Specifications
endurance with a Mean Time Between
Failure (MTBF) of 5,000,000 powered-
on hours. It also offers maximum
endurance of 100,000 times of program/
erase cycles.
Another feature is its low power
consumption. In standby mode with an
automatic power management function, users acquire
longer battery life from a digital camera or other
device. Regarding the 4GB, 8GB and 16GB CF cards,
users should use the cards on devices that support a
FAT32 le system. Some older devices only support
FAT16 le system and these systems have a maximum
capacity of a 2GB CF card.
SanDisk www.sandisk.com
Launched a High-Denition Video Flash card line for
digital camcorders. SanDisk Video
HD™ cards will be available in
SDHC™ (high-capacity) and Memory
Stick PRO Duo™ formats, and will
be identied by minutes of recording
time as well as by capacity. They
feature a fast read speed, making for
efcient transfer speeds to a personal computer and
giving them a “best in class” performance for video
cards. The SanDisk Video HD cards are expected to
be available starting in March for North America and
shortly afterwards for Europe.
Sony www.sony.com
Available in March for about $300 at
www.sonystyle.com, the 16GB
Memory Stick PRO Duo media card.
It is ideal for capturing video on all
2008 Handycam models which rely
on AVCHD™ compression technology. It can capture
up to ve hours of high denition reporting at 768
Kb/s MPEG-4. It comes with an adapter to use in the
computer.
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MY LIVING WILL
Last night my sister and I were sitting in the den and
I said to her, I never want to live in a vegetative state,
dependent on some machine and uids from a bottle
to keep me alive. That wouldn’t be a good quality of
life at all, If that ever happens, just pull the plug!
So she got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out
my wine!! She’s such a witch!!!!!
CES 2008 Projectors
By Terry Currier
Casio www.casiousa.com
Announced the
XJ-S31 (MSRP
of $999) and
XJ-S36 (MSRP of
$1,299), featuring a
brightness of 2,000
ANSI lumens in
a very slim piece
of equipment with
a height of just 1.69”. The XJ-S36 is equipped
with a USB port, and can be used wirelessly or
without a PC. The projectors can load and illustrate
presentations, spreadsheets, word processed
documents, PDF les, still images (JPEG and BMP)
and AVI format videos stored on a USB memory
device without a PC connection.
Automatic keystone correction makes •
projector placement easy
True XGA (1,024×768) display and •
maximum SXGA+ (1,400×1,050)
compressed display
Built-in speaker for videos and other media •
with audio
Easily adaptable for ceiling installation •
Casio’s YC-430 Multi-Functional Camera System
is a great accessory for these
projectors when anyone needs
to project printed materials or
3D objects. The compact fold-up
design feature a CCD with an
effective 10.1 megapixels, 3X
optical zoom, and 22X digital
zoom. It can also be used as a
digital camera. In addition to
documents, it can capture bulletin
boards or 3D objects. The images taken by the camera
can also be stored on a PC. It even has a scanner
function for copying and saving documents. Just
place a document within the specied position and the
camera will adjust the angle between the camera and
the object to make it look straight on the full screen.
Hitachi www.hitachi.com
Their CP-A100 boasts an extremely short throw
distance: at 1.6 feet you can project a 60 inch image.
This not only prevents image obstruction, but also
means there are no shadows interfering with the image
and no light in the presenter’s face. It can also be