The successor to the ultra-convenient LUMOS FLOAT home theater projector has arrived, the LUMOS FLOAT EVO. But can it actually top its predecessor? Is it as good and versatile as the original? In this review, let me walk you through its pros and cons, and finally, if it’s actually worth the upgrade.

A digicam is a thing of the past, relics from the first wave of photography’s digitalization. But for some strange reason, they’re making a comeback—and it’s ironic that it’s doing that at an age where smartphone photos are so good most people have relegated their DSLRs and even the lighter mirrorless cameras to their closets. They say it’s the charm of using an actual camera. The charm of fiddling with clunky controls. The charm of not having the sharpest photographs. The lo-fi charm of decades past.

LUMOS, the Singaporean company most known for their affordable projectors, has recently launched something that caters to this market. The LUMOS EVOKE. A solid-looking digital camera that brings back the charm of bygone digicams, plus more.

One of the biggest drawbacks with using a projector for watching movies is that you can only decently use it in a dark room; during the evenings, when you can turn off all the lights, or in the mornings if you have heavy drapes that can cover your windows. Well, not anymore. LUMOS has recently released a projector designed for use even during the daytime, and they aptly call it the LUMOS Daystar.

In this review, let’s see if the LUMOS Daystar projector is indeed bright enough that it can decently project content even during the daytime.

LUMOS, a Singapore-based brand, has released a new version of their best-selling LUMOS home cinema projector, the LUMOS FLOAT. It comes three years after the original affordable home projector hit the market. And this new iteration is sexier—lighter, slimmer, more versatile, and even comes in three colors. Let’s see if it still retains the quality of the original in its new package.

I’m really not a tablet guy. The only tablet I owned was an Apple iPad a decade or so ago. And even that didn’t last, I quickly sold it off, finding no need for it in my life—my smartphone was more than enough for me.

That, however, was back then. Now in my forties, my eyesight hasn’t been the same as it was during my younger days. Glasses now sit above my nose—the texts on my phone swimmingly blurs and hurts my eyes on long reads. Rediscovering my love for reading books—now on its electronic form—I hanker for something better than my smartphone for my nightly book-reading sessions before heading off to dreamland.

I was actually debating on getting a dedicated eBook reader or a tablet. I was leaning on the latter, since it’s more versatile—I can watch movies, browse the Net, do social media, and all that, on a colored screen too—however, the ease of reading on the paper-like E Ink screens was also a big factor. That decision, however, was decided for me by LUMOS when they sent their latest tablet for review.

Goodbye, Kindle. Goodbye, Kobo. Hello, LUMOS Tablet.