Acer reveals pico projector with 2,000:1 contrast (MacNN)

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Acer reveals pico projector with 2,000:1 contrast (MacNN)
Acer as part of a mostly Europe-focused update at CeBIT has added a new pico projector. The K11 still uses DLP and fits in a pocket but gets a boost with an LED lamp. Moving to the technology helps increase the contrast to 2,000:1 but also extends the lifetime of the lamp to 20,000 hours and uses about 30 percent less power….

Acer rights its wrongs with K11 pico projector (Engadget)
Why hello there, Acer. Not only does this K11 DLP pico projector look sexier than its predecessor , but it’s also been given some nice internal enhancements. Starting with display performance: the K11′s resolution remains about the same at 858 x 600, but it’s twice as bright at 200 lumens (while maintaining the same 20,000-hour lamp life) and has twice as much contrast ratio at 2,000:1. As for …

Prototype Microsoft Mobile Surface PC one-ups iPhone (Network World)
Microsoft Corp. researchers have shrunk down its Surface tabletop computer into a pocket-sized package that, with the aid of a few accessories, one-ups conventional touchscreen devices like Apple Inc.’s iPhone.

City schools receive AP grant (Thomasville Times-Enterprise)
THOMASVILLE — Some Advanced Placement students within the Thomasville City School System are about to embark on a new technological adventure.

Skinput Brings A Whole New Meaning To Touch Typing (Gizmodo Australia)
While resistive touchscreens are being phased out in favour of capacitive screens, Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft are working together on touchscreens for your body, called Skinput. (more…)

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