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3M Launches First Pocket Projector

Posted by kdawson on from the gadget-holy-grail dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Popsci.com has a writeup on 3M's new pocket projector, the 3M MPro 110, set to launch on September 30. 'In a dark room, it could project a big enough image to be the ultimate cheap-o home theater. The projector will sell for a mere $359. It doesn't have a speaker, so you'll have to get that separately. But really, how good could a microscopic speaker jammed into this thing sound, anyway?'"

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  1. They also have... by mbstone · · Score: 4, Funny

    a lollipop with a Batman projector built-in, in case one has the need to summon the Caped Crusader. I saw it at 7-11.

    1. Re:They also have... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Am I the only person to have read that as "Pocket Protector"?

    2. Re:They also have... by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

      I read it as "rocket projector", and I thought it was amazingly awesome. Like, a projector that flies across the room, shows a 1 second video, and then kills the C.F.O.

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  2. First? Not a chance by damn_registrars · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've had them for a long, long time.

    Oh, wait that was pocket projectors? I'm sorry. I was only off my one consonant.

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  3. Almost won the UberGeek award by R2.0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anybody else read that as "3M Pocket Protector"? Because with those specs, that would be AWESOME!

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    1. Re:Almost won the UberGeek award by Technician · · Score: 3, Funny

      Anybody else read that as "3M Pocket Protector"? Because with those specs, that would be AWESOME!

      3M pocket protectors have been with us for many years. To make one, take the sleve from a 3M floppy (5-1/4in) and fold it in half. Fill the front with pens and the back with your calculator and you are all set.

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  4. HR Violation by nick_davison · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried showing one of my female colleagues my pocket projector.

    Anyone hiring?

  5. Re:First? Not a chance by Theolojin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Er, 3M makes rocket fuel? Definitely news for nerds.

    Oh, wait. That was pocket projectors. I'm sorry. I was only off by one consonant.

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  6. Who needs sound? by inode_buddha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who needs sound when you project goatse from your cellphone on a crowded bus?

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    1. Re:Who needs sound? by zakezuke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who needs sound when you project goatse from your cellphone on a crowded bus?

      Who needs a projector when you can setup a wifi hotpoint with everything redirected to a local cache of goatse.

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  7. Re:First? Not a chance by CaptainPatent · · Score: 4, Funny

    We've had them for a long, long time.

    Oh, wait that was pocket projectors? I'm sorry. I was only off my one consonant.

    I know! 350 bucks and I STILL have ink on my shirt!

    That'll teach me to glance at the subject line.

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  8. Re:only 640x480 by Plaid+Phantom · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm imagining this projector combined with a Bluetooth Laser Keyboard. With a mini computer made out of Gumstix or something.

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  9. Re:First? Not a chance by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sorry. I was only off my one consonant.

    Make that two now.

  10. Re:Altoid Amps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Electronics are small. That's hardly new.

    Now, small speakers that don't suck, THAT would be new.