At long last, an official release date for Texas Instruments'
DLP Pico projector. Mark it down, December 1st is the launch (delivered by December 19th) of the "world's smallest / lightest" (51 × 105 × 17-mm / 120g) projector under the Optoma PK-101 branding. And in a smart, hip-by-association marketing move, it'll be sold from the Apple Store in Japan with an iPhone / iPod kit and dock connector for a tax-inclusive price of about ¥50,000 ($511). It'll work with non-Apple gear too, of course. With up to 2-hours battery life, an integrated 0.5 watt speaker, and white LED light throwing a 60-inch, "
dazzlingly bright, sharp, vivid video image" packing 480 x 320 pixels from up to 8.5 feet away, Tokyo's Golden Gai district will never be the same.
P.S. Encore video hands-on of the unit in action posted after the break.
posted Nov 11th 2008 at 1:42AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
)law( @ Nov 11th 2008 2:00AM
wonder if the whole projection can fit on the cankle of that guy who got the blackberry storm tat
allislost @ Nov 11th 2008 2:22AM
Why?
Colin Potter @ Nov 11th 2008 2:26AM
Konichiwa DLP bitches!
Valicore @ Nov 11th 2008 2:34AM
Oh shit. Just what the world needs, a whole bunch of 16 year olds projecting anime onto every and all surfaces.Things like this and the iPod/iPhone should be kept apart.
Grant @ Nov 11th 2008 2:38AM
Lets see some videos of it in use!
Anghell @ Nov 11th 2008 2:49AM
I can't for the life of me think of a reason of why this should be 'breaking'
Intrepid @ Nov 11th 2008 2:58AM
They are playing WMVHD clips...
Giroro @ Nov 11th 2008 3:02AM
If it was 640 x 480 resolution, I would be interested.
I expect better than 480 x 320 from DLP. Much better.
ntlam @ Nov 11th 2008 4:16AM
i'll prefer to buy a LCD TV for that price and bring it along.
Maybe after a few years this will be more popular. just wait for it.
Jay @ Nov 25th 2008 3:06AM
Do you also expect 1080p on your mobile phone just because it is LCD?
Some people just have to search for the negative side. Lighten up, dude.
avis @ Nov 11th 2008 3:14AM
wait, VGA and SVGA is on it's way..
avis @ Nov 11th 2008 3:15AM
'are' on their way
Intrepid @ Nov 11th 2008 6:20AM
I 'love' all of the grammar Nazis on Engadget. Don't you realise that not everyone that posts on Engadget is from an English speaking country?
thedesolate1 @ Nov 11th 2008 7:15AM
I for one reject our grammar overlords.
Its okay to be from a different nationality.
Bill @ Nov 11th 2008 9:18AM
In this particular case avis was correcting his/her own grammar.
jibber @ Nov 12th 2008 8:00AM
haha fail.
besides, if you dont write english good, dont right it ever.
punks
avis @ Nov 12th 2008 8:49AM
thanks Bill, I ain't grammar freak and wouldn't correct other's either...;)
koenig @ Nov 11th 2008 4:08AM
Look, I don't care about the projector -- what is important is that the movie clip "Lion Seul" which I though only was available on PalmOS seems to exist in a format for the iPod. Me want. Now. Any pointers, anyone?
Mike @ Nov 11th 2008 7:48AM
At first glance I thought it was a clip from 2 Stupid Dogs:
http://img.webring.com/r/2/2sd/logo
scape @ Nov 11th 2008 7:57AM
what kind of batteries are these, alkaline? lasting 2 years in terminals...don't the battery companies suggest not to leave them in for long periods of time?
JP @ Nov 11th 2008 11:06AM
How long does the LED last? Forever? Cost of replacement
josh @ Nov 12th 2008 1:00AM
3M Has a better one out there, that I put on my wish list: 3M MPro110 MSRP is $359, and can do 1280x768.
http://www.3mmpro.com/
That's what I'd rather have.
Craig Shipp @ Nov 11th 2008 12:46PM
Wow, this is really cool!
bunnyhero @ Nov 11th 2008 2:04PM
mobile rickroll!
Engadgetier @ Nov 11th 2008 6:13PM
i would soooo mess with people.....