Sanyo is back with new video projectors that will be intended mainly for professionals. Two of these models will have Wi-Fi connectivity, and this is the LP-XU355 (3500lm) and PL-XU305 (3000lm), and include XGA resolution. Concerning the LP-XU350 (3500lm), UX300-LP and LP-XU301 (3000lm), these three projectors will have XGA resolution, and will not have Wi-Fi connectivity. All models have an Easy Setup that will facilitate the lives of novice users to make presentations, while the integrated speakers are perfect for multimedia presentations. The LP-XU355 will be marketed and be available in late March 2009. The LP-XU350 is available in May, and the LP-XU305 and LP-XU300 will be available from the month of June. And finally, Sanyo provides a guarantee of 3 years and replacement within 24 hours for Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France.

Acer has shown its K10 pocket projector at CeBIT, and this little wonder has a resolution of 800×600 pixels. Obviously, we shouldn’t expect too much from its pocket projectors as they are as good as possible, given the size, price and specifications. How many of our readers already have a handheld projector, and you use for which occasions? Hopefully they will not give up mobile phones with integrated projectors in the near future.

Mitsubishi released two new projectors – the WD3300U and XD3200U. Both are intended to provide a large projection surface such as conference rooms, meeting rooms, large classrooms, churches and other presentations. Their designs are very similar, but the WD3300U has 4000 ANSI lumens, a contrast ratio of 2300:1, and a WXGA resolution (1280 x 800) at 16:10. Regarding the XD3200U, this model is brighter, with 4500 ANSI lumens, a contrast ratio of 2500:1 and XGA resolution (1024 x 768). There is the DLP technology in both models, allowing you to view images up to 7.6 meters diagonally. The life of 4000 hours of lamp should be taken into consideration before you buy.

Acer has just announced in Japan its new video projector, the H5350, which offers a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels, a contrast ratio of 2000:1, a brightness of 2000 lumens, a remote control, all connectors which videos HDMI, all in 267×187x80mm and 2.3 kg. Price: ¥90,000 or $925.

Miseal is a new kid in the fabulous world of mini projectors. It stands out from its competitors by a minimum and cubic design (70 x 70 x 70mm), which doesn’t prevent it from boarding a SVGA resolution (800 x 600), a brightness of 25 lumens, a contrast ratio of 100:1, an AV input jack 3.5 mm and a VGA input. It can project an image up to 112″ and its price is $435.

Here’s a mini projector by AAXA Technologies, the new P1, which measures just 5.8cm x 2.5cm x 10cm, weighing just 200g, and it includes the following features:

• VGA resolution (640 x 480)
• 1000:1 Contrast Ratio
• 12 ANSI lumens
• Headphones
• A / V Composite
• MicroSD Slot
• 1GB of internal memory
• Internal battery for wireless presentations

The basic model costs $259 and includes an AV cable and power cable. And for $289, there will be a mini tripod, USB cable and a microSD card.

NEC has introduced two short distance projectors from the name of NP500WS and NP600S for classrooms and assembly. Both projectors have a similar look and they share the following specifications:

• Contrast Ratio of 600:1
• 4000 operating hours in ECO mode
• Resolution of 1280 x 800/1024 x 768 (NP500WS/NP600S)
• 2100/2600 Lumens (NP500WS/NP600S)
• Closed captioning
• Network Connectivity
• VGA and DVI-I
• Ethernet support
• Speakers of 7 Watt

They can send images to a size of 77″ on the screens from a distance of 1.2m. Both models will be available this April at a price of $1,199.

The projector of Projectiondesign, the F80, is the first DLP 3-chip projector that includes the following features:

• Contrast Ratio of 15.000:1
• Brightness of 8500 Lumens
• Advanced Color Processing Technology
• Full HD resolution
• SXGA+ and WUXGA

The projector should cost around £20,000 ($28,512), which puts it out of reach for most of us.

Lancerlink in Japan has presented its mini projector MPJ-101 which also functions as portable media player. Basically, this LCOS projector is a clone of the 3M mini projector, with a size of 125mm x 55mm x 23mm and weighing 100 grams without battery. The price of $1,000 is quite prohibitive, as you have:

• Resolution: 640 × 480 pixels
• 10 lumens brightness
• 1GB internal flash memory
• Slot SD / SDHC / MMC / MS
• USB
• Two speakers of 0.5W

Supported formats (after inserting the memory card of your choice, of course): MPEG-4 (AVI/ASF/MP4), H.264 (MP4), MotionJPEG (AVI), MP3 and JPEG. MP4/ASF/AVI. Each purchase will be accompanied by the ArcSoft Media Converter software. One wonders how is the battery life.

BenQ has shown its mobile projector GP1 at Texas Instruments booth at the sight of all the recent CES 2009, and this device can project movies, pictures, and office applications from a USB flash memory, and without a laptop to act as an intermediary. Apparently, the technology eliminates more and more bridges that make life so easy, which is a good thing. The BenQ GP1 projector will be available in March at a price of $599. Don’t expect images of extraordinary quality with a small engine.