Tiny projectors may displace HD TVs

If you have not yet purchased a big, expensive, flat screen TV, you may want to wait a bit. Tiny, iPod-size projectors may finally be coming this year. Prototype small projectors have been promised for at least a couple of years, but the size of the image and the brightness were limiting factors. This new projector from a company called Microvison uses red, green, and blue lasers to generate an HD size picture on almost any surface.

Using lasers reduces power consumption compared to the traditional high wattage (and very hot) projection bulb, and the lasers are able to produce much brighter images. The pocket size projector would enable you to watch TV, give a slide show, or surf the Internet virtually anywhere in the house (or office).

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