Why I Now Hate Epson Printers

A few months back, I reviewed Epson's Artisan 800 printer, and I loved it. Tonight, I hate its shiny plastic guts. In fact, I may never touch another Epson product again because of this... More »

The Epson Infineon GPS Chip Is Small Enough to Destroy Privacy Forever

How small does a GPS chip get in its 12th round of development? Look at the match stick. More »

Win 7 Tip: Device Stage Gadget Interface Is Gorgeous (When Supported!)

Device Stage is a set of baked-in icons and menus for printers, cameras, phones, etc. that wait for the moment when you plug something in. Recognition comes fast and smooth—provided the gadget is supported. UPDATE More »

Epson PowerLite Flagship 1080p Projector Is Super Bright, Super Clear For Under $3K

Epson's PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB projector, with a 75K:1 contrast ratio and 1,600 lumens, is a prime example of what I love about tech: Everything's cheaper even as it becomes more powerful. More »

E Ink's AM300 Dev Kit Capable of Quick Animations and Touch Input

Cambridge-based E Ink is turning some heads with it's AM300 Developer Kit, which promises refresh rates fast enough to support animations (think dynamic ads), interactive touch input, and 16 unadulterated, detailed shades of grey (!). Developed in conjunction with Epson, the kit uses the New York Times as an example, which makes sense, as those enamored with E Ink technology have long fantasized about its use with newspapers and magazines. In any case, the dev kit looks pretty cool and I can't wait for people to start using it in the real world. [Youtube via Engadget]

Leica's $11,000 Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Lens Is a Nightvision Owl Eye For Your Camera

Yeah, you read that right: f/ zero point nine five. As in less than f/1, which was where Leica's legendary Noctilux was positioned before and as low as Canon goes with their 50mm f/1.0L glass, making it the world's fastest major consumer lens on the market today (f-numbers are logarithmic, so that's over a full exposure stop lower for over double the light of an f/1.4 lens). The new Noctilux was leaked by a French magazine with details of a Photokina release later this month, and it looks like it'll use Leica's standard M mount, so it will work with your M8 digital or any other M-mount camera (Epson RD-1s owners, all five of you!) to let you take pictures like this: More »

Epson First to Drop Below $2K With 1080p Projector

Last year, Epson brought the price of 1080p projectors down to $2,700 and today it's dropping it again, to $2,000 (officially $1,999) for the all-new Powerlite Home Cinema 6100. We're not saying it's going to be as high-performance as Sony's or Panasonic's new $3,500 projectors, but damn if that's not the right price to build yourself a "budget" home theater. Epson is also launching its Pro Cinema 7100 and 7500 UB 1080p projectors with some seriously high contrast ratios, but they'll come at a much higher—and as yet unspecified—price. More info below. More »

Epson Artisan 700 and 800: Feature-Rich Printers on the Cheap

The Epson Artisan 700 and 800 are new all-in-one printers featuring, well, enough goodies to make use write about a generally dull topic. In addition to the standard scanners, memory card readers and LCDs, both units feature Wi-Fi and ethernet, fancy touch panel controls, direct to CD/DVD printing, and standard printing up to 38 pages per minute. Plus, each unit is only about 6-inches tall. Available for pre-order now, the 700 will run $200 with the 800 costing $300. For the specific, minor differences between the models, here's the full press release: More »

Epson Releasing More Serious Home Theater In a Box, Ensemble HD Home Cinema System

While the average home theater in a box is a simple way of packaging complicated components, often they represent the worst of what you can buy. In response, Epson is releasing two Ensemble HD Home Cinema System(s) to combine that easy one-box purchase with a solid wallet-raping. Both systems start with an Epson PowerLite 3LCD (3-chip at 1080p or 720p) and include a 100-inch motorized screen, Atlantic Technology A/V controller with 1080p upconversion, LCD remote, 150W sub and ceiling mounted front speakers. The only catch seems to be that the system lacks a traditional full 5.1 speaker setup. The 1080p version runs $6,999 while the 720p system comes in at $4,999. Read on for the full deets. More »

Epson Proud of Its 13 Inches of E-paper

We haven't been talking much about e-paper as of late, but companies are still chipping away at the technology all the same. Epson just unveiled their newest flagship demo, a 13.4-inch display with 3104 × 4128 resolution and pixel density as high as 385ppi. Contrast ratio is also quite good at 10:1 (the WSJ is somewhere around half of that) and reflectiveness is 40% (which must be good if they are promoting it, right?). Epson has no immediate plans to produce this particular model, but don't be surprised if you see its tech show up elsewhere down the line. [Fareastgizmos]

Epson EMP-400W / EMP-400We Ultra-Short Throw Projectors

As demonstrated at this year's CES, ultra—short throw projectors like the Hitachi CP-A100 and the Sanyo PLC-XL50 are all the rage. Epson is following the trend with two new projectors: the EMP-400We and the EMP-400W. More »

Lightning Round: Epson MovieMate 72 All-In-One HD Projector

The Gadget: Epson's newest all-in-one projector, the MovieMate 72, with yes, you guessed it, 720p screen resolution and HDMI input More »

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 720 Projector Has a Rock-Bottom Price

Epson stretches deep into the cheap seats with its PowerLite Home Cinema 720 (the similar Home Cinema 400 is pictured here), figuring in a lot of the higher-end attributes of its Epson Home Cinema 1080 big brother at a rock-bottom price of $1,299. Out back there's an HDMI port and all the other usual suspects, and its three LCD chips can rock 1600 lumens, 10-bit color processing and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio with the best of them. If all you're watching is broadcast/cable/satellite HDTV, which maxes out at 1080i/720p, its 720p rez will probably be looking pretty damn good. [Electronista]

