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Introducing the Pocket Projector
Geeks are rejoicing everywhere because 3M just invented a projector that fits in your pocket. This is something that was expected to be invented and make some money for quite a number of years now and it has finally arrived. It is probably going to be a part of the standard equipment in the briefcase of every middle management type that knows a Power Point program. It is just going to be a very handy item if you make presentations of any kind. Furthermore these project projectors promise to get more and more affordable over the years.
This gadget fits nicely into the palm of your hand. It is called the MPro 110 mini projector. Once you plug it into a DVD player you can watch any movie using it. All you need to do is aim it at a white area like a desk top or all. You can also project it well on an average and ordinary 8.5 by 11 inch piece of printer paper.
This projector has been available in Germany for quite a while. North America has yet to keep up with it. It is a very high quality unit but it will not project a clear image once you start projecting anything that is more than eleven inches across. However if you project less than that you can get great images even under very bright fluorescent lights.
In a dark room most people who tested out this device found it to create a crisp and clear image. It has already been heralded as the ultimate inexpensive home theatre. This projector sells for a mere $359.00. It does not have a speaker which may seem like a drawback but when you think about it, a speaker to go with this type of projector would not really be loud enough to have great sound in the first place.
This is not a very impressive looking gadget because ultimately it is just a grey box. Basically a VGA input lets you plug it in a laptop and the composite video jack will take output form a digital camera, iPod, PSP, iPhone or almost any handheld device. There is a thumbwheel on the front of the gadget chassis to allow you to focus the image as you please as it is being projected on the wall.
This technology was expected for ages and since the release of this 3M version of the project projector, two other companies, Microvision and Texas Instruments have also been developing a micro-projector complete with microscopic mirrors, lasers, Light Blue Optics, holograms and other bells and whistles. However they are more expensive then the 3M version which uses an LED lamp and the LCD technology that has always been part and parcel of much larger projectors.
As the technology improves on these devices we are going to find them replacing the laptops and desktops that were formerly used to make Power Point Presentations.

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