When it comes to laptop projectors, to paraphrase the title of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart hit play, it turns out that you can take it with you.  Laptop projectors have become so small that some literally fit in your pocket.  Which one you will want to take with you, however, will depend greatly on what your needs are.
We took a look at three very different projectors that meet fairly diverse sets of needs, namely (from smallest to largest) the Tumi Portable Projector, the Favi B1-LED-Pico, and the …

Although it’s the largest in our report (3.6 x 1.6 x 4.4 in.), the HP Projector Companion is nonetheless smaller than other projectors with similar specifications. It’s the only projector in our tests that could serve double duty as both a traditional office and travel projector.   It would also make a great home theater projector for games and movies, one that you could grab for the occasional meeting.
HP says that the LED light source will last for five years, which means that there are no lamp replacement costs.
Setup is easy.  …

The Favi B1-LED-Pico is a feature-rich projector that we really wanted to like.  Unfortunately, its image quality issues made that impossible.
What the tiny Favi does have going for it is that everything is built-in.  It has both built-in and MicroSD storage, a built-in media player, built-in controls, a built-in speaker, and a tiny built-in power supply. The only thing that isn’t built in is the remote control.  On paper, this makes it the ideal projector.
In our tests, however, the so-so image quality kept raising its head and, along with with …

The Tumi Portable Projector is my latest “no go item” for trips (in aviation, a “no go item” is a piece of equipment whose absence from an aircraft will preclude takeoff). No bigger overall than a mobile phone (it measures 4 7/8 x 2 x 3/4 in.), the Tumi is small enough to go on any trip.  It works particularly well with an iPod or iPhone although it also works with almost any portable media player as well as with laptops with a VGA output.  Image quality is excellent and …

Summer is in full swing and that means one thing: convertible season is upon us.  While a convertible can be any ol’ drop top, a cabriolet has a specific definition, namely a convertible that seats at least four.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet, which comes as an E350 and an E550, is such a vehicle.  Going against the trend of a power-operated retractable hardtop convertible, this is a true ragtop and it looked beautiful.  Our gun-metal grey cabrio arrived with a beautiful blue cloth roof and it was a sight to be …