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3M Launches First Pocket Projector
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?'"
Nope. 720 Ã-- 480 for NTSC and 720 Ã-- 576 for PAL.
The article didn't list any specs but a little digging found this:
3M MPRO 110M
640x480 Resolution
LCoS Technology (supposedly similar to DLP)
VGA and composite in
150g weight
Considering how small 1080p DLP chips are, and now that they're using LEDs as lightsources, I was suprised that a DLP model wasn't first to market...
That said, 3M has a smaller model for cell phone use: here .
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SoundAndVision.com (_Stereo Review_ magazine's website) is giving audiophile raves to a $180, 5.6 inch, 9.5 ounce portable speaker called Foxl. So the answer to the question is that for about $500, a projector and the Foxl could make a microscopic kit into a hugely entertaining movie theater.
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720 x 576 is 4:3 PAL where the pixel aspect ratio is 1.06
16:9 PAL is 720 x 576 where the pixel aspect ratio is 1.42
It's interesting. But nothing really new or groundbreaking; we discussed another pocket projector that uses lasers back in January of this year. We also talked about other small projectors on April 1 of this year, too.
- Staple two IBM tab cards together along one narrow and about 3/4 of two long sides.
- Fold down the top of one card.
- Stuff in pocket.
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