Projector

The Nebula Capsule II from Anker is a solid update to its original small portable projector launched late in 2017. The new model boasts 720p projection, increased brightness, louder sound, and better connectivity, making it a competitive and affordable option in the pico projector market.

​Projectors come in some pretty compact sizes these days, but higher quality options still come in bulky packages that need to be stored somewhere. A new projector from Fujifilm will allow for both vertical and horizontal orientations thanks to a clever, first-of-its-kind rotating lens.

​While not something that's likely to be used every day, portable projectors are great for easy set up movie nights, or quick photo sharing while out and about. The FuntaSee over on Kickstarter is being billed as the first one with 4G capabilities, making streaming on the go a real possibility.​

The latest micro projector from Sony is a curious step sideways from the company's earlier MP-CL1A pico projector. Dropping down in overall resolution from the prior model, the new MP-CD1 brings in Texas Instruments' Intellibright DLP projection technology.

Voice-enabled digital assistants have charmed their way into many, many aspects of our daily lives. Our gadgets can now answer quick queries, set up and play a breakfast playlist and help automate home appliances. Optoma has today released the UHD51A 4K projector with Alexa built in.

After a year of development, design firm Moment Factory has successfully realized GRiD, a large-scale, real-life version of Pong. The game uses LiDAR to track player movements, letting teams of two act as paddles on a giant projected game board.

LG is turning up to CES all guns blazing this year, preparing to show off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED display with its very first 4K projector alongside it.

Portable projectors have come a long way over the past decade. Chinese projector manufacturer Xgimi has followed up on its own previous offerings with the CC Aurora, a wireless projector powered by Android that puts out bright 720p images.

​Ex-Googler Pierre Lebeau and team first let the Keecker home entertainment robot out of its box at CES in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2014. A successful Kickstarter followed in October and work began on production. Now, the consumer version has finally been launched.​

4K projectors are usually prohibitively expensive, but Sony is making strides to bring prices down. At the CEDIA 2017 exhibition this week, the company is expanding its home theater range with two new 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR) projectors – including an entry-level model for under US$5,000.

​To keep movies looking sharp on the big screen, cinemas are increasingly going digital, either through digital projectors or huge backlit screens. Now, Sony has unveiled the SRX-R800 series, a new line of digital laser projectors capable of displaying in 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR).

Xiaomi has announced an affordable, short-throw laser projector designed to display cinema-quality images. The Chinese company is initially only releasing the projector in its home market, but at less than US$1,500 it could prove to be a game-changing product if it spreads worldwide.