Beam Down the Nextar Z10 Micro Projector

September 25, 2009

What is it about micro projector brand names? Most of them seem to be the result of a lexical car crash between a science fiction writer and a Linux hacker.
I just spotted the Nextar Z10 Micro Projector over at Crazy Cameras (let’s hope they’re not really crazy). At just £160.99 with free delivery, it’s one [...]

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Beambox Pocket Projector – set phasers to stun

September 18, 2009

Online store Beambox is blazing a trail in the micro projector world with a small but increasingly well formed product range.
It claims it Evolution R-1 is the most powerful pocket projector for its size on the market.
Price-wise is nudging towards the higher end of the spectrum, coming in at £257, but when you have a [...]

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See Micro Projectors on Video Before You Buy

September 15, 2009

Watching someone else using a micro projector probably isn’t the most entertaining way of spending an evening – it’s certainly not going to catch on as a spectator sport any time soon.
But if you’re thinking of splashing out upwards of £200 on a new micro projector then you’d be foolish to rely solely on still [...]

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Learning about micro projectors, Wordpress and thesis at the same time

September 12, 2009

You (not that there are any of you) have probably realised by now that I’m learning as I’m writing – not just about micro projectors, but also about this blogging and Wordpress lark.
I blew the whole of my promotional budget on the Thesis Wordpress theme, thinking that it would save me time and effort in [...]

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Micro projectors brands and manufacturers directory – September 2009

September 10, 2009

Micro projectors seem to occupy a peculiar electronic netherworld neglected by the leading electronics brands. I’d expected to see the likes of Sony, Panasonic, LG and Samsung popping up with personal projectors, but that’s not the case.
Micro projectors seem to be something of a more specialist product, falling between the stools of road-warrior PowerPoint presentation [...]

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Where to buy a micro projector – The UK Micro Projectors Online Shop Directory – September 2009

September 8, 2009

My intial forays on to the Interwebs looking for somewhere to buy a micro projector revealed a hotch-potch of general electrical stores, business-to-business sites and the ubiquitous price comparison sites which have you going round in circles back to the sites you’ve just seen on Google anyway.
And, of course, Amazon. There’s always, always Amazon.
So I [...]

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Why should anyone buy a micro projector?

August 31, 2009

Why do you need a micro projector? Why do I need a micro-projector? Why does anyone need a micro projector?
These are questions which, if not quite as old as time itself, stretch some way back to 2008 when the dinky little projector-in-your-pocket devices began to appear.
I decided that I’d like to have a micro projector [...]

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