• Optoma and Apple to launch DLP Pico projector in Japan

    Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Optoma is planning to sell its DLP projector Pico in Nippon starting December 1st. The Apple store will offer the device exclusively until December 19th.

    Optoma has unveiled the projector this summer and the specs remain unchanged:

    - size: 0.67x2x4.1 inches, weight: 120 grams
    - brightness: 10 lumens
    - aspect ratio: 4:3
    - resolution: 480×320
    - contrast ratio: 1,000:1
    - speaker: 0.5W
    - battery life: about 2 hours

    The projector is able to produce images of around 60 inches and will cost $510 (including an iPhone/iPod kit and connector when bought in an Apple store). It’s unknown at this point when and at what price the device will be offered outside Japan.

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