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BenQ S6 MID gets video unboxing; falls down as PMP replacement

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 28th 2009 No Comments

It’s hard to believe, but after all we’ve seen of the BenQ S6 MID, we’ve not seen a video unboxing. Perhaps that’s because of the mobile internet device’s limited availability; so far, Italy looks like your best bet to get a hold of the S6, courtesy of carrier TIM. Anyway, there’s at least one S6 outside of Italy, in the hands of Ewan Spence on the MID Moves tour, and he’s shared not only his video unboxing but some hands-on feedback about the compact 3G device.

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Unboxing video of the BenQ S6 MID after the cut

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BenQ’s GP1 compact projector featured PhlatLight LEDs technology

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Jan 27th 2009 No Comments

While visiting CES 2009, the folks from Luminus gave me a short 5 minutes walk-though on their PT-39 LED Chipset that used to power all those ultra bright and color accurate mobile-size projectors. I was more impressed with water-cooled Chi Lin and Vivitek full-feature projectors; but after a second look on the mini-projectors’ throwing images, I have to say the composes of three individual LED chips were not joke when it came to brightness and color reproduction. It can throw 100 of lumen and claim 20k hours of lamp life, the light source is about 10 times more usable than my home projector. If you want to give it spin, BenQ has recently announced the availability of GP1 Pocket Projector, which incorporated Luminous PhlatLight’s PT-39 chipset and Texas Instruments DLP technology to produce the on-the-go mobile beamer at its best.

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BENQ dished out 10 models of G-series 16:9 monitors

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Jan 20th 2009 No Comments

beng g2220hd 3s Most monitor-makers are already headed toward the low cost 16:9 TN panel displays, why not BenQ? The manufacturer has quietly announced new G series monitors on their global site, dished out a sum of 10 LCDs, ranged from 15.5-inch to 24-inch with a variety of resolutions to choose from.

The G Series offers five 720p (20” G2020HD/HDA, 18.5” G920HD/HDA, and 15.6” G610HDA) and five 1080p (24” G2411HD/HDA, 23.6” G2410HD, or 21.5” G2220HD/HAD)
models. All models come standard with an exclusive image enhancement engine, Senseye+photo feature, and optimized preset modes to display Standard, Dynamic, Photo and Movie pictures. Dynamic contrast rating boasts from 10,000:1 to 40,000:1 with ultra fast panel response rate from 2ms (GTG) to 5ms.

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BenQ S6 MID price cut

By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 15th 2008 No Comments

BenQ’s S6 MID first went on sale in Italy back in October; now carrier TIM has slashed the price from its original €429 to €299 ($403). The price is believed to be for an unlocked, contract-free device, which gets you a 4.8-inch touchscreen, 2GB SSD and integrated 3G for a cost we don’t normally see Mobile Internet Devices hitting.

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BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook launches in Taiwan

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Dec 1st 2008 1 Comment

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook is not new on the scene. It has already been released in China. However, it is just now getting its debut in the maker’s home market, Taiwan. So, if you’ve been keeping your eye on this one, now might be your chance to buy.

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BenQ MP624 DLP Projector offers 3000 lumens

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Nov 13th 2008 2 Comments

If you’re looking for a new projector that works well and offers a high level of features, you’ll most likely be pleased with the BenQ MP624 DLP Projector. In fact, the manufacturer went to great lengths to seriously cut down operation noise, making for a quiet experience and allowing the attention to be placed on the videos.

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More 16:9 LCD monitor : BenQ M2400HD with 2MP web cam

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Oct 23rd 2008 No Comments

As multimedia playback becomes a standard feature for PC user, more and more monitors has started to equip with a native resolution of 16:9 LCD panel. Movie lovers will love it as it gets full estate of horizontal pixels widescreen display without the top and bottom bars (for a 16:9 aspect ratio movie). We’ve seen it with Dell first 16:9-panel S2209W, now is BenQ turn with M2400HD – a 24-inch LCD monitor with 1920×1080 full HD resolution monitor launched at everywhere except US.

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BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook has true 16:9 widescreen, HSUPA

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 17th 2008 1 Comment

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 was first announced last month, and at the time it looked like another case of netbook-by-numbers. It’s only just now launched in Hong Kong, and according to these BenQ slides we may have missed a couple of distinctive features (as long as you remember that, in netbooks, “distinctive” can mean as little as an extra memory card supported). The screen is the key difference, being true 16:9 aspect rather than the more typical 16:10.

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Full-sized BenQ Joybook Lite U101 slides after the cut

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BenQ S6 MID impresses owners; Global release imminent?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Oct 6th 2008 No Comments

As promised after last week’s unboxing gallery, we’re starting to see the first reviews of BenQ’s S6 Mobile Internet Device come through from its new Italian owners. UMPC Portal have adopted one particular Italian called Alberto, who has been giving his thoughts on how the S6 holds up as an internet device, an ebook reader and a media player.

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BenQ S6 MID reaches Italian buyers: live gallery

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 3rd 2008 No Comments

After months MIA, BenQ’s S6 MID is finally in the hands of buyers – namely those in Italy who can buy them from carrier TIM. The €429 ($626) touchscreen device is being sold there without a contract, although TIM do provide a SIM in case you want to activate the S6’s 3G HSDPA connection, and the first hands-on images are starting to filter out.

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