Texas Instruments unleashes pico projector dev kit on the world

Pico projectors have been multiplying like gerbils over the past year and a half, so it was probably only a matter of time until we saw a developer's kit released upon the market, right? Right. Well, Texas Instruments has announced it's doing just that -- released through Digi-Key Corporation. The kit will contain an HVGA resolution DLP projection device, a three color LED, a power supply, and a video cable connected to a BeagleBoard which boasts an OMAP35x processor, supported by Linux. The kit costs $349 and it's available now, so all you would-be miniature projector designers, get to it: the world is waiting.

[Via About Projectors]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 30th 2009 9:08AM]

Should have tossed a pic of Snoopy up there. you know, for the BeagleBoard. I cant figure out why it's Russel Crowe and a Dalmatian.

[Muhammad Oli Posted Jan 30th 2009 9:17AM]

I always think "If you don't understand it, then you haven't been round here long enough"

The picture has been used on engadget before for another story that I THINK was more closely related to the Crowe.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 30th 2009 10:01AM]

It is just another one of Engadget homorotic obsessions. I would imagine if Russel Crowe were wearing a black turtleneck in that pic they would be screaming like little girls.

[Ineed911 Posted Jul 2nd 2009 10:28AM]

Couple of questions:

1. Why is Maximus laying on his side in the middle of the road with a pico projector?

2. Is he going to show Commodus all of the ways that he violated Lucilla?

3. Did he turn gay?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 30th 2009 12:38PM]

I think the Dalmatian is taking him to Bisbee to put him on the 3:10 to Yuma.

[neofolklore Posted Jan 30th 2009 8:14PM]

OHHH its photoshopped, okay I'm glad someone told me.

[AMiSHPiRACY Posted Jan 30th 2009 9:23AM]

Is this pico projector so powerful that you can see it display on a sandy road on a bright day?

[TonyRockyHorror Posted Jan 30th 2009 10:18AM]

man, that Russel Crowe picture never gets old.

[yermann Posted Jan 30th 2009 10:43AM]

Perfect for slide shows of Russel and Tugger fightin' 'round the world

[WebOn Posted Jan 31st 2009 1:34AM]

gayest pic EVA... not that there's something wrong with that

[fontendet Posted Feb 5th 2009 7:44AM]

Instead of Pico you can easily imagine penis in his hand... =)
masturbation on the road - classic hobo lifestyle.