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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. Re:only 640x480 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's why they called it a Pocket Projector rather than a Home Theater Projector.

  2. Smart phone presentations? by crow · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Something like this would be great when combined with a Windows Mobile version of Powerpoint or an iPhone version of Keynote. One more step towards eliminating the need for laptops. (Next up, docking stations for smart phones.)

  3. Put it in a laptop? by AscianBound · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Interesting... it actually seems like it's small enough that you could fit it in a laptop. That way you wouldn't even have to have mess with carrying around two separate objects (and be bothered to set them up). Though of course the question of how licensing would work comes to mind.

    It'd be a nice laptop feature to have though, once the technology matures a little bit.

  4. Re:nothing really new here by ndege · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually, as another poster pointed out, what is groundbreaking is that this is the first uber-small projector to actually be "for sale". As I understand it, all the other "small" projectors are expensive prototypes used in large corporate peeing contests at trade-shows.

    Chevy Volt anyone?

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  5. Re:only 640x480 by amRadioHed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually, the ideal while camping is to have no electronics at all apart from a cellphone for emergencies only. IMHO, that is.

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  6. Re:They also have... by bill_kress · · Score: 2, Insightful

    First line in TFA:
    "That's projector, not protector. But geeks will rejoice nonetheless."