Gizmodo: epoq

Pico Cube Projector is World's Smallest, Says Maker Epoq

Kit Eaton — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:45:03 EST

"About the size and weight of a hen's egg" runs the tagline for this projector. That'd be some special large cubic hen then. But this Pico Cube EPP-HH01 from Epoq projector is undeniably tiny—it's just 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 inches across, which Epoq says makes it the world's smallest. It projects VGA resolution images from its LCoS image chip with a 3W LED light source giving it a 80:1 ANSI contrast ratio. It's no high-end video projector of course, but you don't expect that from a gadget of this size. And it does somehow squeeze in a speaker, making it handy for impromptu business presentations and such. It's due to ship this month, for a suitably tiny $230. [Gadgetcraver.com]

Epoq EGP-WP98B, Windows Mobile Wrist Edition

Mark Wilson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:26:00 EDT

The Epoq EGP-WP98B claims has the claim to fame as the first Windows Mobile 5 watch. And while the OS does seem a little overkill for the watch's tiny 1.4" OLED touch screen, its impressive internals stand up well to its faux-alligator-banded externals. A quad band GSM watch (supporting speakerphone or headset), it features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.28GB of memory, USB syncing, VOIP, and voice recording. If you can stand the handwriting recognition or reading an e-book on that screen, be our (soon the be blind) guest. No word on pricing or availability at this time. [mobilewhack]

$20,000 Oticon Epoq Bluetooth Stereo Hearing Aid Also Manages iPod, Phone

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:37:43 EDT

Over at Gadget Lab, Charlie Sorrel is talking about his deaf friend's super-sweet insanely-expensive hearing aid. The Oticon Epoq's UK price is £10,000; for the cash, you get two earpieces wirelessly connected via Bluetooth to render more accurate 3D sound images inside the wearer's head. With all the obvious tech already inside, the system has an interface that plugs into a phone or an MP3 player to stream stereo music and phone calls into the earpieces. Presumably, if a phone has Bluetooth A2DP stereo streaming, you won't need the adapters. Sorrel only mentions the flipside: that the iPhone, lacking A2DP, can only be a phone, not a music player, when used with the Epoq aid. [Gadget Lab]

Epoq Classes Up MP4 Watches With Stainless Steel

Jason Chen — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:50:08 EDT

Most MP4 watches look fantastic if you're 12 years old and really love plastic and rubber watches, but Epoq's latest MP4 watch brings a slight bit of class to the video watch business. Made of stainless steel, this watch has a 1.5-inch LCD screen, 2GB memory, MP4 video and MP3/WMA/WAV audio. $199 isn't cheap, but how else are you going to get video on a watch? [First To You via Sci Fi]

Epoq Rolls Out Another Nearly-Microscopic MP4 Player

Charlie White — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:38:28 EDT

In addition to the cute little matchbox-sized Epoq FT826 mp4 player we showed you yesterday, Epoq has released the FT804, another player that's nearly the same but comes in black and adds a trio of nicely backlit controls on the front. The FT804 has a slightly smaller touchscreen than its brandmate, a 2.2-incher rather than the 826's 2.4-inch screen, and its resolution is just 220x176 instead of the 320x240 of the 826.

It shares most of its other specs such as 25fps MP4 playback, miniSD card slot, an FM tuner, voice recording and the ability to view photos simultaneously with music. The little player also shares that slight drawback of only being able to play back audio for eight hours and video for just three hours, but we're not sure you'd want to watch video for longer than even three minutes on this tiny 2.2-inch screen. Check out the gallery below, and find out about pricing and our complaints, after the jump.

We're also wondering why Epoq released this model that's almost identical to the other one. Pricing is similar, too—this 804 model one will run you $125.95, while the 1GB 826 is $100 (2GB $140). and both are available now. What's the point? Why not just release one player with a great design, deciding between these two nearly identical configs. And why does this one have a lower-rez screen? It's inexplicable.

Anyway, it gets to the point where a player is almost too small, and this one, at 2.6" tall by .43 inches thick, is scarcely larger than a matchbook, and that's just too damn small, especially for watching video. – Charlie White

Product Page [First to You]

Epoq MP4 player: Size of a Matchbox, Memory of a Goldfish

www.gizmodo.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:37:59 EDT

This MP4 player from Epoq is the same size as a book of matches. Available in either white or chrome and 1GB or 2GB versions, there's a miniSD Memory Card slot to give you up to 4GB memory space. It's quite cute—the buttons down the side are very retro—but it's too small for my liking.

The gizmoito also has FM radio and a built-in speaker and will cost you $99.99 for the 1GB version and $139.99 for the 2GB. Accessories include stereo headphones, USB cable, CD driver and AC charger. Full specs are after the jump.

6.6 x 50 x 11 mm
1 or 2 GB internal flash memory + MiniSD card slot
Anti-scratch 320×240 LCD
RockChip Processor—allows playing back unconverted AVI videos at 25 fps
Built-in speaker
FM radio with 40 presets
Sound/voice recorder
Image viewer and e-book reader that work in parallel with music playback
Supported formats: mp1,mp2,mp3,wma,avi,jpg,bmp and txt

– Ad Dugdale

Product Page [First To You via Ubergizmo]