Smaller than a credit card and with a projection head of just 1cm3 in size, its developers claim that the device can enable documents and videos to be projected onto a wall in the same way as current fixed projectors.
They also claim that the projector - which uses micro electro-mechanical mirrors less than a millimetre thick that reflect red, blue and green laser beams - uses less power than the matrix- or LED-based technology currently available on the market.
This pocket projector works at a minimum distance of 50cm and enables the projection of images onto a surface equivalent to a 15in screen.
The projector should be available in 2011 for industrial applications and then the following year for consumer electronics, according to Nicolas Abelé, technical director of the start-up, which is located in the EPFL Science Park.
Dr Chris Harris of Light Blue Optics explains how the Cambridge University spin-out is aiming to make waves in the pico-projection business. Click here to read more.
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