Presentation Tools

Sanwa has recently announced the availability of a slim mini portable projector that works in combination with your iPhone 4 or 4S.

The new Sanwa 400-PRJ011 is powered by its own 2,100mAh battery which happily can also charge your own iPhone battery.

The projector has an autonomy of five hours and can provide 2.5 hours of steady projection.

As you can see from the video, it is capable of projecting still or video images on any flat surface up to a size of 65-inches at 640 × 360 resolution.

Available for now only in Japan.  
¥19,800 ($260)

Source: Engadget 

The 3M™ PocketProjector MP180 is a superportable data and image projector capable of 32 lumens and integrating 4GB of on-board memory as well as both bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.

The file formats supported include: DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, PDF, BMP, JPG, MP4, MP3, PAL, NTSC, H.264, AMR, AAC.

The video resolutions supported by this portable porjector are VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA (1280x768). Battery life is apx. 2 hours. 

The projected image can fill a screen up to 80 inches (though at that dimension the image is awfully dim-- 24 inches is about as big as you should go).

Input / output ports include: VGA, Composite Video, Component Video, USB Mini 2.0, Audio Out (3.5mm Stereo jack), microSD™ Card Slot.

The LED light source on the 3M PocketProjectors MP160 and MP180 can be used up to 20‚000 hours and there are no replacement lamps.

Price: Varies by retailer (from $409 to $600)

See a 3D view of the MP180: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Pocket/Projector/Main/Uses/SeeItInAction/

Compare the MP180 with its two brothers:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Pocket/Projector/Main/Products/ 

Relevant accessories: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Pocket/Projector/Main/Products/Accessories/ 

More info: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Pocket/Projector/Main/Products/MP180/ 

Where to buy: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Pocket/Projector/Main/WhereToBuy/ 

(Reviewed and curated by Robin Good)