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A Korean manufacturer Earth Trek has recently unveiled the world’s smallest handy projector on the market, the 90-805R Mini projector. Measuring 105mm x 58mm x 25mm and weighing 160grams, the device features a card slot (SD/T-Flash card), a built-in Lithium battery that provides up to 2 hours of battery life, a built-in speaker, and an MP4 player. [Akihabara]
Epson has just released a new 3LCD projector called the EMP-TW2000 in Korea. It comes with an awesome ratio contrast ratio of 50,000:1, Epson’s latest 3LCD Display technology,1600 ANSI Lumens, and great colors and blacks. Get this projector in Korea for 3,000,000 Won. [AVING]
Samsung will be upgrading their 82-inch QuadHD LCD with 120Hz motion processing and LED backlighting along with a 3840×2160 resolution. Samsung will also have an 82-inch ultra high definition e-Board in its SID 2008 booth. No word on the price or whether it’ll be available Stateside or not. [TV Snob]
Mitsubishi has done it again with the new XD211U DLP projector. The XD211U features a 1,024 x 768 and brightness of 2,200-lumens along with a new DDP 2230 TI microarray, and a theft-deterrent security hook. The XD211U is going for $1595 and is perfect for the classroom or office. [About Projectors]
Digital Canvas is launching 3 new flat panels in 34-, 43- or 52-inch models with PC components. Each one has a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB hard drive, WiFi module, a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution panel and a string across the b!ack for picture frame hanging. The starting price for this combo goes from about $4,777 to $7,777. So you better be sure you have the dough to back up your superb taste! [Engadget]
Movie Cowboy has launched a new portable HD multimedia hard drive. It can support any 2.5-inch SATA drive, features a USB port, a dock with stereo / coaxial digital / Toslink audio outputs, and component / composite / HDMI video outs. The hard drive also comes with support for WMV, DivX HD, MPEG1/2/4, XviD, ISO, IFO, VOB, AAC, WMA, MP3 and OGG files formats. You can get yours in Japan for ¥24,800 ($237) in a couple weeks. [Akihabara]
Projection Design has now shipped the world’s first DLP projector. It features a WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) display, supports 1080p content, 4:3 formats, DLP .95 chip and 2x 300W UHP lamps, 2,000 hours of life at full power as well as inputs for DVI, HDMI 1.3a, VGA, and component. No word on the pricing, but considering it’s the World’s First DLP, it’s a bit pricey. [Engadget]
Sanyo will be offering two new projectors to the Japanese market called the LP-XC55 and LP-XC50. Both feature white exteriors, a 7-watt internal speaker, 1,024 x 768 resolution, a security bar enabling extra thick cabling and the Active Maintenance Filter system for easy maintenance so the filter will last longer between changes and “automatically senses when airflow is interfered by dust changing the cartridge to the new filter. The only difference between the two is the 3,100 ANSI lumens (XC55) / 2,600 ANSI lumens (XC50) and the Â¥365,400 ($3,529) / Â¥312,900 ($3,022) prices. [About Projectors]
Japanese firm Sumitomo Chemical has announced that it will be producing 40-inch OLED panels for HDTVs in 2009 which means that Sumitomo-based TVs could hit the market in 2009 or 2010. Pictured above is Samsung’s old-skool 40-inch OLED HDTV prototype. [OLED-Info]
Pioneer has a great new 1080p projector called the Elite KURO Projector. It comes with LCoS technology, dual HDMI 1.3 ports, wide lens shift capacity, and 3 viewing modes (standard, dynamic and movie). The Elite KURO will be hitting shelves next month for an outrageous price of $9,000. You’ve been warned! [Engadget]
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