Palmtop theater: Ars reviews the BenQ Joybee GP1

July 12th, 2009 | Tags: Ars, Audio Visual Equipment, Benq Joybee, Budget, Love, Neat Features, Palm Of Your Hand, Palmtop, Price Tag, Projector, Shortcomings

The Benq Joybee projector is something that you’re either going to think is silly or you’re going to fall in love with nearly instantly. It’s a bunch of neat features balanced by one or two shortcomings, and the price tag—$500—is an awkward straddling of price points for a piece of audio-visual equipment. Is there a market for a “budget” projector that fits in the palm of your hand? Will people find a use for it?

The answer to that question is largely personal, but after using the Joybee for a number of days, I have my verdict: I’m in love.

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