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Many of us have now gotten used to the presence of Full High Definition video in our living rooms, at the cinema, as well as on our smartphones. The thing is, while we would like the presence of a large screen TV in our living rooms or home theater setups, how many of us do prefer the projector over a TV? I would say that the answer would not be all that many, but this does not mean that growth and evolution in the home projector market has stalled. No sir, Epson has just debuted their family focused Full HD 2D/3D projector that is known as the PowerLite Home Cinema 2030, where it will be able to offer big screen, high value HD entertainment without requiring you to break the bank.

The Epson Home Cinema 2030 will be able to offer families and home theater enthusiasts an amazing, larger-than-life HD experience, where it sports bright and vibrant image quality regardless of where you set it up, not to mention the presence of a new MHL-enabled HDMI port will be able to turn this particular projector into a smart display as long as it plays nice with the other MHL-supported devices, such as a range of Android-powered phones and tablets, and the Roku Streaming Stick, of course.

Just what other kind of hardware will the Epson Home Cinema 2030 pack underneath the hood? Well, we are looking at built-in sound with the capability to add speakers, which would mean users are able to enhance their future movie experience accordingly, depending on their budget at that point in time. Not only that, it will be able to deliver 2,000 lumens of color brightness and 2,000 lumens of white brightness, all thanks to a 3LCD, 3-chip technology setup. The projector will ship with half a dozen pre-set color modes, so that users can play their favorite videogames or watch their favorite TV programs all the same, regardless of whether you are in a dark room or in a well-lit area.

Coming in a white, compact design, the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2030 will cost a relatively affordable $999.

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Most folks, when they throw their first glance at the EPICT EPP-100, would most probably think that this is just another pico projector. While the EPICT EPP-100 might be small in stature and has the capability to throw an image onto a screen or wall, it is much more than a pico projector. Nestled within its 2.7″ x 2.4″ x 2.2″ chassis lies the innards that power the Android operating system. In a nutshell, once you have gotten all of the other parts together like a mouse, keyboard and other relevant peripherals, the EPICT EPP-100 would be able to be used as a computer of sorts, letting you surf the Internet, check out YouTube videos, reply to your social network, and basically run any Android-powered app on your wall.

It is not meant to see action in a large hall, but would work best in a small room, although do expect it to lag from time to time since the processor running it happens to be an Allwinner A20 ARM Cortex-A7 dual-core processor, which will be accompanied by 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal memory, running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice. Good thing there is a microSD memory card slot that allows you to “enjoy” additional storage, while connectivity options include USB 2.0, microUSB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The asking price? $221 a pop.

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Ubi Interactive and Microsoft have been working together to develop software which can—with the addition of a Kinect and projector—turn any surface into a touchscreen. Now, you can buy the app that powers it for $150.

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When projectors are a dime a dozen, they have to do something truly special to stand out. BenQ’s newly available W1500 might just pull that off: how does high-quality wireless video sound? The DLP unit is billed as the first projector to offer WHDI over 5GHz frequencies, letting it stream 1080p 3D movies at quality that’s reportedly on par with an HDMI signal. The company isn’t leaning solely on this trick to lure us in, mind you. The W1500 integrates with mobile devices, courts gamers through 3DTV Play support and throws an 84-inch picture from as close as six feet away. Such convenience is expensive at $2,299, but it could be a viable alternative to stringing video cables around the den.

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I clearly remember when I first caught sight of a pocket projector – it certainly bowled me over with the possibilities, but after getting one, I rarely used it. Come to think of it, it has seen action just a handful of times, so much so that I can even count it on a single hand. I suppose it does not cater to my needs, but enough market research and case studies must have been done in order for pico projectors to be approved and manufactured. Those who tend to make business presentations on the go might find this $249.95 iPad Pocket Projector a boon, especially when you need to throw that money making pitch among a group of potential investors, instead of meeting them one by one.

The iPad Pocket Projector says it all, where it can hook up directly to an iPad for it to instantly display enlarged views of photos, movies, and presentations. It will arrive in a physical form factor that is smaller than a smartphone, tipping the scales at under 5 ounces, where it will plug into your iPad’s 30-pin charging port, making your iPad look like some sort of Borg entity. In a nutshell, you can transform a small room into a mini movie theater of sorts sans complicated setup or cables. The iPad Pocket Projector will come with a 35-lumen LED that delivers 6″ to 60″ diagonal images from 8″ to 78″ away with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Unfortunately, the projector’s resolution maxes out at 640 x 480 pixels, but thankfully there is a manual focus wheel that helps you fine-tune image clarity, alongside controls for the audio level. The LED itself has been rated for 20,000 hours, and it will play nice with all iPads, the iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, and third and fourth generation iPod touch.
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