Review: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo03/30/2005 05:43 PM The Epson Perfection 4990 Photo has lots of great included retouching
software, as well as the ability to scan many sizes of transparencies
on its large, 8-by-10-inch transparency unit.
Epson Perfection 4990 Photo (4.0 Mice) Best Current
Price:$391.49 (via ProductFinder)
Expo: Epson Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners
Expo: Epson Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners01/07/2004 02:08 PM Epson announced the Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners, which
feature 4800 x 9600 dpi hardware resolution with 48-bit color, 3.8
Dmax, and FireWire and USB 2.0 connections.
Perfectionism is a very dangerous quality in business and in life,
because by being perfectionist about one thing you are, by definition,
neglecting another.
The three days I spent insuring that all icons in CityDesk 3.0 are
displayed with perfect alpha-blended effects came at the price of
having a web site where the descender of the "g" is not a hyperlink.
And both are at the price of working on my next book, or writing
another article for Joel on Software, or making CityDesk publish
really big sites faster.
Johnson's Perfection Bid Ends in Third (AP)05/23/2004 03:08 PM AP - Randy Johnson's bid to become the first pitcher to throw
consecutive perfect games ended in the third inning Sunday.
Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection
Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection12/02/2003 10:15 PM After making Apple's Backup 2 the mainstay of my back up strategy, I
can say it's a must have for anyone concerned with data loss. And it's
free to .Mac subscribers. (Jim Darlymple via MyAppleMenu)
Perfection 4870 Photo
Perfection 4870 Photo06/03/2004 09:11 AM Hardware-wise, it's an awesome scanner, but it's hampered by a flaky
driver prone to occasional fits of amnesia.
By Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict (via MyAppleMenu)
No Small Price to Pay for Denim Perfection
No Small Price to Pay for Denim Perfection04/26/2004 11:17 PM To shop for blue jeans nowadays is to be confronted with a welter of
styles, cuts, fits, washes and high prices.
New Amazon, J&R, Publishing Perfection Hot Deals
New Amazon, J&R, Publishing Perfection Hot Deals06/30/2004 11:19 AM Apple's Hot Deals Web site has
been updated with new offers from Amazon.com, like Mathematica 5,
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 3.0 with $90 worth of mail-in rebates and
more. Electronics superstore J&R has new offers like Archos' AV340
MP4 Video and MP3 Music Player/Recorder, Kensington Wireless Studio
Mouse and more. And publishing products company Publishing Perfection
has new offers including Eovia Amapi Designer 7, Wacom Intuos2
9x12-inch Platinum Graphics Tablet and more.
Muddy Perfection for Smarty Jones in Derby05/02/2004 01:31 AM Smarty Jones outran his pedigree and 17 other horses on a swampy track
to win the 130th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection 1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 130
Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection 1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 13011/03/2003 11:08 AM Now that everyone seems to have a digital camera it seems like
consumer-grade digital scanners aren't exactly the hot commodity once
were (could you even imagine scanning an entire roll of pictures these
days?), but if you're in the market for one, Hardware Zoom has a
head-to-head comparison of Epson's Perfection 1260 and Canon's
CanoScan LiDE 30 (pictured at right). The Canon comes out on top, in
case you were wondering. Read Amazon - Canon CanoScane LiDE 30 [Via
DesignTechnica]...
Epson has added two new
projectors to its low-end "Value Series," the PowerLite 81p (with a
native XGA resolution of 1,024 x 768 and pictured right) for $1,800
and the 61p (with a native SVGA 800 x 600 resolution) for $1,500 that
should be available around the 20th of this month. The standout
feature? A 'blackboard mode' that enables the projectors to detect the
color of the surface they are displaying on (let the old school green
blackboards (did I just use 'old school' in proper context?)) and
adjusts their color output to compensate. I'd like to see that in
person. In addition both share a 2,000 lumen brightness rating and
quiet fans.
Read [NWFusion]
Epson introduces new all-in-one device
Epson introduces new all-in-one device07/13/2004 02:02 PM Epson has rolled out a new all-in-one: the Stylus CX4600, which
features the company's water/fade/smudge-resistant DURABrite inks and
has a suggested retail price of US$149 ($129 following a $20
rebate)...
Epson unveils two new projectors08/23/2004 10:48 AM The lightest Epson portable 3LCD projectors to date have been
introduced: two pico-portable, XGA (1,024 x 768) projectors...
Epson introduces two new scanners
Epson introduces two new scanners01/06/2004 12:52 AM Epson has announced two new scanners: the US$449 Perfection 4870 Photo
and the $599 Perfection 4870 Pro...
Almost twenty-five years ago, floppy drives were far from the
only removable storage available (and don't even think about hard
drives, which were too expensive for home computers for many years to
come). While many popular home machines used cassette tapes to store
data—including the Radio Shack TRS-80 series that I first cut my
teeth on—even those were too bulky to include in some of the
first portable computers. Epson's HX-20 used a micro-cassette drive
instead, which allowed it to store not only data or audio, but hybrid
data/audio combinations that could trigger sound clips recorded to the
tape to add audio to a program, such as playing an alarm bell (at
least I think it could; its successor the
PX-8 can).
Epson releases new inkjet and all-in-one
Epson releases new inkjet and all-in-one02/11/2004 01:36 PM Epson has introduced the US$99 Stylus Photo R200, an inkjet, and the
$349 Stylus Photo RX600, a photographic all-in-one device...