Epson's Hello Kitty Laptops Will Ensure No One Wants to Steal Your Laptop

If you want to be too full of shame and self-loathing to pull your laptop out in a crowded coffee shop, this Hello Kitty Epson laptop was created with you in mind. Featuring a dizzying pattern all over the case in delightful pink and yellow colors, it's sure to make people question your sanity and taste wherever you go. They're loaded up with a Celeron M 1.73GHz chip, 1GB of memory, an 80GB hard drive and Windows Vista, and all they'll cost you is $1,640 and a few pounds of dignity. [Hello Kitty Hell via Crave]

Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 UB, Cheapest 1080p Projector in the World

We got a close-up look at the Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 UB projector we scooped for you the other day, the cheapest 1080p projector in the world at an unofficial $2699 (but that might not be the exact number, according to Epson). Epson added a new chipset that raised its native (not dynamic) contrast ratio to 5000:1. We got an eyes-on demo, and liked what we saw. And check out that wild-ass attachment hanging on its front. More »

Epson Launches PictureMate Dash and PictureMate Zoom with CD Burner

Epson jacked up its latest 4x6 photo printers with larger LCD screens (now 3.6") and faster print times: they can handle a full-quality borderless print in 37 seconds. The new PictureMate Zoom includes a CD burner too, so you can dump a day of shooting to disc for archiving or sharing. More »

Epson's V500 Color Scanner Works Fast, Lets You Blow Up Pics

Epson has debuted its new color scanner. Aimed at amateur photo freaks in a hurry, the V500 cuts warm-up time and scanning time, meaning you can get through a pile of negs, slides and photos in less time than other scanners, thanks to its ReadyScan LED technology. More »

Epson Rolls Out Powerhouse $200 Stylus Photo RX680 All-In-One and Two Others

Two hundred bones will get you a lot of printer these days. Epson's Stylus Photo RX680 printer/scanner/copier is a Gutenberg wet dream with text and copy speeds up to 40 ppm, two separate paper trays that can hold a total of 270 sheets of paper, draft photo printing in 11 seconds and an auto-duplexer for hassle-free double-sided action. More »

Epson Introduces $149 Stylus CX9400Fax All-In-One, the Speed Demon Stylus C120 and Two More Budget Multifunctions

Today Epson rolled out its entry level line of printers with a few surprises: the $149 CX9400Fax, a super-valued all-in-one with a truly functional fax, a fast-as-hell $90 printer called the Stylus C120, and two more multifunctions (without fax), the $70 CX7400 and the $100 CX8400. More »

Epson Premiere Ensemble, The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Hi-Def Home Cinema System

Home cinema means high-def projector, surround-sound speakers, a booming subwoofer, and putting some custom installer's kid through college. Epson knows projector setup is a pain, so it has developed the Premiere Ensemble a system that's supposed to get you from in-the-box to in-the-couch in four hours. It's not cheap: the kit that includes a 1080p projector will cost $7,000 and the 720p option is $5,000. But as long as you've got a trusty studfinder and a B+ in shop class, you should be able to cobble it together. It's not just a do-it-yourself kit, either—hidden within the structure is an innovative 5.1 sound system that rather kicks ass. More »

Epson P-3000 Photo Fine Player Stores Photos, Plays H.264 Videos

On Monday we brought you a PMP from Asuka and compared it to last year's Epson P-5000. Well, Epson has come back with their P-3000, a 40GB HDD which plays H.264 videos on its 4-inch screen. It's Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Mac compatible and you'll get three hours' battery life for movies, and six for music playback. All that is available for $499 Stateside. – Ad Dugdale More »

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Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 is Cheap

A four-digit price tag usually isn't regarded as cheap, but the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 is especially pocketbook-friendly with a $3,000 price tag. The projector also happens to be the cheapest 1080p projector on the market. More »

Epson Duet Projector Screen Does 4:3 and 16:9

Charlie's talk about the alternate but stunning 2.35:1 video format reminded me of this cool projector screen we haven't covered before. It's Epson's Duet, and instead of a vertical scrolling screen, it unfolds side to side, expanding from a 4:3 ratio'd 65-inch screen to a 16:9 screen that measures 80-inches from corner to corner. Neat. It also happens to work as a wall mounted solution. More »

Epson Power Lite Pro Leaps to 1080p

Five grand may seem like a lot to spend on a projector, but the PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 is Epson's first front projector to hit the 1080p mark (the previous Cinema 810 was only capable of 720p). The new projector has a higher 12,000:1 contrast ratio and a brightness of 1,200 ANSI lumens. It uses three individual LCD chips (one for red, blue, and green) to project smoother artifact-free images, which Epson claims makes for a better picture. Input-wise it has component... More »

Epson's Mac Mini Doppelganger Packs Core 2 Duo

Mac Mini rip offs are a dime a dozen, so it's rare when we find one that's a worthy contender and it's even rarer when we find one that's made by a printer company. Yet Epson's Endeavor ST100 manages to stand up to Apple's Mini and despite being bigger, can even teach it a thing or two. For starters, the ST100 packs a faster Core 2 Duo CPU, while the Mini is still stuck on Core Duo. Price-wise, the $500 dollar ST100 is cheaper than the entry level Mini (which starts at $599). For the DIY crowd, the ST100 is also easy to open/upgrade thanks to two latches found on the rear. Otherwise, both computers are fairly similar with a 2GB memory capacity, dual-layer DVD burner, 160GB HDD, and integrated graphics. At the moment, the ST100 is only available in Japan, but it's one PC we wouldn't mind having on our desk. More »