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

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

    Anyone hiring?

  3. Specs by lordofthechia · · Score: 5, Informative

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

    No.

    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