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January 10th, 2010, 15:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_favi-rioled-q.preview.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/favi-rioled-q.preview.jpg)I'm still not sold on pico-projectors (http://gizmodo.com/search/projectors), but obviously that fact hasn't stopped companies from continuing to make them. I even saw one on a cellphone (http://gizmodo.com/5441767/texas-instruments-applies-its-wvga-resolution-dlp-pico-projector-to-cellphones-and-digital-cameras) in a commercial once—they're so mainstream, man! And now Favi has two more:
Who? Right. Favi's a first-timer around here. Anyway, they have two new additions to the pico-projector space: The RIOLED-Q (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-q) and the RIOLED-V (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-v), two distinct little things that focus on business use (the former) and Linux/web apps (the latter.)
In the former's case, "business" translates into a bright, 2-speaker-sporting pico-projector with A/V, VGA and USB connections. There's memory built in, although it's not said how much, and the form factor is small (note the pen), which is no surprise.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_favi-rioled-v.jpgThe RIOLED-V is actually a netbook slash projector, featuring Linux, web apps (YouTube, Flickr and a few other ubiquitous ones like weather and email were mentioned) and wi-fi. It kind of reminded me of that MSI projector PC (http://gizmodo.com/5444184/msi-projector-pc-beams-those-all+important-word-documents-out-at-1080p-resolution) the CES guys spotted out in Vegas this week, albeit a smaller, half-baked version that does not look anything like a small space ship with 1080p.
Both projectors are due out in February or early March. Maybe I'll come around on the whole pico-projector category by then. [Pico-Projector Info (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-q)]
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Who? Right. Favi's a first-timer around here. Anyway, they have two new additions to the pico-projector space: The RIOLED-Q (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-q) and the RIOLED-V (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-v), two distinct little things that focus on business use (the former) and Linux/web apps (the latter.)
In the former's case, "business" translates into a bright, 2-speaker-sporting pico-projector with A/V, VGA and USB connections. There's memory built in, although it's not said how much, and the form factor is small (note the pen), which is no surprise.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_favi-rioled-v.jpgThe RIOLED-V is actually a netbook slash projector, featuring Linux, web apps (YouTube, Flickr and a few other ubiquitous ones like weather and email were mentioned) and wi-fi. It kind of reminded me of that MSI projector PC (http://gizmodo.com/5444184/msi-projector-pc-beams-those-all+important-word-documents-out-at-1080p-resolution) the CES guys spotted out in Vegas this week, albeit a smaller, half-baked version that does not look anything like a small space ship with 1080p.
Both projectors are due out in February or early March. Maybe I'll come around on the whole pico-projector category by then. [Pico-Projector Info (http://www.picoprojector-info.com/favi-rioled-q)]
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