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PICO-PROJECTOR It’s a video projector, but a very small one that will sit in the palm of your hand or fit comfortably in your pocket.
It can be used as a portable business projector, but the small size of the displayed picture — claimed to be a maximum of 60in (150cm) wide in excellent viewing conditions — means it’s really designed as an
![]() A typical pico-projector The terminology hasn’t settled down yet and other terms for the device exist, including palmtop projector, palm projector and, the oldest one, pocket projector. Pico-projector first appeared around 2003 but products with that name have only recently reached a performance level that makes them attractive. Its first part, pico-, is an example of the figurative broadening in meaning of a prefix of size with a precise meaning: a millionth millionth (10-12) of some unit. In cases such as this one and picocell, a very small area of coverage in a wireless network, it loosely means something tiny of its type. What is it? The first digital camera with a built-in pico projector — a tiny, front-mounted system that throws photos or videoclips onto any flat surface at up to 40in wide, depending on how far from the wall you hold the camera. Sunday Times, 9 Aug. 2009. Look for pico projectors to make their way into a wide range of other devices. Nikon has just announced a digital camera with one built-in, and mobile phone manufacturers are looking to add the technology to smart phones. In the not-so-distant future, if you want to show a presentation you will be able to leave not only the projector back at the office, but the laptop as well. Guardian, 24 Aug. 2009. |
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