Streaming under the stars. Photo: 3M
Watching movies outside is sublime. Dragging your fancy HDTV outdoors, not so much. Now Roku and 3M want you to relive the glory of projected entertainment in a tiny package. Just make sure you still have Wi-Fi access.
The Streaming Projector is just what you need to recreate the drive-in experience without the dust, the tinny sound and the horrible concession food. The Roku powered 3M projector is small enough to fit in your hand so you won’t throw your back out projecting your favorite movies onto the blank wall in the backyard. Just don’t expect an all-in-one package.
Instead of integrating Roku into the projector, a Roku Streaming Stick plugs into the battery-powered projector for on-the-go video action. 3M states that the projector will last for two hours and 30 minutes. That’s more than enough to stream most of the Hollywood blockbusters available on Netflix from the Roku Streaming Stick.
The projector creates a 120-inch WVGA quality image on the wall of your choice. A 12-foot wide projection won’t recreate the movie-in-the-park experience, but it’s adequate enough to delight your friends in your backyard or abandoned warehouse.
Just make sure that warehouse or backyard is dark. At 60 lumens, the Streaming Projector’s display will be difficult, if not impossible, to see during twilight hours. But once the sun goes down or the lights go out, the tiny projector should appease your drive-in theater cravings.
The Streaming Projector will be available exclusively on Amazon for $300 this fall.
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/10/roku-and-3m-team-up-for-mobile-streaming-movie-night/
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