Portable LCD projector that looks like an 8mm film camera

Brando's latest dubious-but-promising gadget is a cigarette-pack-sized, battery powered LCD projector shaped like a retro 8mm film projector camera. No idea if the image quality or light intensity are any good, but the concept's lovely. I don't know that I'd risk $219 on it, though.

Retro Cuboid Tiny Handheld Projector

[#1 posted by usonia , March 26, 2009 5:56 AM]

Wow. They know how to market to a sucker like me, don't they?

[#2 posted by normd , March 26, 2009 6:46 AM]

looks more like an 8mm camera.

[#3 posted by Peaceflag2007 , March 26, 2009 6:59 AM]

Beautiful!

Another idea: how about a pencil sharpener that looks like this?

[#4 posted by dculberson , March 26, 2009 7:30 AM]

At $219 and using only a 3W LED as the light source, it's clearly just aimed at the 'toy' market. It's not a home theater projector but rather one to allow the sharing of small video clips and stuff. It's tiny; 6" along its longest edge.

[#5 posted by Ernunnos , March 26, 2009 7:31 AM]

All consumer electronics should follow this aesthetic.

[#6 posted by A Nonny Moose , March 26, 2009 7:58 AM]

Neat product and a nice price point, but 640x480? Move it up to 1280x1024 and we'll talk.

[#7 posted by caipirina , March 26, 2009 8:41 AM]

it has a contract ratio ... LOL

neat idea .. nice size ... good to bring along to the ski cabin :)

[#8 posted by ianharris , March 26, 2009 9:18 AM]

Alright Cory, you think the police are dumb, we get it.

[#9 posted by SuperElectric , March 26, 2009 10:44 AM]

What's with the constant hate, or at best, backhanded praise, of Brando stuff? Was this explained in some previous post I missed? I mean, unlike the helpful post above that pointed out its low candlepower, the OP seemed to have arbitrarily crammed a bunch of FUD into an otherwise admiring post. Confusing.

[#10 posted by coaxial , March 26, 2009 4:53 PM]

@5 ernunnos :

Clearly, consumer electronics used to. More to the point, I don't want retro (retro is overdone and tends to be lazy) what I want is good new design.

[#11 posted by mellowknees , March 27, 2009 9:31 AM]

it's gorgeous. I hope that someone makes a higher-powered one with a similar design. Additionally, if that happens I hope that their product description is reviewed for grammatical errors. Lines like "It's Size just like an Mobile Phone" make me a little nervous about paying over $200 for it.

[#12 posted by Anonymous , March 29, 2009 8:34 AM]

$219, and it's mounted on a $3 tripod. I see those things at Microcenter all the time.