Projector PMP

Oregon Scientific unveiled a new hinged pico projector prototype that features a DLP chipset (854x480), 80 lumens and 1,000:1 contrast. The projector has a hinged design - like WowWee's Cinemin Swivel projector.

The projector can be powered via a USB projector, but the brightness is limited to 50 lumens in that case. OS plans to launch the final product in the second half of 2012 for around $640 - which is very expensive for a pico projector. FAVI's A3 Wi-Fi for example costs just $399.

Update: The PK-320 is only shipping in Europe, but you can get it shipped to the US via Europe (that's the Amazon link we have below).

Optoma's PK-320 is now shipping - for $479. The PK320 is a 80 Lumens WVGA DLP pico projector - the brightest pico projector yet together with AAXA's P4. It has USB, VGA, HDMI and video inputs, and an internal media player (with a microSD card slot).

AAXA's Windows-CE pico projector, the P4 is now shipping for $339. Here's a hands-on video someone posted showing the P4 in action:

The P4 is a very bright (80 lumens) DLP (WVGA, 854x480) pico projector that runs Windows CE software. It has 2GB of internal memory (and a micro SD slot) and can run any Windows-CE supported application (such as Office, PDF, games and more). It also has an optional QWERTY wireless keyboard.

While Optoma still haven't officially announced the PK320 pico projector - it seems that Amazon.co.uk is already shipping it. This is rather strange... but in any acase, they finally released a photo of the new projector (from Amazon's product page).

Optoma's PK320 is a 80 Lumens WVGA DLP pico projector - the brightest pico projector yet. It has USB, VGA, HDMI and video inputs, and an internal media player (with a microSD card slot). Like we said, it's (perhaps) shipping in the UK for £370 and will ship in the US soon, you can already order it at Amazon.com for $449.

We just found this on Amazon.com - a new upcoming pico projector - the FAVI W3. The W3 is a pico projector that runs Windows OS (not sure which version) and includes an integrated touchpad mouse. It's got 2GB of internal memory (and a microSD slot) and a built-in media player (supports images, videos and office documents). It's also got Wi-Fi and a web browser (Explorer).

The projector itself offers 1024x600 resolution (we do not know how bright it is) - and we think it uses Syndiant's SYL2061 LCoS module which is the only one on the market that offers this resolution (as far as we know). The SYL2061 was announced in September 2009 and this will be the first projector to use it. Back in 2010 Foryou said they will release a projector that will use the SYL2061 but they didn't actually started to produce it (as far as we know).

We just stumbled across a page in Amazon.com listing a yet-unreleased Optoma pico projector - the PK320. It's a 80 Lumens WVGA pico projector - the brightest pico projector yet (and it probably uses DLP technology like all of Optoma's projectors). It has USB, VGA, HDMI and video inputs, and an internal media player (with a microSD card slot). We don't have a photo yet.

The PK320 will ship sometime between October and December according to Amazon, and will cost $449.

FAVI announced a new pico projector, the E3-LED-PICO. This is a WVGA DLP projector that features 50 lumens and 2000:1 contrast ratio. It seems to be a rebrand of Aiptek's V50 - as it looks the same and shares the same specifications... It will cost $350, but it isn't shipping yet. The V50, by the way, is now shipping - and it costs $291.