


If you needed any more proof that electronics are getting smaller and smaller, Toshiba's just provided Exhibit A: a front projector so tiny, it fits in the palm of a gorilla's hand (well, a human's, too, but isn't it more fun with a gorilla?). Weighing just over a pound, the TDP-FF1AU DLP projector is designed to be about as portable as a projector can be, coming with its own carrying case and a 23-inch (diagonal) fold-out screen for when your walls aren't projector-friendly. Checking out the small fry at Digtial Life this weekend, I found the brightness and color to be decent, especially once I remembered I was looking at the image in a bright trade-show floor. Native resolution is 800 x 600 pixels — good enough for DVDs and almost anything you download (it has a USB input). There's also a built-in mono speaker if you're desperate for sound. And since the ultra-portable projector runs off a battery (2 hours), a whole world of on-the-go viewing opens up — just connect your iPod and you can hijack the back of that bus seat to watch CSI. It's not as small as the Nano-Projector, but it has the advantage of being real. Seven hundred bucks of real to be exact.