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3M's handheld projector best for displaying digital photos
3M's Micro Professional Projector is definitely not an entertainment device, as it just doesn't offer the candle power, resolution, or colour quality to properly display video. But it is certainly adequate for text, graphics and photos.12/1/2008 5:00:00 AM By: Brian Jackson
"Do you have a projector in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" The phrase crosses my mind as I remove 3M's Micro Professional Projector from its packaging.
Small enough to fit in the palm of my hand, the projector would be easy to slip into your pocket and transport anywhere.
It could come in very useful for those who tote around digital cameras, small screen-size laptops and other digital devices, and who also want to share video clips or images with others.
With this device on hand, you no longer have to hope there will be a compatible display to use with your gadgets – because there's one in your pocket.
The device is just a bit longer and about twice as thick as a cell phone. It is 115 mm long, 50 mm wide and 22 mm thick. It weighs a mere 160 g.
In the box, you'll find the projector, a battery charging cable, a composite video cable with a VGA adaptor that allows male-to-male connections, a VGA cable and the lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
First impressions
Since this device is supposed to be easy to use, I figure I'll initially take a stab at setting it up and putting it to work without reading the manual.
That's easy for anyone who has ever used a projector, as the device is straight-forward to use.
I hook it up to my laptop running Windows XP by plugging the VGA cable into the secondary monitor output. To activate the device, I go into my monitor settings from the Desktop, set the secondary monitor to "attached", and apply the settings.
Page Navigation 1) The projector would be easy to slip into your pocket and transport anywhere. – Page 12) Colour of the projected image seems fine for basic Web graphics and text, but not for video. – Page 2
3) Photos projected from an attached digital camera look nice and crisp. – Page 3
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