Beambox launches Evolution R-1 pico projector
By Laura June 
posted Feb 23rd 2009 12:50PM
posted Feb 23rd 2009 12:50PM
You may recall Beambox as the company that brought us the very tiny Beambox Pocket Projector. Well, its newest model, the just-announced Evolution R-1 is not quite as compact (though it's still pretty tiny), but it looks like it will pack a lot more punch than its predecessor. The R-1 will boast an LCoS chip, a brightness of 30 lumens, with a 200:1 contrast ratio and VGA (640 x 480) resolution, and will be capable of projecting an up to 100-inch image. The little guy will also have up to 4GB of onboard Flash memory, plus a microSD slot. The pico -- which weighs in at 175 grams -- is expected to ship around March 20th. It looks like the projector is going to run you £250 ($360), and be available in black, red, silver and white. One more shot after the break.
i keep looking at some of these projectors for possibly using them for friday night Bible study worship sessions. I would be cool to have the portable projectors to project worship lyrics up on the wall without having to carry around bulky equipement. couple that with my s10 netbook, and we're in business. Maybe Engadget should do an article about best pico projectors so far... hmmm....
Just use a remote control instead of the netbook. That's what the 4GB flash is for.
Anybody else notice these look like iPods/generic PMPs with a focus dial instead of a display?
I second the Engadget article on the best pico projector out there; I would love to know what the average life span for these projectors are.
Just sent the following to "ask at engadget dawt com":
"What is the best currently available pico projector?"
What's the resolution?
Seconded.
third, but I like the design
VGA..?
I do not have much knowledge about these...but how would these perform when used for watching movies? I was actually thinking of buying one of these and not buying a TV (for purposes of portability). Of course it wont tune cable signals but I can connect it to my laptop for viewing tv, games and movies (I view tv on my laptop right now). Any suggestions on this or any other brands??
Also, whats the mini-USB port for?
Probably power.
Damnit, just saw dc jack. Expansion?
Probably for loading the 4GB of flash with media.
If you look at the first picture, you can see a DC jack and a switch that says DC or BATT Therefore, USB must be used to connect to a PC to project video or view files on a USB harddisk.
I just want to bump the request for an article on the best pico projector available.
Would you be able to watch TV on this one though ??
I dont see any other way to watch stuff on it besides from the internal memory or via USB directly.
The A/V plug you see on the picture is an output according to the Beatbox homepage.
It might be though that you can watch TV via USB though, but I would not know it if it was so...
**Copied from Beatbox homepage**
OLD one Connections: VGA, Mini-AV
NEW one Connections: Mini-USB, AV out, 3.5mm Audio Out
nice ipod look, that means i could never own this
Looks nice, I hope the video format support is better then the Aiptek Pocket Cinema. I hate having to convert all of my files to their special ASF format first. Not supporting Xvid is just lazy.
30 lumens is 3x's better than comparable pico-projectors (there's like, 2 others out there). I'd love to get one of these one day.
this is not a new unit, its been shipping at gadgetcraver.com for a while by Epoq multimedia
with 30 lumens and VGA native resolution
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