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A few hours ago we reported about Philips' upcoming PicoPix projectors, and now we have some more info. The projectors all have a 800x600 resolution and a 300:1 contrast ratio, with 20-30 lumens (depends on the model). The PPX-1020 does not have a battery and needs to draw power from a computer (via USB). The PPX-1230 adds a battery, and the PPX-1430 has an internal media player via a SD card slot.

PPX-1020

The projectors will be available in October 2010. The PPX-1020 will cost 199 euroes, the 1230 269 euroes and the 1430 299 euroes.

Update: we now have more information including price and release dates!

Philips uploaded photos of 3 new pico-projectors to their Flickr account - but with very little information. These are Philips' first pico-projectors, actually.

PicoPix PPX-1430

The projectors are named PicoPix PPX-1020, PPX-1230 and PPX-1430. They are all rather small. From the photos it seems that the 1230 and 1430 include an internal media-player (there are controls on the top) while the 1030 doesn't. There's also a focus wheel, so these aren't laser based...

Toshiba introduced two pico-projectors today, the P100 and M200. These are Toshiba's first ever pico-projectors. The M200 is a LED based pico-projector offering 640x480 resolution at 14 lumens. It's got 2Gb of internal memory and a micro SD slot (and supports office documents, movies and photos). It has VGA, TV and composite inputs. The P100 is pretty much the same just without the internal media player (no memory or micro-SD slot) and no composite input, either.

Toshiba says that the both projectors will be available towards the end of 2010 in Europe, no pricing info yet.

Blogger Les Gray has got a Show-WX pico projector, and has come up with some nice things he can do with it. Some of these can be used with any pico-projector, but a focus-free laser projector is the best...

Some of his ideas: project a graphic message below you when you ride your bike, shadow-puppet environment, heads-up display for cars, home-made planetarium and more...

There are reports that Apple's new iPod will include a pico-projector, made by Microvision. Microvision's shares have jumped 10% on a large volume. But is that really likely?

We know that Apple are thinking about pico-projectors: over the past years they have filed several patents related to pico-projector systems and embedded projectors for iPods/iPhones and Macbooks. Using a focus-free laser based pico-projector is obviously great.

MarketsAndMarkets has published a new research report (Global Pico Projector Market, 2010 - 2015) in which they say that pico-projector market revenue will reach $6 billion by the end of 2014. In terms of units, sales will grow from 220,000 in 2008 to 39 million in 2014. Embedded projectors will be the fastest growing segment, with 18 million units by 2014.

Engadget has posted a short hands-on review of the Nikon S1100pj projector-camera - focusing on the hardware and software bits, but not talking about image quality really. Reviewing the projector, they say that you can get a 40" image with the right lighting, and focusing is a "relative cinch" with the included controls on top. They conclude: "All in all, given that it's intended as a quickie display station at parties, we think the S1100pj does what it promises".

The S1100pj costs $350, and will be released in September. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.com.