Friday, January 15, 2021

ZenBeam Latte, a coffee cup-sized LED projector

A projector is an alternative if you don't have a super wide screen TV. You don't have to bother plugging and filling the walls with the TV, especially since it's not always on and just becomes an empty black box. Projectors also have the added advantage of being portable, so they can be moved.

Recently, ASUS launched a projector product called ZenBeam Latte. The latte frill in the name of this projector clearly shows the size of the product which is only the size of a coffee cup. That is, it is very portable because it can be carried around easily. This projector also has the added advantage of using an internal speaker from Harman Kardon with 10W power.

ASUS claims that this projector has 300 lumens of LED brightness, and will be able to project screen sizes ranging from 40-inches to 120-inches. In addition, Asus says that the built-in battery has the power to last up to 3 hours watching movies, and up to 12 hours for audio output. There is no further news regarding the price offered. However, ASUS plans to release this product in the North American market in the second quarter of 2021.

This MSI's 7000 Mbps SSD is Absolutely for Gamers

There are various components to a personal computer that can affect how much you enjoy playing the game. Not only your processor clock speed, the number of cores, and your GPU, but the storage medium. Obviously, the storage medium is where game data is stored and will read and run when the game starts.

On this basis, MSI is releasing a new SSD storage which is claimed to be designed for gamers. This product was announced at the CES 2021 event with specifications of read speeds of up to 7,000MB / s and write speeds of 6,900MB / s. This NVMe SSD is based on PCIe 4.0 using TLC flash memory and a heat sink (cooler) to keep the drive temperature when it is under high load ( load ).

Storage media has become increasingly crucial lately, since the size of the latest games can reach tens of gigabytes (GB). There is no further word when this drive will be released for the general market and the price offered. However, since SSD prices are still relatively high compared to conventional HDDs, don't expect this item to be cheap. Moreover, MSI also plans to offer capacities up to 4TB in size.

Mustang Micro, the Portable Amplifier from Fender

If you're a guitarist on the move and feel like you have to practice a lot, there are several battery-powered portable amplifiers to choose from. Unfortunately, even though it's small, it's still too big. This weakness is now trying to be overcome by Fender.

The company recently launched a pocket-sized portable amplifier, the Mustang Micro. Unlike most guitar amplifiers, which typically require a cable to connect the guitar to the amp, the Micro Mustang plugs straight into your guitar's cable port. This means you will need to carry less equipment with you.

What makes this amplifier small is the audio output that is connected via a headphone jack or USB connection, so you can practice without disturbing those around you. Its small build means you probably won't get the same effect compared to a bigger, more powerful amp, but that's not the goal of the Mustang Micro.

The main features of the Micro Mustang are: an all-in-one personal headphone amplifier with onboard DSP, 12 amp and 13 effects models from the Mustang GTX series for a wide range of clean and dirty tones

Fender claims that the battery life on the amp can be up to four hours on a single charge. This device can be recharged via the USB-C port. So, if you have a power bank ( powerbank ) or phone charger it works fine too. Fender will release the Mustang Micro in April for $ 100.