Pico Projector News, Resources & Information

Here's our monthly best-selling pico-projectors list for the beginning of October 2019. We're using data from Amazon.com, which seems to be selling the most wide range of pico projectors. This list does not include embedded modules in mobile phones or cameras.

1. APEMAN Mini portable projector ($199.99)
2. Aaxa P1 ($125)
3. Artlii Movie ($48.99)
4. Nebula Capsule ($299)
5. Artlii Movie Yellow ($48.99)
6. Vamvo Mini projector ($208)
7. CINEMOOD Portable Movie Theater ($359)
8. Anker Nebula Capsule Max ($470)
9. VANKYO Burger 101 Pico Projector ($159)
10. AKASO Mini Projector ($199)

Philips recently announced the PicoPix Max, a premium and relatively large but still portable Android-powered pico projector that features a Full-HD native image, 800 lumens and a battery life of up to 3 hours. Our friend Charbax posted a nice video showing a prototype device, and Philips says on the video that it already sold over 5,000 such projects on IndieGogo!

Israel-based ColorChip introduces a new ultra-compact pico projector module based on its PLC SystemOnGlass platform. ColorChip targets the tethered and standalone AR/VR smartglasses market for this module.

The new pico-projector module integrates ColorChip's ColorMux RGB Beam Combiner with a MEMS scanner. The ColorMux RGB Beam Combiner is based on ColorChip's proprietary and patented optical waveguides embedded in a glass Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) and SystemOnGlass (SOG) integration & assembly technology.

Here's our monthly best-selling pico-projectors list for the beginning of September 2019. We're using data from Amazon.com, which seems to be selling the most wide range of pico projectors. This list does not include embedded modules in mobile phones or cameras.

1. Artlii Movie ($48.99)
2. Nebula Capsule ($299)
3. APEMAN Mini portable projector ($199.99)
4. Artlii Movie Yellow ($48.99)
5. Aaxa P1 ($139)
6. Vamvo Mini projector ($208)
7. Nebula Capsule II ($579)
8. AKASO Mini Projector ($199)
9. VANKYO Burger 101 Pico Projector ($159)
10. WOWOTO A5 Pro ($229)

The PicoPix Max is a premium and relatively large but still portable pico projector that features a Full-HD native image, 800 lumens, up to 3 hours of battery life, HDMI and USB-C connections and a built in Android-based media player with 16Gb of storage and a microSD slot.

The PicPix Max is available through IndieGogo, at a 50% discount (around $450 for backers, full price will be around $900). Philips already received over $600,000 from early backers.

Here's our monthly best-selling pico-projectors list for the beginning of August 2019. We're using data from Amazon.com, which seems to be selling the most wide range of pico projectors. This list does not include embedded modules in mobile phones or cameras.

1. Nebula Capsule ($299)
2. APEMAN Mini portable projector ($199.99)
3. Artlii Movie ($48.99)
4. Vamvo Mini projector ($199)
5. Nebula Capsule II ($579)
6. Aaxa P1 ($129)
7. ViewSonic M1 Portable Projector ($295)
8. WOWOTO A5 Pro ($269)
9. AKASO Mini Projector ($210)
10. Propview smart projector ($249.99)

The Propview is a uniquely-shaped pico projector that is based on Android OS (v6) and includes an internal media player. It is a DLP (854x480) pico projector with 100 Lumens.

The Propview smart projector is now shipping for $249.99.