CES Under The Radar: Stuff You Missed : Pico Projectors: WowWee Cinemin Stick

By Douglas Mechaber and Rachel Rosmarin, published on January 14, 2009 at 2:50 PM
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WowWee displayed the least expensive pico projector. It will list for a mere $299., and should be available shortly.  They have three models: The two smallest models display 480 x 320, at 10 lumens.  The $299 Swivel model has no internal memory (use a USB key), but swivels around the mid point of the projector.   For $349, named Stick, you gain about 4 – 5 GB of internal memory, and loose the ability to swivel. At $399, there is a model, Station, about the size of 8 oz water bottles, side by side, that will focus about 20 lumens, and is designed as a “dock” for your portable media player. Wowee’s models should ship in Q2.  The images I saw were small, lacked resolution, and yet seemed magical.  Imagine an image coming out of a pack of cigarettes! The designed use of the pico projectors would be to share video and other media with friends, or possibly small workgroups.  At the size of a small TV screen, the image is acceptable, and the pico units would be very useful for the road warrior who has to travel light.   
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swankenstein 01/15/2009 2:48 AM
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I can't see your photo story because of the stupid pos visual studio pop up, thanks

wiyosaya 01/15/2009 7:11 PM
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Sony has one 11.1" OLED????

Sounds like you went to a different show than these guys....

zads 01/15/2009 7:22 PM
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CORRECTION: 800MB/s & 600MB/s,
not 800Mb/s & 600Mb/s..
the latter is entirely mediocre.

JohnMD1022 01/16/2009 2:27 AM
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No hard drives, backup-up drive will hold 50 Gb, on a device certified for 6,000 Gb, and $900?

Why do i think i could build it better and cheaper?

hmmmmmmmmmm ....

ediver 01/17/2009 5:28 AM
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Thanks for the correction, zads. Don't know how I missed that.

ediver 01/17/2009 5:34 AM
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A far as the LG NAS is concerned: there are a few features it has that didn't make it into print. Those include a catalog dredger, so that duplicates of files aren't backed up (not quite data dedupe), the ability to stream virtual media discs to multiple users, and the real time backup. Remember that in a typical RAID 5 or 1 configuration, the total storage will drop somewhat. Existing backup solutions are very expensive (LTO and AIT drives are outta sight) and per GB, the storage costs are similar to BluRay. Also, most backups will be differential or incremental, and in a small work group or small/home office, I would be impressed with someone generating over 50 GB of content per day. So, yes, I do find the price quite attractive, but it is at least 6 months from announced ship date, the price is approximate, and the market will almost certainly change between now and then.

Anonymous 02/13/2009 5:27 AM
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I'm sorry Pioneer but Yamaha has had:

# iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock
# USB port on front panel to connect a USB memory device or a USB portable audio player
# On-screen display with iPod song title display
# Compressed Music Enhancer to improve compressed music sources

for as long as the current series has been around, sometime in 2008.

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