Posts in Gadgets

Total 5 pages : 1 2 3 4 [5]

WowWee Cinemin Swivel: Bendy micro-projector for iPods

Nate Lanxon | Jun 02, 2009

A projector for your iPod, you say? A battery-powered pocket-sized projector, you say? Useful for projecting images of imaginary relatives on to the wall next to your bed so you don't feel so hopelessly alone anymore, you say? Crikey, we're practically dripping with curiosity. Also fear.

We are of course talking about a new pocketable projector from WowWee--the Cinemin Swivel. It costs US$573, but its lens--mounted on a hinge that swivels 90 of your Earth degrees--will throw video from your iPhone or iPod on to any flat surface or large-ish mammal. We recommend dead ones, they move less.

Goodness us, just imagine watching Black Beauty--on a horse! Or Homeward Bound--on a dog! Or porn--on an arse! You could go crazy: Cheerleaders on one cheek, Japanese maids on the other. Fun times.

From the 480 x 320-pixel moving picture beast you can snag a maximum image size of 5m. And from a full charge over USB you'll get two hours of projector-based fun.

It'll be on sale in September, and all being well, we'll get one in and give you a hands-on report.

Via CNET.co.uk

Filed under: Gadgets, Home AV, Music & Play
Leave a comment | Bookmark | Share

Slashdot

Digg

Facebook

Twitter

Delicious

Google

StumbleUpon

close this

Add tag

To add tags, you need to become a member. It's FREE.

Cancel

Log in or sign in

Color-screen Kindle is years off, says Bezos

David Carnoy | Jun 01, 2009

Fujitsu's FLEPia offers color, but it costs US$1,000. (Credit: Fujitsu)

Those of you holding out for a color version of the Kindle may be disappointed to learn that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is telling the world it won't be arriving anytime soon. In fact, a color-screened Kindle is "multiple years" away, he said Thursday, adding: "I've seen the color displays in the laboratory, and I can assure you they're not ready for prime time."

We weren't expecting a color-screened Kindle in the near future, particularly one that anyone can afford (Fujitsu has just launched the FLEPia color e-book reader in Japan, but it costs US$1,000). That said, I strongly suspect we'll see color-screened e-book readers very soon that don't use E-ink technology. Manufacturers could simply go with an advanced touch-screen LCD. Apple's rumored netbook/jumbo iTouch would fall into this camp. And we suspect cheaper, sub-US$300 versions will turn up if the whole e-book trend remains hot.
Read more »

Filed under: Gadgets
Leave a comment | Bookmark | Share