New Tiny Micro LED Pico Projector

Here's Thanko’s latest Pico Projector, the MINIJEC1… In just the palm of you hand, 61x37x60mm and just 142g, you can project video from a PC, and even an iPod video or iPhone.

It's resolution is quite standard, 640x480, with 10 lumens brightness and a 200:1 contrast ratio. As for results, expect a 45” screen size at only 2m away from the projector and 14” at only 60cm away.

NEC's Amazing 43” Curved Monitor

The unique NEC CRV43 curved display provides a much wider field of view and greater dynamic range with its double WGXA resolution (32:10 aspect ratio). The user's taskbar is extended natively and setup is made easy to configure with one input. These features make it an ideal solution for simulation, digital imaging and command & control.

"The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user," said Keith Yanke, Director of Product Marketing for NEC Display Solutions. "Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users' work environment for years."

The NEC CRV43 curved display includes the following features:

• Seamless curved screen, which eliminates bezel and screen gap issues for increased productivity and decreased frustration (according to Center for Human-Computer Interaction - Shupp et al, presented at Graphics Interface 2006)
• 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
• 200 cd/m² brightness
• 0.02ms Rapid Response
• 10,000:1 contrast ratio
• Wide color gamut with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB
• Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
• USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
• Front panel controls
• On Screen Display (OSD®) and software-based GUI, which enables advanced display control options.

The NEC CRV43 curved display is backed by a 3-year parts and labor warranty including the backlight and will be available for July 2009.

price $7,999 (shipment with estimated street )

LG will launch to their 3G Watch Phone in July

LG announced this little wonder 3G Watch Phone will be sold in Europe and then globally this July… but price will not published yet.

ACER F1, 1GHz Snapdragon based WiMo phone

Eprice Taiwan is covering the Computex 2009 and has some shots of the very interesting 6.5 based Acer F1, another Snapdragon (1GHz) powered device with a nice 3.8” LCD, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, a 5Mpix Camera with AF, GPS, FM Tuner etc...

I-O Data new AVeL Link Player AV-LS500LE

It’s been a while since I-O Data did not release a new AVeL Link Player, and for those wondering that the hell I am talking about, well these AVeL Link Player are basically DivX box like streaming your videos, audio and pictures stored on your network to you TV.

And here you are AV-LS500LE is a nice little HD Update capable to stream and play full HD (1920x1080) WMV9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 PS/TS, MPEG-4 ASP and H.264 (AVCHD) at different fps, from 24 to 30fps and BR (from 5 to 25Mbps and depending of the video format you are using). Motion-Jpeg and XviD files are also supported but only a 640x480.Other media like Photo and MP3, WMA are of course supported and can be streamed.

These AVeL Link Player a pretty good product if you WMV9 and H.264 are the only coded you care, but could be a real pain if you happen to be a hardcore geek.

The New Sony Headphones

The MDR-NC300D, are noise canceling in ear headphones offering three different modes for NC: A (General Mode and Movie), B (Airplane Mode) and C (Train, Bus, Car, Office, Air Condition… Mode), that suppresses up to 98.4% of undesired noise. Sony announced a sensitivity of 6Hz - 24,000Hz, an impedance of 16Ω, and 16mm drivers.

Besides these nice earphones, Sony also introduced the MDR-NC33, and MDR-NC600D

• MDR-NC33, the NC300D little brother, suppresses up to 90% of undesired noise. They offers a frequency response of 10Hz - 22,000Hz, a sensitivity of 98dB/mW (NC ON) and 99dB/mW (NC OFF), and 13.5mm drivers.
• MDRN600D, the MDR-NC500D's successor, is an “over-head” headphone that suppresses up to 99% of undesired noise. They provide 40mm Neodymium driver units, a sensitivity of 102dB/mW, an impedance of 40Ω, and a frequency response of 5Hz - 24,000Hz.

LG’s Latest Phone for Verizon Wireless (enV)

Already announced in the USA last Friday here you are the 2 New Smartphone from LG for the US Carrier Verizon Wireless.

• The enV TOUCH or LG-VX11000 features a 4” WVGA LCD with a 3.2Mpix Camera module and AF (Intelligent Shot), as Dolby Audio for its basic DAP functions.
• The enV3 or LG-VX9200 with its 1.56” LCD, 3Mpix Camera Module.

both received a different front panel, with a full touchscreen LCD for the enV TOUCH and a Regular keypad for the enV3, they however hide a full QWERTY keyboard once fully opened.

