You’ll Want to Keep This Kids’ Pico Projector to Yourself

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 Jamie Condliffe

This cute and colorful little pico projector is designed for kids. But don’t bother giving it to them—because it’s good enough you’ll want to keep it for yourself.

This Innocube DLP pico projector is designed, apparently, to help children chill out as they watch TV shows on their ceiling. But forget that. It’ll just get ’em overexcited. Instead, take advantage of its Wi-Fi streaming and Android-compatible MHL port to watch your own video instead. It’s tough rubber outer casing means it can take knocks—perfect for travelling with, then—and when it hits US shores early 2013 it’ll only cost $300. [Verge]

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CES 2013: Pico Projector questions answered

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Your CES 2013 questions answered: 3D TV, pico projectors and fitness forks

by Lauren O’Neil Posted: January 7, 2013 7:55 PM Last Updated: January 8, 2013 8:57 AM Read 1comments1

CES is a press and industry only conference, but we’re giving you a chance to learn exactly what you want to know from the heart of the action this week. (Reuters)Peter Nowak is at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week to give you a sneak peak into the future of home entertainment, communication technology, and gadgets designed to change the world as we know it.

Only industry professionals and accredited media are admitted into the trade show itself, but we’re giving CBC community members a chance to go beyond the mainstream coverage and ask a few questions of their own.

DLP unveils new Projector Phone

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Article found here: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/dlp-pico-architecture/

Pico projectors are slowly getting better and better as the years go by, and DLP’slatest chip architecture announced at CES aims to raise the bar once more. The platform, which the company is dubbing Tilt & Roll Pixel, is the same size as the current generation, but it promises that products will be able to offer twice the resolution, 30 percent higher brightness and 50 percent increase in energy efficiency. Given our fondness for products like the Samsung Galaxy Beam, we’re pretty excited to see how good movies look on our living room wall. Don’t get too anxious, however — the new platform is currently sampling to manufacturers and products are expected to arrive “as early as the end of the year.” We have the press release for your viewing pleasure past the break.

Update: DLP emailed us with an updated press release to confirm the name of the new architecture. We were also informed that chips using WVGA resolution will be slightly smaller, shrinking from 0.3 inches to 0.2.

Texas Instruments Announces All-New DLP® Pico™ Chip Architecture

An expanding family of DLP Pico display solutions gives developers the flexibility to create brighter, smaller, lower power products

LAS VEGAS – January 7, 2013: Today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) DLP® Products (suite N115) has announced a new groundbreaking, smaller pixel architecture, called Tilt & Roll Pixel (TRP), for its market-leading DLP Pico™ technology. This advancement gives developers the ability to bring unique, robust big picture display capabilities to more devices and product categories than ever before.

Some of the key advantages for products built on the new TRP architecture will include:

– As much as 30% higher brightness, with increased efficiency
– Up to 50% less power consumption
– 2x the resolution in the same sized chip

As a result of these advancements, products integrating this capability – such as smartphones, tablets, cameras/camcorders, notebooks, eyewear, and standalone devices – will see significant performance benefits.

“The power of digital content is that it’s available anytime, anywhere” said Frank Moizio, Business Unit Manager DLP Pico. “DLP Pico technology creates the largest images from the smallest devices, thus enabling users to unleash the power of their digital content, and share it in collaborative, real-world settings. Our new pixel architecture enables manufacturers to extend the reach of pico technology to new, smaller devices and new applications, with brighter images and higher efficiency.”

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) has predicted a worldwide pico projector market forecast of 12 million units by 2016, pointing to the category’s growing popularity. TI DLP is working with manufacturers now on integrating the new TRP architecture into products.

New LED 3D projector from AAXA

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Tustin, CA December 15, 2012

AAXA Technologies is pleased to release the AAXA LED Showtime 3D Projector. The AAXA LED Showtime Micro Projector employs next generation Light-Emitting-Diodes (LEDs) projection technology coupled with a high resolution 1280×800 DLP imager.  LEDs are superior to lamp based projectors by directly injecting red, green, and blue light into the projection engine instead of relying on filtered white light. The result is more vivid, colorful image and a 20,000 hour life-span – tens times longer than a traditional lamp projector.    

AAXA today unveiled the new LED Showtime 3D projector. It is packed with a HD display imager and is 3D ready. The Showtime 3D is versatile, sleek, and packs a powerful punch. It has a viewing range of up to 160″ which is great for watching entertainment or playing games. With its 1280×800 resolution, the projector will not slack off on its image quality.

 

For more information on the new AAXA Technologies LED Showtime 3D. Check out www.aaxatech.com

Picking a Projector: The review four of the best and brightest models

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Recently came across an article and it had a review of the 4 brightest pico projectors in the market. Pico projectors are the tiniest handheld projectors that are currently out there on the market. Its portability and easiness to use is highly efficient for entertainment and business purposes. Unfortunately, pico projectors aren’t as small as your typical handheld device like an iPhone, it still is considered very small, and won’t even weigh down a briefcase or purse by more than a pound. Some pico projectors even weigh less than half that.

Pico projectors have become credible business tools as technology improves, unfortunately they are still not powerful enough to display in large rooms. This shouldn’t be the main entertainment device that you use, but it definitely is a useful tool for constant travelers.

The four models that were looked at were the AAXA P4X, Acer C120, Optoma PK320, and the 3M MP220. Three of these units are based on Texas Instruments DLP technology, one uses LCoS.  The connection options for these projectors do vary, as does support for assorted media file formats.

