Aiptek Presents Ultra-Portable, Slim PocketCinema V10 Projector

Miniaturization has brought about some pretty interesting developments in the world of consumer electronics, and the results are quite visible in just about every particular segment of this market, including that of projectors. And one of the best examples has just been provided by Aiptek, which introduced its PocketCinema V10 Projector, a device that's extremely easy to carry around, yet it provides a host of interesting and useful features.

The most important selling point of the PocketCinema V10 is, as the name says it, its very size. Thus, the projector measures just around 4.9 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches and weighs about 100 grams (without battery), which means that one can literally carry it around in one's coat pocket without too much trouble. It uses LCoS optical technology developed by 3M, as well as a LED light source, which generates a maximum brightness level of around 10 lumens.

Unfortunately, the one thing that's rather disappointing about the projector from Aiptek is the resolution, since it can produce just 640 x 480 pixels, at 4:3 aspect ratio. However, its other specs are quite impressive for a device of this size, since the PocketCinema V10 can generate images with sizes ranging between 6 and 42 inches (15cm – 127cm) at distances going from 8 to 70 inches (that's 21cm – 180cm). Plus, its zoom and focus can be adjusted manually, which is also a big plus.

Another very interesting thing worth mentioning about this tiny projector is its high level of versatility. Thus, besides being able to project images from a wide range of devices, as for example iPods, digital cameras, camcorders and even mobile phones, the PocketCinema V10 also sports its own, built-in player, which supports JPEG, Video MPEG-4 (.AVI, .ASF, .MP4), H.264 (.MP4), M-JPEG (.AVI) and even MP3 files. The files can be stored either in its own, built-in 1 GB memory, or on external memory cards (SD / SDHC / MMC / MS Pro), with capacities of up to 8GB.

Aiptek's PocketCinema V10 sells for an estimate 300 US dollars, which is a bit expensive, but, then again, given just how portable and versatile this thing is, it's actually quite worth it.

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