Telstar is bringing you their latest pico projector, the MP-50. This travel-friendly DLP projector is able to project images up to 60-inches with a native resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and provides 85 ANSI lumens brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio and up to 20,000 hours of LED lamp life. No to mention, it also comes with two built-in 1W speakers, an HDMI port and a rechargeable 3800mAh Li-Polymer battery (up to 2 hours of play time). The MP-50 is available now for $379.99. [Product Page]
We'd probably all agree the Internet is the real revolution of the modern era, but today marks an older, parallel milestone that also brims with significance. On July 10th, 1962 -- back when JFK fretted over Russian missiles in Cuba and Bob Dylan sang In My Time of Dying -- NASA pelted the Telstar 1 satellite out into orbit, following a team effort by AT&T, Bell Labs and the British and French post offices. Two days later, the world's first transatlantic TV signal made its way from Maine to Brittany, via a quick stop-over in the heavens, and a new age of international communication was born. Kennedy forgot his troubles for a moment to tidy his hair and grin at France, who replied with a chirpy performance by Yves Montand. It didn't last long: Telstar 1 gave up its spherical ghost after just a few months and 400 transmissions, but by then, of course, the message had been delivered.
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