At the end of the day, depending what you are looking for, you can definitely make a decision on what fits your needs the best. If you are looking for a brighter projector, you would probably look for the AAXA P4X, Acer C120, or Optoma PK320.  If you’re looking for a cheaper model the Acer C120 or AAXA P4X would be a better fit. There are many differences and similarities with each pico projector; you just have to take a look at what fits your needs, and what doesn’t. Below are some pros/cons of each projector.

  • Aaxa P4-X: HDMI support lets you connect this model to a Blu-ray player.

 

 

  • Acer C120: This model is very small and very bright, but it’s also the least versatile of the group.

 

 

  • Optoma PK320: The best choice for business travelers, this unit supports HDMI, too.

 

 

 

  • 3M MP220: Although this unit is heavy, it offers high resolution.

Lightplay Projector that Connects with Android!

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Nowadays, companies are not satisfied at where they are at. They seem to be expanding too many different areas at a time. Recently, Android has been starting to deal with the projector industry. This product Lightplay is a cross between an android tablet and a pico video projector. Their “Smart Micro Projector” is one of their new products that run on a 1 GHz processor, with 8GB of internal memory. It also supported from USB, min-USB, HDMI and Wi-Fi connectivity.

 

You are allowed to access Google Play from the Lightplay itself, and you can download hundreds of thousands of available apps, movies and content displaying it on any projectable surface. This definitely opens up a whole new market, simply because it runs on Google’s Android operating system.

 

As technology advances and merges like it does today, you just begin to wonder what other kinds of things can pico projectors merge with. For example, you take one of the brightest pico projectors (AAXA p300 pico projector), imagine you taking the specs and the pico projector itself and combining it with a laptop or a macbook. You can watch movies, do business, and view pictures easily on your computer. As more and more technological advances come about, you can start to see that pico projectors will slowly become more integrated in the mobile community.

AAXA Technologies launches the new P300, “the world’s brightest battery powered HD projector”

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AAXA Technologies, a leader in Pico and Micro projectors, announces the release of the P300 Pico Projector, the world’s brightest battery-powered pico projector. The new P300 features a revolutionary new pico optical engine capable of delivering 300 peak lumens at a high-definition (HD) resolution of 1280×800. Powered by Texas Instruments’ DLP Technology the AAXA P300 employs Vibrant Color LED technology to deliver dazzling color quality with an operating life of more than 15,000 hours and is capable of generating a viewing experience of up to 120”.

The P300 is designed as an all-in-one mobile presentation platform. At its core is a robust ARM processor capable of internal high resolution 720p video, picture, and picture slide-show play-back. Coupled with the P300’s dual 1-watt speakers and internal 75 minute lithium ion battery* the P300 can serve double-duty as both a powerful projector and as a standalone multimedia system enabling the user to project digital content directly from the projector or from a mobile phone. Connectivity is further enhanced with a VGA adapter, Composite video input, and a high-resolution digital HDMI connection that can accept resolutions up to 1080P.  For more info, or purchasing information please visit AAXA P300 Pico Projector!

PhoneSuit Brings Android to Lightplay Mobile Projector

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PhoneSuit Brings Android to Lightplay Mobile Projector

 

Android, recently have began to trying to come up with more technology doesn’t just have to be smartphones and tablets which connects to TVs and cameras. PhoneSuit looks to bring the power of Google’s mobile OS to a compact and portable projector. The Lightplay, the new Android device, is almost like a pico projector and an Android tablet combined. Instead of the touch screen that the tablet has to offer, the images are projected onto the walls, and motion sensors remote control handles navigation duties.

The projector produces images at 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and claims at 50 ANSI lumens rating, which is relatively low compared to dedicated projectors. Although, the specs aren’t as great, it is extremely small at 4.9×2.9×1.4 inches and weighs 8.11 ounces at a price of $499. Its small portable size makes it easy to carry around while the bigger projector is more difficult.

 

The lightplay mobile projector also looks very similar to the P3 released by AAXA in January. They are using an Android platform over the closed platform the P3 uses. Not only do these products look alike, they have similar features as well. It produces images at 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and claims at 50 ANSI lumens as well. Its size is 4.6×2.6×1.4, which is identical, and it’s all for the price of $269. AAXA’s product is almost exactly similar to Android’s Lightplay Mobile Projector, but at a lower cost, which comes the conclusing. Is the Android name worth the extra cost over the P3 from AAXA?

 

It does seem like most portable/mobile companies are slowly adapting to the new technological advances and pico-like devices seems like the new age technology!

Check it out on the link below!

 

 

AAXA P3 Pico Projector

 

What’s in store for mobile projectors?

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As time progresses technology improves. The definition of ‘mobile’ is becoming more recurring as time passes on. First the ‘mobile’ phone, then ‘mobile’ laptops, ‘mobile’ Mp3 players, and so on. Finally it is on the point of reaching the ‘mobile’ age of projectors. After many years and decades, as technology improves, Samsung did something really interesting with their consumer electronics products by adding to a pico projector feature to it.

 

The Android Authority, Darcy LaCouvee talked to one of the Business Manager of DLP Pico Projection, Frank J. Moizio, about mobile projection technology and the future that it holds. The interview is an eye-opener, definitely surprises us how advanced the compact projection technology has involved from its early stages. Such device can be used for gaming, business purposes, and entertainment. The revamped Samsung Galaxy Beam which came out earlier this year is definitely a device that needs to watch for.

YouTube link for interview: Samsung Galaxy Beam Interview on Youtube