Pico projectors, as they’re called, promise to bring the convenience of projector technology into the mobile space. With miniaturization advances allowing projectors sizes to scale down to fit in cellphones, it won’t be long before we can all start projecting our most obnoxious images and videos across our co-worker’s cubicle wall.And, to make the prospect of pico projectors in mobile phones that much more solid, John Van Scoter, the senior vice president of Texas Instruments (TI) has confirmed that mobile phones featuring TI’s projector technology will hit market with pico projectors in tow later this year – mirroring other pico-projector manufacturers. That’s right, before 2008 comes to a close, we’ll be seeing some handset manufacturers putting TI’s miniaturized projectors inside cellphones on the consumer market.
If things go well for the pico-projector market, TI expects to see the prevalence of projectors in mobile phones start to rival that of cameras in cellphones. TI recently unveiled its DLP Pico technology to bring the vivid colors and sharp pictures of DLP displays into the world of mobile devices. With any luck, we’ll have our hands on a DLP-based pico-projector cellphone before the holiday season!Update:Post edited for clarity [Via: Unwired View]