Philip Wong | Apr 12, 2006

The bright 3,500 and 4,000 ANSI lumens NP1000 and NP2000 are NEC's latest entries in high-performance multimedia projectors for the corporate, education and home cinema environments. Equipped with five optional quick-swap lenses ranging from wide-angle to long-zoom variants, these light canons project images of up to 500-inch sizes from a short throw distance of 12.4m.
Both models also excel in advanced connectivity with High-Definition-ready component-video and digital DVI sockets. Users will also get away with messy cords and cables via an upgradeable wireless video interface which supports multiple PC connections and advanced projection image management and sharing.
The NP series projectors will be available in early May at a retail price of S$5,500 (US$3,960.25) (NP1000) and S$6,500 (US$4,680.30) (NP2000) .
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Juniper Foo | Apr 12, 2006

Preschoolers are spoilt for choice when it comes to bedroom TV/DVD combo sets. There's Disney going straight for parents' jugulars with its cute Mickey and Princess color TVs. SpongeBob SquarePants has a line all for kiddies who prefer the yellow sea sponge. If your wallet can take the pain, Hannspree has also been spotted at CeBIT with LCD TVs in the shape of almost everything from a helicopter to a red fire engine. Nothing, however, beats our favorite lipless one. We're betting little girls will embrace the cuddly feline even if it's a TV, while older gals will fall for the pretty in pink candy-floss hues. Sweet.
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Price: US$264.99
Availability: At
Sanrio Store
Device: TV with built-in DVD player
Basic specs: Onscreen display, programmable sleep timer, front A/V jacks, remote control uses 2 AAA batteries (not included), CD and CDR/RW compatibility, 18.75 x 18 x 19 inches