Mitsubishi XD95U Pico-portable Projector unveiled

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Mitsubishi today announced the release of the XD95U, its new 3.3-pound pico-portable projector for presenters on the go. Its estimated 3000-hour lamp life (in low mode) and filter-free design provide a low total cost of ownership, making it an economical choice.
Why this 3.3 pound is dubbed "pico-portable" is not clear to me. Pico is associated with the mobile phone sized or smaller projector technology. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:47:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aiptek PocketCinema V10 Pico Projector available for Pre-order

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The tiny Aiptek PocketCinema V10 Pico Projector is now available on Amazon.com for pre-order for $299.99.
The Aiptek PocketCinema V10 Pico Projector is not much bigger than a mobile phone. Measurements of the Aiptek V10 are 125x55x23mm and it can project video with VGA resolution up to 42 inches from up to five feet away.
With the integrated 1GB of storage and the SD card slot you can just appear at meeting with the Aiptek V10 and dazzle your audience with the tiny projector gadget. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:00:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

18-Carat Gold Super Talent Pico USB Drive unveiled

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Super Talent Technology today announced a limited edition 18-carat solid gold USB drive that comes with a serialized Certificate of Authenticity.
I thought the whole put gold on gadgets trend was over, but here comes Super Talent and covers its tiny Pico-C drive with gold again. Back in Summer the Pico-C was gold colored now its real gold and that is also reflected by the $599 price-tag. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:19:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microvision Pico Projector Enhancements Demoed

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Microvision has announced that it will show off enhancements to its Pico Projector at CETTEC in Japan. The Pico Projector is a tiny laser projector that is intended to allow mobile phone users and users of other mobile products to project images onto a larger surface for viewing.

Microvision says that the latest version of its projector is smaller, lighter, and brighter than previous versions. The projector uses a collimated beam of light and requires no lenses making it focus free at any distance. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:52:50 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fuchiview PEP01 Pico Projector released

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Taiwanese Fuchitek announces the Fuchiview PEP01 pico projector. The Fuchiview PEP01 measures only 115 x 50 x 22mm and weighs 160g.
The Pico projector features a VGA resolution and a 80:1 contrast ratio.
Other features of the Fuchiview PEP01 include 6”-50” (13-130cm) image size, NTSC & PAL auto switch, 4:3 aspect ratio, fanless design, and battery power option. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Super Talent Pico Gold 8GB USB Drive is Tiny

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Super Talent has announced a tiny flash drive that has 8GB of storage space called the Pico-C Gold. The little drive measures 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm and is water resistant. The drive is also resistant to shock and supports 30Mb/s transfer speeds.

The gold color of the drive comes from actual 24-carat gold plating and the drive weighs about 4.7 grams. The tiny drive has an exposed USB connector and comes with a sturdy gold chain. Despite the small size and 8GB of storage the drive will retail for about $40. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Super Talent Pico-C 8Gb Micro USB Stick Review

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Madshrimps published a review of the Super Talent Pico-C 8Gb Micro USB Stick.

Quote from the review: "A 6 gram USB drive not much larger than a fingernail, with room for up to 8Gb of data. Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New VIA EPIA P700 Pico-ITX Board unveiled

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VIA Technologies today announced the VIA EPIA P700 Pico-ITX board that couples more features within a streamlined, ultra compact footprint designed for low profile systems, with extended I/O port options through two companion boards.

The VIA Pico-ITX board features native S-ATA II support, Gigabit LAN, and support for GPIO, SM bus and LPC devices.
The 10cm x 7.2cm VIA EPIA P700 is based on the VIA VX700 unified digital media IGP chipset and is powered by a 1GHz VIA C7 or fanless 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor. An integrated power adapter coupled with the 5-volt S-SATA power cable negates the need for a separate power daughterboard, saving considerable space for ultra compact systems. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:57:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Displaytech Filling Orders for Pico Projectors

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Displaytech announced today that it is now filling production orders for its tiny FLCOS microdisplay for use in Pico Projectors that is destined to be integrated into cell phones and other mobile devices. Orders for the VGA, WVGA, and SVGA FLCOS microdisplays will be integrated into pico projectors and head-mounted displays.

The tiny FLCOS microdisplays measure only 11.5mm high and consume less than 100mW of power. Displaytech says that over 18,000,000 FLCOS microdisplays have shipped for use in consumer electronics products. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tiny Foxconn Pico Projector at Computex 2008

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Foxconn is exhibiting a tiny Pico Projector at the Computex 2008.

The tiny DLP projector from Foxconn measures 55x46x26mm and weighs only 65g.
The .3 inch TI DLP inside the Foxconn Pico projector creates a WVGA (854x480px) resolution image. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:21:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microvision Pico Projector Show at CES 2008

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Microvision announced that they would show a pocket sized Plug-and-Play Pico projector at the CES 2008 a week ago.

Gizmodo has a video showing the Pico projector in action. The quality is quite alright and considering the projection comes out of a small device like that, it is actually amazing. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Jan 2008 01:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microvision Pico Projector at CES 2008

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Microvision announced today that it will be unveiling its pocket sized Plug-and-Play Pico projector for portable devices at CES 2008 next week. The thin laser projector prototype is designed to connect with mobile phones, PDAs, PMPs, digital cameras, and notebooks.

