Samsung unveiled the MBP200 at the January CES show this year. Rather than refer to it as a pico projector, the company calls it a "mobile phone accessory," and describes it as a hybrid projector/PMP (portable media player) geared to the consumer market. The projector features a file viewer, picture viewer, music player and video player.
The MBP200 also uses the DLP pico chip from Texas Instruments, and can connect to mobile phones and laptops and lets users project content to a range of screens -- from an 8.5-x-11 standard sheet of paper to a 50-inch screen. It also comes with a small screen holder that has a telescoping pole hidden inside.
Users can transfer files and project content independent of an attached source via the microSD card slot. The MBP200's design features touchpad controls on the right side of the device for navigation and a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD screen that lets users view content privately.
The MBP200 independently supports standard Microsoft Office and PDF formats for display, and users can also listen to music and create playlists, as well as view videos, pictures or PDF, PowerPoint, Word or Excel files.
Samsung has not set a release date -- saying only that it will be out sometime this year -- and has not disclosed pricing.