Epson intros 4 new PowerLite projectors
Epson intros 4 new PowerLite projectors06/18/2004 11:28 AM Epson has announced the addition of four new models -- the 835p, the
830p,61p and 81p -- to its line of PowerLite projectors. All four
include twocomponent video ports, one S-Video port and one Video RGB
port, with onededicated audio input for each. The 835p and 830p
feature XGA resolution,brightness of 3,000 ANSI lumens, six built-in
display modes, Ethernetnetworkability and, in the 835p model, 802.11g
wireless connectivity. The835p also includes a PCMCIA card slot and a
USB 1.1 Type A port, while the830p just has a USB 1.1 Type B port.
Epson expects to ship the 835p and 830pmodels for US$3,899 and $3,699,
respectively, in mid-July, and the companynotes that the 835p's
keynote wireless feature is currently notMac-compatible, although a
representative told MacCentral that an upgradewhich will fix the issue
is targeted for release in the fall.
Epson Creates World's Smallest MAV
Epson Creates World's Smallest MAV11/18/2003 11:32 AM JCN Newswire says that
Epson is claiming to have developed the world's smallest flying
microrobot.
Epson developed the uFR (Micro Flying Robot) to demonstrate
the micromechanics technology using an ultrasonic motor and bluetooth
module for remote control. The uFR flys via two contra-rotating
propellers
and ultrasonic motor that has the world's highest power to weight
ratio. The flying robot can balance in mid-air using the world's first
linear actuator
stabilizer mechanism. Epson sold previous Micro Air Vehicle versions
such as the EMRos
and the
Monsieur flying robots, so I'm wondering if this one will be out by
Christmas to fly around my living room?
The Epson CX5400 All-in-one printer and SUSE 9.107/08/2004 07:21 AM It was a simple twist of fate: my HP Scanjet 5200C scanner gave up the
ghost at the same time my HP Deskjet 842C ink cartridges went dry. I
set off to do some comparison shopping for new cartridges at Office
Depot and Best Buy. I decided to check the prices on new scanners as
well. Instead of coming home with the best deal on the cartridges, and
pricing info on scanners, I came back with an Epson Stylus CX5400.
It's a multi-function device that replaces both the HP scanner and the
printer, and gives me a standalone personal copier as well. Here's my
rationale for getting the Epson CX5400, and the story on how I got it
to play nicely on my SUSE 9.1 desktop.
Epson/NGK Announce 5mm Gyro-sensor
Epson/NGK Announce 5mm Gyro-sensor08/27/2004 07:16 PM Need some tiny gyroscopes to go with the new OKI accelerometers? Epson
and NGK have just what you need. "The
world's smallest" gyro-sensor with built-in drive circuit; a 5mm,
surface-mount device that can measure angular veolocity with a
sensitivity of 0.67 mV/deg/sec at up to 100 degrees per sec. Combine
three of these with one of the recently announced OKI tri-axis
accelerometers and you've got a dirt-cheap IMU that would fit on
even the smallest robot. Like OKI's part, Epson's gyro is made for use
in cellphones, cameras, and navigation systems.
Epson intros 4MP L-410 digital camera07/12/2004 05:26 PM Epson America Inc. announced on
Monday the introduction of a new digital camera, the PhotoPC L-410,
which includes a 4 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical and 3x digital
zoom, a 1.5-inch LCD screen, continuous shooting of up to three photos
per second and a new feature called Print Image Framer. The last
option allows you to add one of over 100 frames to any image before or
after you take it, without connecting the camera to a computer. When
the L-410 ships in late July, it will carry an estimated retail price
of US$399 and will come with 16MB of built-in memory, with support for
SecureDigital memory cards up to 512MB, and one CR-V3 battery. The
camera also accepts two AA alkaline, Ni-Cd or NiMH batteries. As
MacCentral posted this article, a product page was not yet available
on the Epson Web site.
New: Signalize for Epson Stylus Pro 4000
New: Signalize for Epson Stylus Pro 400006/07/2004 10:24 AM Signalize is an integrated software suite for printing, proofing,
signmaking, calibration, PDF editing and pre-production.
Remember the lunchbox-looking Epson PictureMate
inkjet printer? Well, Bios Magazine took it for a test spray and found
it to be more than just cute -- it's got a great picture quality, as
well. Epson is pushing the PictureMate as a competitor to other
companies' dye-sublimation printers, and its 6-color inkjet process
not only stands up in image quality, but it ends up being a lot
cheaper, as well. It also supports all your standard memory card
formats, like SD/MMC, Memory Stick, CF, Smart Media, and xD, as well
as direct printing from PictBridge/USB On-The-Go devices. It's even
got Bluetooth if you want to throw down an extra $100 or so for the
adapter. Read
[BIOSMagazine]
Almost twenty-five years ago, floppy drives were far from the
only removable storage available (and don't even think about hard
drives, which were too expensive for home computers for many years to
come). While many popular home machines used cassette tapes to store
data—including the Radio Shack TRS-80 series that I first cut my
teeth on—even those were too bulky to include in some of the
first portable computers. Epson's HX-20 used a micro-cassette drive
instead, which allowed it to store not only data or audio, but hybrid
data/audio combinations that could trigger sound clips recorded to the
tape to add audio to a program, such as playing an alarm bell (at
least I think it could; its 