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Sharp’s chosen to focus on creating an affordable 1080p home projector, rolling out the single chip DLP-based XV-Z15000. Ready for the discerning customer with $2,999 in their pocket, it features a 30,000:1 contrast ratio and 1600 ANSI brightness, plus Keystone Correction ready to take care of any type of distortion that may crop up. Projector heads can put this up against the PT-AE3000 and company when it ships in March.

Continue reading Sharp shows off the XV-Z15000 1080p projector

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Sharp shows off the XV-Z15000 1080p projector originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last year Carl Zeiss tantalized us with promises of an eye-level, “cinema quality” display for iPods (and only iPods). The result was a somewhat funky looking set of “video eyeware” that, to put it mildly, didn’t quite catch on in the Apple community like the company’s tiny lenses have elsewhere. Undaunted, Herr Zeiss is releasing a new version — cunningly titled the Cinemizer plus — that offers mostly minor tweaks, like improved cable management and better compatibility with external (higher quality) earbuds. The company is also pushing studios to produce more content that will show off these things’ 3D capabilities, but we’re guessing there still won’t be much of the stuff available when these drop in March for $499.

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Carl Zeiss pushes 3D with updated Cinemizer “video eyeware” originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you were taken aback by RCA’s EZ300HD, you’ll serious consider marrying the EZ209HD. Said device is the company’s slimmest, sleekest and “sexiest” Small Wonder ever, enabling users to grab HD footage and view playback on the 2-inch LCD display. It’s also packing an HDMI socket, a rechargeable battery good for two hours of use and a microSD slot. It’ll hit this quarter for $119.99 alongside the standard-def EZ207.

Continue reading RCA introduces slimmest Small Wonder camcorder ever: EZ209HD

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RCA introduces slimmest Small Wonder camcorder ever: EZ209HD originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Never mind that VIZIO is breaking from its discount-market image, the combination of a known brand name and $199 pricetag for its VBR100 Blu-ray player is the one-two punch here. The company is showing off this new 2-inch thick (not the slimmest, but not exactly portly, either) Blu-ray deck at CES this week, and the feature set is pretty encouraging. The upconverted DVD feed coming out of the HDMI jack can be switched between 720p, 1080i and 1080p, but even more importantly, the unit’s 7.1-analog jacks around back can output decoded Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. Set for release in April for a penny under $200.

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VIZIO jumps into the sub-$200 Blu-ray player ring with its VBR100 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve been disappointed by the fits and starts that powerline technology has suffered in the past, but an honest look over the past year’s HomePlug Alliance achievements isn’t without bright spots. Growth in the install base (now at 25 million devices), products and vendors (18 new members) are nothing to sneeze at, and HomePlug AV2’s promise of 600Mbps speeds sounds promising going forward. Kicking of at CES this week and moving forward, the alliance wants to see lots more household connectivity for HDTV, HDMI and all manner of data transfer you want to get done without tearing down the sheetrock in your home. Could this be the year that HomePlug really takes off, or will disappointing real-world performance continue to dog the technology? Hit the link for the alliance’s rosy view and let us know your predictions in the comments.

Continue reading HomePlug Alliance hits some milestones, rallies the troops at CES

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HomePlug Alliance hits some milestones, rallies the troops at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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