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JMGO has a new family member. The PicoPlay brings the party to any indoor space with Full HD projection combined with a Bluetooth music speaker and ambient light show, in a form factor about the size of a travel mug and light enough for an easy carry.

Canister-shaped lifestyle projectors are great for quick and easy wall-filling viewing in a small space without the room being dominated by a huge TV. Yaber's T1 Pro also serves up mood lighting, and rocks the house with TurboSonic sound.

A few years back, we covered a pop-up computer monitor that could fit in a small carry case between uses, and also serve as a pico projector. Now Texas-based Arovia has returned with a larger version of the Splay screen, called the Max.

Around this time last year, Yaber launched two portable 1080p projectors designed to provide entertainment on outdoor adventures. They both required a dongle to access Google TV, but the company has now rectified that with the T2 Plus GTV edition.

Acer is showcasing a bunch of new products at Asia's largest tech expo this week, including a new compact smart projector. The PD1520s shines bright with 4,000 LED lumens, can throw up big-screen HD visuals and promises easy setup.

Kodak is probably best associated with film photography, but the distinctive brand logo can be found elsewhere – including on smart projectors. The latest is a portable 1080p pico projector packing Google TV and a big battery.

Back in January, Samsung gave CES attendees a first look at what was claimed to be the "world's most compact triple-laser ultra-short-throw projector and touch interaction device." The Premiere 5 has now launched in the company's home turf.

Dangbei has announced the launch of a compact 1080p smart projector that's mounted to a gimbal stand for one-handed image adjustment over 190 degrees. The N2 mini can stream popular apps, can throw visuals at up to 120 inches and rocks Dolby sound.

As we noted for our review of the Freedo recently, warmer evenings up north could mean taking your entertainment outdoors. ViewSonic latest portable projectior is a palm-sized model rocks Harman Kardon audio and is mounted to a 360-degree 3-in-1 stand.

As it starts to get a little warmer in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be looking to the yard for movie nights. Many portable projectors still need to be plugged in, but Dangbei's Freedo caters for cable-free watching for up to 2.5 hours.

Philips Projection launched a 4K gaming projector back in January that was pitched as the "ultimate gaming projector built for unparalleled performance and total immersion." Now a brighter 120-Hz Full HD model has stepped up to play.

XGIMI has given a taste of the successor to its Samsung Freestyle rival, the MoGo 3 Pro. The tubular design theme continues through to the Play 6 model, but it now includes a sizable battery, has a new gimbal stand, and is a little brighter.