Two diminutive projectors are making their debuts in the coming days. First, Epoq Multimedia's 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.6-inch Pico Cube projector, which the company says is "about the size and weight of a hen's egg." The device packs a LCoS chip and projects VGA resolution, with a 3W LED light source for between seven and 10 ANSI brightness, an 80:1 contrast ratio and expected LED array life of 25,000 hours. The BeamBox Pocket Projector, or W-1, is nearly identical in both size and specs, though this one is "about the size of two packs of cards" and weighs just 190 grams (no weight is given for the Epoq). The Pico Cube will be available online starting mid-November to the tune of $299, while the W-1 will be available November 10th online for £199 (about $350). Needless to say, our excitement for these products is "about the same size as something very small."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bo @ Nov 4th 2008 3:16AM
and sam shows everyone that even the tiniest projector is bigger than his...brain
shimmy shimmy yah @ Nov 4th 2008 3:25AM
this all makes me think that that chinese phone with the built in projector is a fake...
M.Bay @ Nov 4th 2008 4:32AM
What? There's no phones here and your a racist troll.
MarbleMind @ Nov 4th 2008 5:15AM
@M.Bay
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/epoq-egp-pp01-kirf-projector-phone-now-shipping/
Forest_GS @ Nov 4th 2008 3:35AM
Make a Laptop with small projector technology, instant next-gen stuff....or at least lighter laptops xD
Richard Lai @ Nov 4th 2008 4:49AM
Didn't Asus have a prototype laptop doing just that?
Crayola @ Nov 4th 2008 3:49AM
...Wouldn't buy one until Mattel makes one for Hello KItty
ch4s3r @ Nov 4th 2008 3:50AM
Or you know his...
KilgoreTrout @ Nov 4th 2008 3:58AM
Next year will come out the first laptops with integrated beamer.
In no time projectors will be as common on laptops as webcams are now.
If the quality is beareable and the price reasonable I'm gonna get one of these (non integrated) beamers too, and save some money on pomades and massages for my lumbago.
kidcanuck @ Nov 4th 2008 4:07AM
I might be afraid if you could suckerpunch through the internet. I'll take you when they figure out how to do that, though. How about it?
Wwhat @ Nov 4th 2008 4:55AM
I wonder if they ever reach the $100/€100 point, which is really the max people would pay I think for the listed capabilities.
Shinigami @ Nov 4th 2008 6:38AM
The smallest-in-the-world projector is still not pocketable. Thats just sad.
TMoney @ Nov 4th 2008 7:32AM
I guess you guys don't get the Cartman reference there. I thought this post was funny. Almost makes up for the lame first post.
Paul @ Nov 4th 2008 8:08AM
I'm excited for the advent of cheap, high quality LED mini projectors, so keep the war coming! I want my desk to look like this, with mini projectors on either side of the monitor(s):
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/mshome_2008_03.asp
Eric(other) @ Nov 4th 2008 11:55AM
Does that guy have a bust of Beavis on his desk!?
Patriks7 @ Nov 4th 2008 10:25AM
Good job Sam! I think getting a lame first and second post is a first on Engadget :p
abarkett @ Dec 2nd 2008 6:11PM
Why does the blurb say no weight is given for the Epoq? I though it said, "about the size and weight of a hen's egg." Isn't "one-hen's-egg" a measure of weight?