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Tech NewsGadgetsSamsung’s SP-A800B 1080p DLP Projector Perfect for Death Star’s Theater Room
We bet Stormtroopers wouldn’t mind crowding around Samsung’s latest 1080p projector, the SP-A800B. It makes use of TI’s newest DLP chip, delivering a 24fps film mode and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. No price or street date, but since it’s an “ultra high-end model targeted to the content creation industry and home theater,” we’re guessing the … Continued
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MirageVision’s 47-inch HDTVs Are Water, Sleet and Snow-Proof
Mirage is really wanting to lock down that elusive “watch TV outside in the snow” customer base by improving on their previous non-HD TVs with these 42- and 47-inch 1080p sets. These MirageVisions can take temperatures from -25 to 145 degrees F, as well as withstand rain, sleet, snow and high humidity. The waterproof cover … Continued
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Parrot Unveils Bluetooth Speakers, Stereo
Parrot knows people hate cables, which is why they’re releasing a Bluetooth stereo and a set of Bluetooth speakers that’ll stream music sent from your phone. The speakers will merely play your music, while the stereo will allow for hands-free calling, FM radio playing and music played off of SD cards. Both will be available … Continued
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Ultimate 103-inch Plasma HDTV Play Date Roundup
So last Friday, Wilson, intern Benny, videographer Alex, and myself ventured out to the putrid hellscape of New Jersey to visit the Panasonic US headquarters. What could entice us out of NYC into the insufferable suburban pits of the Jerz? Panasonic’s $70,000, 103-inch plasma TV, with the promise that we’d get to play with it … Continued
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Epson Unveils Slim MovieMate 50 and High-Def MovieMate 72 DVD Projectors (First HDMI/720p All-in-One)
I’m already a huge fan of DVD-projector combos, so Epson’s new LCD-projector MovieMates make me titter like a school girl. The first thing Epson did was solve its size problem with the MovieMate 50. The new one is 63% slimmer than its predecessor—with a built-in handle!—yet still costs $799. But the inevitable shift to high-def … Continued
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Wii Tennis and an Attempted Pantsing of the 103-inch Plasma
Here’s another video of us goofing around with Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma TV. First, you’re treated to an awkward behind-the-scenes look of me trying to cram the thing in my pants unsuccessfully, then you can witness Wilson and I battling in Wii Tennis on the monster. And for the record, I let Wilson win because he’s … Continued
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Monster’s New Cables Finally Priced and Mystery “Box” Category Revealed
I was wrong. Monster’s new low low pricing isn’t in the $30 range, like I said earlier. The 500 series I mentioned actually starts at $50 for a 1-meter cable. But it seems Monster left its lowest price level of cable out of the midnight announcement: Simply labeled the “box” level, it starts at $40, … Continued
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Monster Announces Cheaper “Speed-Rated” HDMI Cables
Monster Cable’s Noel Lee is about to play his next card: His move is to stratify his assorted cable offerings into five distinct categories, starting in the $30 range. Each category will be designated by a “speed rating,” and will deliver “demonstrable difference in high-def image quality.” But as many of you know, Gizmodo research … Continued
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Video of Me Playing Xbox 360 Games on a 103-inch Plasma HDTV
You saw the photos of me nerding out with Panny’s 103-inch TV and an Xbox 360, now see the video of it in action. Yeah, I’m standing way, way too close, and I did get pretty motion sick playing for more than five minutes, but it was totally worth it. The video, shot by enterprising … Continued
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Giz Plays With Tests the 103-Inch Panasonic Plasma (Verdict: Duuuuuhhhh)
Click to viewYou can read about it all you want, but to be in its presence is another thing altogether. And no, I’m not talking about Frucci. We gave you a sugary lick of its sweetness last Friday on site, but now here are some of the technical details and a nerdier gallery of our … Continued
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Sanyo LP-Z2000 Enters Cheap 1080p Projector Battle
The battle of the 1080p home theater projectors gets even more rip-roaring today with Sanyo tossing its somewhat clunky looking Sanyo LP-Z2000 projector into the ring, at least in Japan. This 3-LCD $3000-ish monster looks more like an industrial-strength toaster, but still nails the specs with an HDMI 1.3a port, 1200 lumens and a 15,000:1 … Continued
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Uncrating a 103-inch Panasonic Plasma (Gallery)
Click to viewYou don’t unbox a 103-inch plasma, you uncrate it. Today, during our sortie to Secaucus, I got a chance to wander deep into the caverns of Panasonic HQ to the highly secure Big Service locker, see where they stash the 103-inch TVs. I got to check out one from the back—a rare treat, … Continued
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Hands-On with the Panasonic 103-inch HDTV
We hinted at it this morning, and now here we are – at the Panasonic HQ in New Jersey getting up close and personal with one of the largest TVs in existence. Yes, it’s heavy. Stay tuned for a great example of how I have the sweetest job ever as I play Bioshock, Gears of … Continued
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DivX Connected Hands-On
I got to play with DivX’s Connected set top box that we showed you last night, and found a few more things out about the prototype. (Much of this could change by launch.) •DivX Connected Server runs on PC, and does the file serving as well as the decompression of most video content. •Only supports … Continued
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Mitsubishi Blu-ray Player to Broadcast 2D Movies in 3D
We’ve all watched Fight Club and wished that Brad Pitt’s rippling biceps would be a bit more, well, 3D….right? Either way, Mitsubishi is releasing 3D Blu-ray players that will be able to make any 2D movie 3-dimensional. Before you get too excited, just know that you’ll still have to be wearing 3D glasses (hip-looking, 80’s-styled … Continued
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LCD Burn-in Exists, And It Isn’t Pretty
Despite what the floor salesmen at Best Buy tell you about Plasmas vs. LCDs, LCD TVs actually do get burn-in. Sure, it takes longer to make that “Fox News” logo locked into your TV even when you’re watching, say, The Venture Bros., but it’ll get there. As you can see in this 22-inch Sharp LCD … Continued
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Ben Heck Stuffs an NES and an Atari Into a Handheld
Ben Heck, everyone’s favorite video-game modder, has gone and done it again. This time, he’s gone and stuffed an Atari AND an NES into a handheld portable, and dubbed it the NEStari. As usual, he goes through plenty of detail showing how he did it, and as usual, it’s way too complicated for 99% of … Continued
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NBC is Bringing Back American Gladiators!
Oh, man. The show that best combined ridiculous “technology” with over-the-top “athleticism,” American Gladiators, is coming back to TV. Yes, NBC is resurrecting the early-’90s classic, a show that many of us grew up on. If you weren’t scared of Nitro when you were a kid, you’re a bigger man than I. This could easily … Continued
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