Sometimes the power of your message is what’s important…but sometimes the ability to deliver that message at all depends on being able to get a projector up and running. Optoma Technology wants to make that do-able for anybody with its new Pic PK102 DLP video projector: it weighs just 4.4 ounces and is small enough to fit in a pocket—and it also sports 4 GB of internal storage for images and video and can run off batteries for up to 90 minutes. And, unlike it’s predecessor, the PK102 can accept composite video input, and offers a universal port that can handle both VGA and component video input.
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New Toshiba Photo Frames Also Tap News Feeds, Facebook
Toshiba America Consumer Products has rolled out a set of three new Digital Media Frames that aim to do more than display folks’ digital photos somewhere more convenient than a PC tucked away in a study: through a partnership with FrameChannel the picture frames can also pull in real-time information like news, sports, weather, and traffic info. But that’s not all: the frames can also take into images from sites like Flickr, PhotoBucket, and even Facebook.
D-Link Ships DSM-750 Media Center Extender
D-Link is now shipping its DSM-750 MediaLounge Player, which is designed to work as a wireless Media Center Extender so users can pump video, music, images, and other content stored on their Windows Media Center PCs to other locations in the house without having to string cable everywhere. The DSM-750 can locate media content on a user’s home network and provide access on a television using the included remote control. The goal of media extenders like the DSM-750 is to enable users to download movies and other content directly from online sources, then painlessly access them from living-room entertainment centers—or TVs in a den, bedroom, game room, or other area of the house, since a single Media Center PC can support up to five media players.
Digital Foci Bringing Photo Frames to CES
Some folks love the idea of putting their digital snapshots (or other images on display throughout their home, but are understandably reluctant to (say) work an aging laptop into their living room decor. So a burgeoning market in digital photo frames has developed, enabling users to display their digital images on LCD displays that more closely resemble traditional photograph frames. Digital Foci will be bringing three new digital photo frames to the CES show in January under the "Image Moments" line, aiming to please multiple segments of the developing market.
V7 Intros Budget GPS Units
Ingram Micro brand V7 has announced its NAV730 and NAV740 portable navigation systems, designed for value-conscious consumers who are just looking to find their way, not invest in a multimedia extravaganza of functions they don’t need and will never use.
“The ultra-slim NAV730 and NAV740 are perfect solutions for consumers as well as commercial fleets who demand a feature-rich product at a value price point,” said Ingram Micro VP and general manager for the V7 Private Label Group, Rainer Kozlik, in a statement. “These products are part of V7’s commitment to offer innovative, reliable products at an attractive price-performance ratio to resellers worldwide.”
Apple TV Begins Shipping to Customers
Apple has begun shipping its slightly-delayed Apple TV to customers, marking the Cupertino computer- and electronics-maker’s first serious foray into the living room. In a nutshell, the Apple TV is designed to bridge the gap between Apple’s iTunes store and the living room television, enabling users to view videos, television episodes, and movies purchased from the iTunes store on their in-home big screens.
Netgear Ships Digital Entertainer HD
Netgear has announced the availability of its Digital Entertainer HD media receiver, intended to act as the living-room hub for digital entertainment—and give the forthcoming Apple TV a run for its money. The Digital Entertainer HD lets users use open standards to stream digital content to their televisions or home theater setups over their in-home network (via wired Ethernet or 802.11b/g Wi-Fi); the Digital Entertainer HD can pull in media from Windows and Macintosh computers, network-attached storage devices, and USB media. And it can also stream media from popular Internet media sources like YouTube, Flickr, and (ahem) BitTorrent.
Wolverine ESP 5160 Thinks Big
Wolverine Data annnunced yesterday that it is shipping its ESP 5160 portable media player, offering a mammoth 160 GB hard drive, a 3.6-inch 320 by 240 pixel LCD display, a 7-in-1 media card reader, support for a wide range of audio, video, and image formats…and did we mention an optional dock lets it function as a DVR?
Netgear Launches Digital Entertainer
The Digital Entertainer EVA700 is the company’s first Intel Viiv technology-verified digital media dapter allowing consumers to stream digital media, applications and services from PCs NAS drives, USB devices and the internet to TVs and home theater systems.
Although the Digital Entertainer EVA700 does not need an Intel Viiv PC to work, Netgear is working closely with Intel to offer content though the Intel Viiv Zone such as music videos, sports, TV shows, full length movies and other content.
Kodak Looks Pretty with New EasyShare P712
Kodak’s new EasyShare P712 is seeking attention from the semi-prosumer segment of the digital camera market, and it seems to have features to merit some attention. The EasyShare P712 sports a 7.1 megapixel resoution, but the more impressive features are the ultra-fast autofocus and click-to-capture rates and a 12x image-stabilized zoom.
The EasyShare P712 features a 12X







