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Brilliant mini beamer [New Straits Time (Malaysia)](New Straits Time (Malaysia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) PICO projectors did seem as though they were going to be the next big thing, but I guess they ended up as a niche device with the advent of the tablet which was far better suited for across-the- table presentations and the ilk, not to mention the added versatility of offering productivity on-the-move. Well, there is still a small market for pico projectors and AAXA's latest model happens to come in the form of the P3-X. The projector features a brilliant 70 lumen mini projector capable of delivering a powerful 80-inch image (in dark environments) at a WVGA (854 x 480) native resolution and a contrast ratio 1,000:1, alongside an operation time of more than two hours on a full battery charge. This allows you to share your favourite videos, as well as photos and presentations on the move without having to break the bank. In terms of input and connectivity options, you will be able to play with Mini-HDMI, Composite A/V, a microSD memory card slot, and USB, which means it has been updated to keep up with the times. There is also an integrated media player to help you get started right out of the box (supported formats include MP4, MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, AVI, BMP, JPG, GIF and TXT), and if you are interested in picking one up, it retails at US$249 (RM812). www.aaxatech.com/products/p3x_pico_projector.html More storage space THE LaCie Fuel wireless hard drive features an expanded capacity of 2TB, which means more storage than any other 2.5 inch wireless hard drive in the market. This makes the 2TB LaCie Fuel the ideal cable-free, portable solution for those who have plenty of media to tote around. After all, High Definition material such as movies and home videos do seem to take up a whole lot of space in a short amount of time, so the storage space of 2TB is great. Other features remain the same as its 1TB, including wireless streaming capability of its content to up to five devices without the need for an Internet connection, the ability to create its own WiFi network, and function as a hotspot whenever it is connected to the Internet via WiFi, Airplay compatibility that lets it mirror content on a larger screen, and a 10-hour battery life. Price: US$249.99. www.lacie.com Tough shooter WHEN it comes to digital cameras, I clearly remember that the Olympus Mju was waterproof years before other consumer class digital cameras followed suit. It is nice to see Olympus continue the tradition with its new flagship Olympus Stylus Tough TG-3. It has a high-speed f2.0 lens (25mm-100mm), expanded macro photography capabilities, GPS, and built-in WiFi. It can also capture Full HD video regardless of the circumstance. Just how tough is this shooter? It is said to be able to withstand extreme conditions: Freeze proof to -10[degrees]C, waterproof to 15m, shockproof from 2.1m, crushproof to 100kg and dustproof. Thanks to its 16-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, it can capture images with minimal noise, even in low-light situations. There is also the new Focus Stacking function that captures up to eight different shots continuously, so that it shifts the focus from the foreground to the background. Following that, it will extract and merge only the selected areas of each image that are in focus, resulting in a single photo with a focus that spans several cm. Expected in June at US$349 each. www.olympus-global.com/ Look, no paper IF you are overwhelmed by the volume of paper in the course of work, there's an alternative when it comes to reading, annotating, and sharing documents electronically, thanks to Sony's Digital Paper tablet. The Sony Digital Paper sports a 13.3-inch display that shows off full-screen views of letter-sized documents in the PDF format, so you no longer need to worry about having to zoom in or scroll whenever you are reading a particular page. Apart from that, Digital Paper is also able to retain the context of an entire page as it displays sharp, easy-to-read text and graphics which are more or less identical to printed documents or full-size notepads. The device has a touch panel that enables users to operate the menu or turn pages by touching the screen. Other hardware features include a stylus that you use to write on the panel as well as highlight and erase text. The US$1,100 Sony Digital Paper definitely helps reduce or eliminate the time-consuming and costly process of printing, copying, sharing, transporting and discarding corporate documents as well as reports. The high contrast display offers 16 levels of grayscale at 1,200 x 1,600 dot resolution, has integrated WiFi connectivity, a battery that lasts up to three weeks on a single charge, 4GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot for expansion purposes. Available in May. www.sony.com/digitalpaper (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |