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$360? Good luck with that.]]>May 20th 2010 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/
beats other pico projectors for around the same price point. if you want real image quality, expect to dish out more money. with tech, you get what you pay for (most of the time)]]>May 20th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/
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A projection of 200:1 is about 2/3 of print. But it's your $360. Spend it as you like.]]>May 21st 2010 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 21st 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 20th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/IM NOT MADE OF OUT MONEY!]]>May 20th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/
Not made of money? You should afford to at least replace your broken keyboard.]]>May 20th 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 20th 2010 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://aaxatech.com/products/m1_micro_projector.htm

$329 - 66 Lumen, 800x600 native with SD, USB and 1GB internal.

OK - it may not be as pico as that once, but it gets close. ]]>May 20th 2010 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 20th 2010 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 21st 2010 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/May 21st 2010 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/beambox-evolution-r-2-one-of-the-brightest-little-guys-around/The minimum environmental conditions suitable for this set up would be:
- Maximum 30 lux of ambient light on the projection surface to provide a 10:1 contrast ratio
- Room lighting range between 10 - 900 lux to prevent eye strain
- Maximum viewing distance of 2.4m for comfortable acuity

I've got one and it's currently projecting on to my ceiling from my bedside table, and when I go to work on Monday ill just sweep it in to my laptop bag on the way out the door..

If you want the contrast ratio of A4 print, buy a flip book - or wait for Jobs to bring real functionality to the iPad (rather than the current function-follows-form-follows-apple model). If you want a creative and casual way to display any kind of media and information, buy a pico. :)
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