Brightest Single-Lamp Projector
From Sanyo comes the PLC-XP100L LCD Projector series, which at 6500 lumens has the highest luminance for a portable LCD projector. It uses the Durable Inorganic Optical System (DIOS), which includes the projector’s LCD panels and polarizing film.
The projector is equipped with a full 10 bit video circuit for extraordinary picture quality. The on-board Active Maintenance Filter System (AMF) in the projector automatically detects airflow and advances clean filter material when needed. The result is less maintenance and increased reliability. Using this system, filter cartridges can last up to 10,000 hours. Due to its mobility and the Up/Down/Left/Right Lens Shift, providing highly versatile adjustments, the PLC-XP100L is suitable for a variety of applications from the boardroom to the classroom.
Around the World for Free
“Amazing Race” winner Alex Boylan has departed from New York City in an outrageous travel scheme. He plans to circumvent the globe starting without any money and relying on strangers and users on the site (www.aroundtheworldforfree.com) to help him visit South America, Africa, Europe, India and Asia, returning to the US in an estimated 5 months. Around the World for Free has partnered with the American Red Cross to encourage its registered users to get prepared for disasters and other emergencies.
Called a “next-generation live interactive extreme travel reality experience,” content from the trip will air in short daily and weekly 8-12 minute webisodes on the site. The Internet community at www.aroundtheworldforfree.com is encouraged to offer suggestions via e-mail, message boards and cellular text messaging on travel destinations, advice on interesting people to interact with, even viable tips on places where Alex might find room and board.
Making It Easy to Download Torrents
AllPeers (www.allpeers.com) has added new capabilities to its flagship product to support standard BitTorrent downloads directly inside the Firefox web browser. Designed to make downloading easier and faster, AllPeers does not require any previous knowledge of dealing with torrent files. BitTorrent already accounts for over 40 percent of all Internet traffic and has over 35 million users. Torrent files are generally videos, music, photos or applications.
Until now, use of the BitTorrent protocol has required searching on obscure websites. Downloading files meant choosing one of a number of complex client applications intended specifically for this purpose. AllPeers makes downloading torrent files as easy as normal web downloads: just click on a link and the download starts, right inside your browser. The social features let users share torrent files using the encrypted AllPeers network, directly with their existing AllPeers contacts or by sending files to any e-mail address.
Print in 3D
Until now, 3D printers have been large, expensive corporate machines. But the Desktop Factory 3D printer (www.desktopfactory.com) is about the same size as early laser printers, measuring approximately 25 x 20 x 20 inches and weighing less than 90 lbs. The printer can be plugged into standard wall outlets, is fully network compatible, requires no special ventilation and uses an inexpensive halogen light source and drum printing technology to build its robust parts layer by layer with low-cost composite plastic powder
The Desktop Factory printer uses industry-standard 3D file formats to build its highly durable models and has a maximum build volume of 5 x 5 x 5 inches. The Desktop Factory 125ci is currently in beta, with initial shipments planned for 2008 at a price of $4,995.