a leopard print motif. Sure, the off-kilter design scheme might attract a few people still stuck in, well, whatever era leopard print was marginally acceptable in, but generally speaking, were guessing most folks wont give it a second glance. Konkas Magic Mirror isnt a mirror by trade, but its vertically-mounted 42-inch LCD TV is directly wired
to a webcam in the bezel, which can display whatever stands in front of it, theoretically accomplishing the same task as a tried and true mirror. Additionally, it can be used as a normal TV for viewing television, movies, etc., but considering its upright alignment, its probably best reserved for ...
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Donald Melanson Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
DirecTV and TiVo have certainly had their share of problems with each other, but it looks like the relationship has now taken a turn for the worse on the technical level, with ZD Net reporting that customers are encountering widespread problems with their DirecTV with TiVo service. The main complaint appears to center around the Season Pass feature, with numerous customers on DirecTVs forums posting of
shows only occasionally being recorded or not being recorded at all, with some also reporting that the problem seems to be getting progressively worse. Those who complained to DirecTVs customer service about the problem say they were told that the company is aware of the issue and that it could take anywhere from one to 30 days to fix it. To appease those missing out on their favorite shows...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
Considering how governments are suddenly feeling that tracking your every move, or at least providing the means for someone else to, is such a brilliant idea, its no surprise to see the Bluetooth masters at Cambridge-based CSR buy up NordNav and Cambridge Positioning Systems. The new mishmash of companies now has consolidation on the brain, as its developing an all-in-one microchip that will
sport both Bluetooth and GPS functionality on a single module. Additionally, the chip would reportedly "drain less power and be cheaper for handset makers than having two separate chips in their devices," as both technologies would have one processor doing the work, resulting in a more efficient process. The companys CEO claimed that its combo chips would cost manufacturers "an extra dollar per chip a...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
It looks like iOPS X11 wasnt the only showstopper at the firms modest CES booth, as the sexy N7 NEO caught more than a few glimpses with its sleek, metallic frame and sharp, 7-inch LCD. This NAV sports a 800 x 480 resolution, dual-core CPU (saywha?), "dual touch sensor pad LED light," SiRF Star III GPS
module, FM radio tuner, games / car diary manager, SD card reader, wireless remote, and even a rear view camera option. Built on Windows CE 4.2, youll also find MP3, movie, and photo playback functions, not to mention the MS Office viewing capabilities and turn-by-turn directions. While theres no official word on pricing, we cant envision such a well appointed unit coming in cheap, but you can find out for certain when this lands next month....
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Jan 16th 2007 at 10:05AM Source Site:engadget
No, we havent heard any rumors of NEC merging with Fujitsu, but apparently both companies enjoyed busting out the ugly stick on their latest creations. Expanding its VALUESTAR lineup, the VW990/HG sports a relatively gorgeous 32-inch LCD HDTV with a WXGA
resolution (or a 20-inch WSXGA+), but loses all hope of being attractive due to the gaudy PC flanking its bottom. While the firm has various specd models available, youll find in them an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 2GB of RAM, NVIDIAs GeForce Go 7600, up to 800GB of hard drive space, a Blu-ray drive (read-only), four USB 2.0 ports, dual FireWire connectors, PCMCIA, flash card reader, gigabit Ethernet, 56k modem, VGA, audio in / out, and a hybrid digital / analog TV tuner to boot. On the laptop side, the 12-inch LaVie J (pictured aft...
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