Sapphire launches iPhone-compatible mini-projector

by Tarinder Sandhu on 7 April 2010, 09:19

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In a marked departure from the usual graphics card and motherboard releases associated with Sapphire Technologies, the firm has launched a mini-projector that takes the output from any PC, video camera and iPhone and expands it to 65 inches across.

The Mini Projector 101, pictured below, weighs 103g and is powered by multi-chip LED technology - similar to high-brightness flashlights and bike lights - that, Sapphire reckons, is good for 20,000 hours of use.



Rated at 14 lumens and offering 'good' image quality on a projected 640x480 image or video, the 101 has a built-in battery that should last two hours on a single charge.

The $299 (£240) projector ships with a charger, tripod, cables for VGA, composite video and an iPhone/iPod adapter, too. Full specifications here.

Here's our Nick talking to Sapphire's Bill Donnelly about the Mini Projector 101 at last month's CeBIT show.

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Posted by [-Stash-] - Wed 07 Apr 2010 09:57
This is just awesome :D Even taking away the iPhone aspect of it, just being able to hook it up to your laptop will be fantastic for presentations. I wonder how bright it is in a well lit room though… (couldn't seek to further in the video since my connection was too slow :( )

Wish it had a mini HDMI input however…
Posted by [GSV]Trig - Wed 07 Apr 2010 10:25
My boss just bought something very similar back from China, bar it connecting to his laptop.

There crap for use on laptops due to the end image not being huge, and you need to be in a damned dark room for it to be easily visible and the projection isn't that big either probably about 19" sort of size..

for an iphone or other smart phone though it could be more use due to the limited screen size on the host device..
Posted by Georgy291 - Wed 07 Apr 2010 10:33
eyefinity dribble…….
Posted by kingpotnoodle - Wed 07 Apr 2010 10:34
'[-Stash-
;1903458']This is just awesome :D Even taking away the iPhone aspect of it, just being able to hook it up to your laptop will be fantastic for presentations. I wonder how bright it is in a well lit room though… (couldn't seek to further in the video since my connection was too slow :( )

Wish it had a mini HDMI input however…

640x480 would suck a bit for PowerPoint slides wouldn't it? Video maybe OK…
Posted by MrRobin - Wed 07 Apr 2010 11:09
Really had to do a double take on this when it appeared in my RSS inbox… looks like a GFX card that's grown legs… Quite cool tho, great how projectors are getting smaller and smaller.

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