Samsung new display for the SID

Samsung will and is showing now some of its latest display at the SID 2009, with for example their “World first” True 240Hz Full HD 55” LCD, as well as a new 10.1” LCD for netbooks with low power consumption (50% less) also capable to propose prefect reading capabilities both indoor and outdoor with a nice 1366x768 resolution.

Now the Korean press release does not give much information on the “printable semiconductor” 4” qVGA TFT-LCD show in the picture below… So if anyone has an idea of what this stuff is.

NEC 2 LaVie Light Netbook

The BL100, with its “Squarish” design, feature a 16GB SSD and an Atom N270, while the BL300 with its stylish new design, either features a 160GB HDD or a 16GB SSD as well as an Atom N280.

Beside these differences, both Netbooks has WiFi, and a 10.1” LCD with LED Backlight.

Samsung Unveils the World's First 12 Megapixel Camera Phone

Ever dreamed about it? Well guess what, now it's a reality. Here's Samsung’s latest 12Mpix camera phone, the Pixon 12 (M810).

Beside the stunning 12Mpix censor, AF, XEON Flash and so on, this phone features a nice 3.1” AMOLED touchscreen with 720x480 resolution, 150MB of internal memory, microSD slot, GSM/GRPS/EDGE, HSPA, GPS, FM radio with RDS and while recording video at 30fps. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today reinforced its leadership in the high megapixel cameraphone market by unveiling Samsung Pixon12 (M8910) – the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone with full-touch screen.

The phone provides the best photo quality by adopting innovative camera features. With Touch Auto-Focus (AF) tracking, users can simply select focus point with the touch of a finger, after which the AF function will automatically follow the object, keeping it in focus even as it moves across the screen. Moreover, Smart Auto feature allows users to capture the perfect images as the camera automatically changes the scene and mode based on its object, background and lighting.

Images taken on the Pixon12 are worth showing off to friends and loved ones as they boast digital camera quality thanks to the phone camera’s superb lens and Xenon flash.

The 28mm wide angle lens also allows a better perspective and more full capture of a scene for consumers.

After they are done snapping, users can re-live and enjoy the pictures on the Pixon12’s brilliant 3.1” AMOLED screen. The screen boasts a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 while providing power-saving features which increase battery life.

With Samsung Share Pix, the Pixon12 lets users easily upload images and videos to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace, Photobucket, Friendster – a breeze. Add to that, the phone’s high-connectivity functions including Wi-Fi and HSUPA capabilities mean that user’s photos can be shared to their friends in no time.

The Samsung Pixon12 will be available from end of June in European countries and it wil be expanded to other regions in August.

Sony Europe Announces the Cybershot W180 and W190

The Cybershot W180 (10.1Mpix) and the Cybershot W190 (12.1Mpix) offer both a nice 2.7” LCD, an ISO range up to 3200, a 3x optical zoom, a Face Detection Mode that can recognize up to eight faces, Smile Shutter Two slim, stylish Cyber-shot digital cameras from Sony offer outstanding quality and value to suit every pocket.

Both models look great with slim, clean lines and a choice of silver, black or red colour finish options. Ideal for first-time photographers, they’re beautifully easy to use, with a simple slide switch to select photo/movie/playback modes. For maximum creative freedom, a choice of seven Scene Selection modes adjusts camera settings automatically to suit virtually any subject.

A high resolution of 10.1/12.1 effective megapixels (W180/W190) ensures crisp, detail-packed enlargements to A3 size and beyond. Pristine picture quality is further enhanced by the high-quality 3x optical zoom lens. Smart zoom boosts maximum magnification to a frame-filling 18x for W190 and 17x for W180 for even more dramatic close-ups. There’s also a generously-sized 2.7” Clear Photo LCD screen for a bright, clear view of images and quick confirmation of camera settings.

Improved Face Detection recognises up to 8 faces in a scene, fine-tuning focus and exposure for better-looking portraits. For even happier people pictures, Smile Shutter automatically takes a picture when your subject smiles.

SteadyShot image stabilisation reduces the effects of camera shake when you’re shooting handheld. A special shooting mode boosts sensitivity to ISO 3200, letting you freeze moving subjects with faster shutter speeds or capture atmospheric interiors without flash. Also supplied, the latest version (4.2.01) of Picture Motion Browser software (for PC) makes it easy to manage and share your collection of digital photos and video clips and for uploading these to YouTube, Picasa or other image and video sharing web-sites. The Cyber-shot W180 and W190 compact digital cameras are available from July 2009.