The prototype projector is code-named SHOW, is about the size of a PDA, is fully self contained, battery operated, and projects full color images. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:28:22 CST | by Shane McGlaun

DLP Products Demonstrates Second Gen Pico-projector

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DLP Products from Texas Instruments demoed a second-generation pico-projector today at the Society for Information Display mobile display conference. DLP Products also announced that there technical manufacturers plan to market products using the pico-projector including Foxconn, Sypro Optics, and Young optics.

This new streamlined prototype is thinner and smaller than the original pico-projector we saw back at CTIA in March and the new prototype has improved picture quality as well. The new pico-projector measures in at about 10mm with no fan or other moving parts needed. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:03:41 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Motorola & Microvision Team up for Pico Projector Mobile Devices

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At CES last year Microvision was talking up their PicoP projector that is small enough to fit into mobile devices like phones and notebook computers. Today Microvision announced that they have signed an agreement with Motorola to put their PicoP projector into future Motorola products.

The PicoP is an ultra-miniature laser based display that allows you to project traditionally tiny content form your phone onto a much larger screen size. "Motorola is committed to driving technology innovation that will enable the next generation of great consumer experiences," said Rob Shaddock, CTO, Motorola Mobile Devices business. "Working together with Microvision, we are pursuing ways that projection technology can redefine how mobile consumers view and interact with the media they take with them." Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tiny VIA Pico-ITX Motherboard

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VIA Technologies announced their new Pico-ITX motherboard form-factor.

The VIA VT6047 Pico-ITX measures only 100x72mm - about the size of a poker card.

VIA VT6047 Pico-ITX mainboard was designed to be powered by one of VIA’s energy efficient processor platforms, such as the VIA C7 or fan-less VIA Eden processor in the 21mm x 21mm nanoBGA2 package, combined with feature-rich VIA system media processors to enable the board to pack a performance punch in a tiny, low heat, low power package. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Texas Insturments Proves not All is Bigger in Texas with the Pico DLP Projector

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Sure mobile TV and video on cell phones sounds really cool till you consider that you will have to watch on a tiny screen that will be 2 inches if you are lucky. That’s where Texas Instruments is stepping in with the tiny Pico projector.

This Lilliputian projector uses TI DLP tech and is so small that is can fit into a cell phone. The projector measures in at a mere 1.3 inches and can put out DVD quality images in widescreen TV sizes. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:50:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Pico iPod Stroller for your Geeklettes

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If you are an iPod lover looking to hook your kids while they are young, like really young i’coo (that’s really the name of the company BTW) has a stroller with a pocket in the back for your dockable iPod called the Pico iPod.

Plug your iPod in and the built in controls allow you to change tracks and control volume while the built-in speakers will allow you to jam out while junior sleeps. The same company also offers other iPod integrating goodies like a car seat and diaper bag. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Pico CD Duplicator Rips Discs at Lightning Speed

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In the digital age, there people out there with thousands of MP3 and video files, even though they've already bought the DVDs and CDs that the tracks come from. They spend a fortune on buying two copies of the same thing yet gasp at the idea of buying some kind of CD ripper app. Yes, Eric, my brother, if you're reading this I am talking to you.

For those media fanatics, there's the Pico CD / DVD Duplicator, a very impressive-looking CD/DVD ripper that can move files from as many as 25 discs with one command. Or, you can duplicate your discs at the rate of 12 per hour (CDs) or 6 per hour (DVDs). Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Picotux: Linux running in an RJ-45 Jack

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German electronics company Kleinhenz is selling a ultra-small Linux system.

The Picotux is a slightly larger RJ-45 Ethernet Plug that is based on DigiConnect ME module from NetSilicon. Linux runs inside on a ARM CPU with 55Mhz. The Picotux is running on a 2.4.27 uClinux kernel. Price for the tiny Linux Gadget 99 Euros. Sold at Kleinhenz.
More details on Linux Devices.

Buy the Linux Penguin T-Shirt.

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Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:53:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amida PDA by PicoPeta Simputers

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Indian Company starts selling its Amida PDA, based on their Simple Computer (Simputer) concept first introduced 2001.

The Amida PDA is aimed to be easy to use and break into new areas for people using PDAs. A set of applications like email client that sends email in handwriting supposed to make it easy to use.
The Amida 4200 is the high-end model with color screen and sells for $480. The Amida is sold on the company web-site. Seems they ship to the USA.
Features:

• 206 MHz Processor
• 32 MB Permanent Storage
• 64 MB RAM
• 2 USB, 1 IR, 1 Serial Port
• Internal / External Microphone
• 3.8" Touchscreen
• Backlit Display (240X360)
• 4.2V rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Battery Life:6-8 hrs. under normal usage

Posted on Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Pico PenShot Spy Digital Camera with 8MB

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Japanese Greenhouse co ltd. announces (japanese) a new digital camera in a pen.

The Pen features a 0.3MP digital camera and 8MB USB flash memory, which can store up to 500 photos. Via a USB cable, the photos can be uploaded to a computer.
The Pico PenShot works also as a PDA stylus and as a USB storage for files, and still works as an ordinary pen too.
No pricing available yet.

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Posted on Tue, 2 Mar 2004 01:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr