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Mobile Projectors: Not Just for the LG eXpo

It’s the 21st century and buyer’s remorse is pandemic – you get the newest, slickest smartphone on the market with all the cutting edge features you could ever want. And then the next big thing comes out that’s got a whole new bag of tricks and suddenly your beloved smartphone doesn’t seem so shiny anymore.

The Onion hit it on the head with a recent headline, “New Device Desirable, Old Device Undesirable“:

“Its higher price indicates to me that it is superior, and that not everyone will be able to afford it, which only makes me want to possess it more,” said Tim Sturges, owner of the old device, which he obtained 18 months ago when it was still the new device. “I feel a strong urge to purchase the new device. Owning the new device will please me and improve my daily life.”

“It’s difficult to remember how I ever found enjoyment in my old device,” Sturges continued. “It is no longer appealing to the eye.”

Laugh if you want, but you know that’s you! (Heck, it’s us, too – this is a cell phones blog after all). The LG eXpo, the first phone with an integrated projector, is one such phone that’s making your iPhone or Nokia N95 seems a little lackluster.

But wait… don’t despair. You don’t have to pay that fat penalty and break free from your cell phone contract. The very same DLP Pico projector that makes the LG eXpo works with other smartphones, too. Heck, it even works with your iPod or digital camera.

All you need is a phone with a TV out port and the optional iPod/iPhone upgrade kit that fits the DLP Pico PK100, DLP Pico PK102 and comes bundled with the Pico PK101. Fire up your Nokia N95, iPhone, iPod Touch or other mobile phone with a video out and you’ve got a phone that’s almost as slick as the LG eXpo.

Even if you don’t have a video out, you can hook up any phone that has a microSD slot (almost any smartphone) and a USB mass storage device mode (most phones, such as the LG Voyager and the BlackBerry Curve) with the DLP Pico PK102. The PK102 has a female USB cable which lets you plug in to any USB flash drive (i.e. your phone) and play image and video files directly. That means you can turn any flat surface – a dorm room wall, a conference room screen or the back of an airplane seat – into a theater.

The DLP Pico projector is about the size of a deck of cards and weighs just 4 ounces with the battery inserted. But the picture it throws can be up to 60 inches. It’s mostly thanks to the LED light source, which casts a surprisingly brilliant image that lasts over 20,000 hours with a vivid 1000:1 contrast ratio. Unlike LCD projectors, the Pico doesn’t use filters, thus doesn’t need regularc leaning and replacement. In short, the DLP Pico slips easily into the briefcase, costs little to own and works great with more mobile devices than you’d think.

Read up on your own phone to see which projector will turn your phone into a presentation powerhouse. Not sure? Leave us a comment with your phone model and we’ll tell you what to buy.

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This entry was posted on Friday, December 25th, 2009 at 8:49 am by Jack Busch and is filed under Cell Phones, LG. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.