I love watching movies on my iPod Touch, I do; when I’m traveling by plane or bus or train, or as a passenger in a car when the conversation wanes. It’s a bit of a pain holding it at an angle conducive to optimum viewing, though. And the same rings true when I’m staying in a hotel with a less than stellar channel selection or in the guest room of someone’s house with no television in it – I need my visual entertainment without getting a crick in my wrist from holding my media device! Well, that’s where this little fella comes in.
iPhone Video Projector
No bigger than a candy bar, the iPod Video Projector from Hammacher Schlemmer can project up to a 60” video image or a nearby wall or ceiling, or any other such receptive surface, so I can watch my movies in the most comfortable position possible – supine. Preferably with a small bucket of well-buttered popcorn balanced precariously on my chest.
The pocket-sized projector doesn’t just work with the various iPods, however. It is also compatible with the iPhone or any other video source with composite outputs, such as video cameras, camcorders, and other video players with composite audio/video outs.
The functionality of this device doesn’t just cater to my own personal horizontal entertainment laziness, however. It can also project photos and other app content stored on your device – think of the business applications when impromptu presentations are required in remote locations with no access to the typical office setup. This could be particularly useful in combination with the iPhone’s video capture and still photography capabilities.
Pocket-Sized and Flexible
The bright, clear images are created by the projector’s Digital Light Processing Technology LED – the same as digital cinema projectors – which produces a sharp, TV-sized 480×320 resolution (3:2 aspect ratio) with a 1000:1 contrast ratio and a lifespan of over 20,000 hours.
The unit has adjustable focus and volume controls, a ½-watt internal speaker, and a headphone jack for private listening. The included AC adapter and rechargeable battery provides approximately 2 hours of viewing after a 3 hour charge. A USB cable is also included for charging from a computer. You can vary the size of the image by the distance of the device from the projection surface – 10” to 102” projects a respective image from 6” to 60”, which are the limits of the lens’ focus.
All in all, a superb little technological trinket.
Dimensions: 4 ¾”/12cm long, 2”/5cm wide and 1”/2.5cm deep. Weight 4oz/113g. Price: $379.95. Shipping: Signature gift wrapping available for $6.95.
I am really curious as to how well this would actually work. I have an iPhone and can see doing some small presentations using the phone when combined with the video projector. It would be quite an impressive little set-up if the video quality on the screen is good.