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3M's Pocket Video Projector First to Hit Shops, 30th September
Posted by Kit Eaton at 7:12 PM on September 15, 2008
Back in May we brought you some more data on the upcoming 3M pocket video projector, but only guesses on its release date: now we know it's September 30th. The palm-sized MPro110 has a VGA and composite video input, so it'll be good for either your laptop or portable gadgets with video-out. It's got manual focus, but no speaker—but for most purposes I guess you won't miss that. The guys at PopSci liked it, noting that it's pretty basic but projects nicely onto walls, desks, paper and people in a variety of lighting conditions. We'll have to wait to closer to the launch to hear more details, but the gizmo is set to cost US$359. [PopSci via TheEarthTimes]
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bryan
Posted September 17, 2008 7:48 AM
This pocket video projector is a blessing to people like me who has to bring along the old office heavy projector for presentations. How sturdy is this one considering it can easily be dropped because of the size? I found a similar gadget at http://www.pressdigital.com.au/. The site's C1 Pro920 Pocket Projector weighs only 190 grams and has a projectice size of 25 inches. What are the specs of this pocket video projector since it looks much like a cellphone to me.
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 8:55 PM 15/9/08
@SMSDHubbard: just look the other way and keep walking
User Formerly known as Arelar
SMSDHubbard
Posted 8:52 PM 15/9/08
@Valicious: ...What?
SMSDHubbard
Valicious
Posted 8:45 PM 15/9/08
Piracy and prohibition
Public gags went awry
Too much of a freedom of show in a pocket
I shall quote from the bible
"to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes"
amen.
Valicious
shpe11
Posted 9:05 PM 15/9/08
is VGA, it's ok for homeTheatre in my bedroom dvdrips :) or some lightefects
linked with those minilaptops you have a multimediaSystem in your bedroom@night just for about $700
I want it! when comes to romania?
shpe11
Valicious
Posted 9:03 PM 15/9/08
What shizzles the dizzle is that if there is now, in auditing of large resolution bills: software-hangs there could be low resolution pixelization of booby n' booty.
*tear
Valicious
markarian
Posted 8:59 PM 15/9/08
Um, specs anyone?
markarian
Luigi1
Posted 9:39 PM 15/9/08
vga is ok for vhs quality tapes but falls short of standard dvd quality,let alone hi def.
it's here & that's all that matters.
let the competition to build better resolution & cheaper pricing begin.
Luigi1
dandaman247
Posted 10:10 PM 15/9/08
@shpe11: I'm loving the idea...but who knows what the resolution is!!
dandaman247
hammertime1994
Posted 9:49 PM 15/9/08
@Luigi1: At this point, it would be unable to utilize the qualities of DVI or HDMI, most likely.
hammertime1994
nightsky
Posted 10:38 PM 15/9/08
@Valicious: Your a robot aren't you?
It begins...
nightsky
discounteggroll
Posted 10:39 PM 15/9/08
I'm reluctant to see the specs of this thing...640X480 and 500 ANSI lumens?
discounteggroll
pevans34
Posted 11:12 PM 15/9/08
@nightsky: LOL
pevans34
R-R
Posted 12:02 AM 16/9/08
Ok, anyone wrote a USB->VGA adapter driver for the nokia n810 ? :P
R-R
Escamotage
Posted 4:42 AM 16/9/08
Peter Griffin: What the hell does "arwy" mean?
Escamotage
Kit Eaton
Posted 8:53 AM 16/9/08
@Escamotage: awry. A bit like where the best laid plans of mice and men go. Kinda.
;-)
Kit Eaton
jfreel
Posted 10:47 AM 16/9/08
I like this.
It'd be awesome if it had support for some sort of memory so you could potentially project pretty pictures on the fly.
jfreel