DALLAS, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Texas
Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) DLP® Products and Brookstone announced
the availability of the iPhone 4/4S miniature projector accessory
case which includes TI's DLP® Pico™ projector technology. As the
first projector of its kind, the accessory acts as a thin sleeve
that will allow iPhone 4 and 4S users to project video content from
their phone or any app that allows for video output such as
Netflix®, YouTube® and more on to any surface at a size of up to 50
inches. With this iPhone accessory case, DLP and Brookstone are
showcasing the potential future of Pico as add-on or embedded
within products, giving mobile phone users the power to show video
content on-the-go, anywhere.
"With this accessory case, Texas Instruments DLP Pico technology
continues to show incredible flexibility in enabling compelling
applications of all shapes," said Frank J.
Moizio, manager of DLP Pico Projection. "This is just the
first step in giving consumers the ability to showcase video
content to family and friends and create a movie theater in the
palm of their hand."
Building on DLP's foundation of creating the best images in the
world, DLP's Pico chipsets have the same technology genetics as
leading digital cinema projectors. Pico-enabled devices are already
being used to watch saved and online streaming videos, play games,
project business presentations and files, and do much more, all
with the convenience of being truly mobile. The entire DLP Pico
family of chipsets offers solutions for creating an ever-growing
array of product applications, including embedded cell phones,
cameras, and camcorders, mobile projectors for consumer
entertainment, notebook companions for mobile warriors, toys, AV
docks for iPhone, iPad, iPod devices and other compatible
smartphones, and more.
"The partnership between Brookstone and Texas Instruments
resulted in a remarkable accessory case that turns one's iPhone 4
and 4S player into a mobile home-theater unit," said Ron Boire, President and CEO of Brookstone.
"Brookstone's mission is to find smarter, better ways for people to
do the things they love, and the Pocket Projector for iPhone 4
embodies that spirit by marrying great technology with
entertainment," added Boire.
Product and pricing information about the Pocket Projector for
iPhone 4/4S accessory case is included below:
- Price: $229.99 U.S.
- The projector includes super-bright, 15-lumen LED
illumination
- 640x360 native display resolution projects video content from
the phone up to 50" images
- Built-in 2100mAh battery charges via USB connection
- Integrated 0.5W speaker delivers audio from video content
For more information about the Pocket Projector for iPhone 4
accessory case, consumers can visit:
http://www.brookstone.com/pocket-projector-for-iphone-4
For a full list of apps supporting video out, consumers can
visit: http://www.cywee.com/docs/TV-Out_Apps.pdf
For more information on DLP Pico™ products, please visit
www.dlp.com/pico.
About Texas Instruments DLP Products
DLP display technology from Texas Instruments offers clarity
down to the most minute detail, delivering pictures rich with
color, contrast and brightness in projectors for business, home,
professional venue, digital cinema (DLP Cinema®) and large-screen
HDTVs. Many of the world's top projection and display manufacturers
design, manufacture and market products based on DLP technology.
DLP is the only imaging technology with a legacy in digital cinema
where it set the industry standard demonstrated by the deployment
of DLP Cinema technology in over 14,000 screens worldwide. At the
heart of every DLP chip is an array of up to 2.2 million
microscopic mirrors which switch incredibly fast to create a
high-resolution, highly reliable, full-color image. DLP
technology's chip architecture and inherent speed advantage
provides razor-sharp images and excellent reproduction of fast
motion video. Since early 1996, more than 20 million DLP subsystems
have been shipped. For more information, please visit www.dlp.com
or follow DLP on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TI_DLP.
About Texas Instruments:
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and
develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier,
safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI
innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in
more than 30 countries. For more information, go to www.ti.com.
About Brookstone
Brookstone, Inc., Brookstone.com, is an innovative product
development company and specialty retailer of products and unique
gifts for home, travel and comfort. Brookstone operates 300 stores
nationwide, typically located in high-traffic regional shopping
malls and airports. For more information, like Brookstone on
Facebook or follow on Twitter.
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