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Known as the Pico Projector, the company says that since a mobile phone already contains a battery and some of the other electronics that are necessary for a projector, this unit can be simpler and cheaper.
Russell Hannigan, Director of Product Management, Microvision Projection Displays says, "...It is all about size, power, and resolution. Through extensive consultations with cell phone companies, we believe the maximum size of any projector must be about 5 cubic centimeters with a 7 mm thickness. Our first prototypes are already very close to these requirements. The main reason why we can achieve such a small package is because PicoP uses just one tiny mirror to "paint" the image, pixel-by-pixel on the screen."
According to the report, in a darkened room, the prototype beamed out surprisingly bright, crisp and large video from a connected iPod Nano: With the projector held 1.8 meters away from the wall, the image measured 1.8 meters diagonally and was as sharp as a DVD.
