Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector review

The Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector is tiny, portable, and compatible with both PCs and Macs, but a host of problems makes it a less than ideal choice.

Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector

Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector

The Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector ($289 direct) is a tiny, glossy white pico projector that's compatible not just with Windows PCs but with Macs, a rarity among pocket projectors. It can show photos and videos from its modest internal memory, or emulate your computer's screen over a USB connection. Bonitor pegs it as a consumer-oriented model—mostly for watching videos or perusing photos—that can also run business presentations off a laptop. In testing, however, it presented enough functional and performance problems to make my experience with it notably frustrating.

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The glossy white MP302 uses a three-LED (red-green-blue) light source and LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) projection technology, and is rated at 15 lumens. It measures 3.9 by 2.1 inches, is just under an inch thick, and weighs 3.9 ounces. Its sole connection is a USB port, for linking to your computer via the included dual USB cable that plugs into two of your computer's USB ports to provide both power and data.

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Read the full Bonitor MP302 Pico Projector review at PCMag

TI Predicts Increase in Pico Projector Phones

Projector chipmaker Texas Instruments predicts a surge in the number of mobile phones with built-in pico projectors coming onto the market, as technology and wireless data networks become more efficient.

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Although phones with pico projectors are not a new concept, TI expects their popularity to grow with trends such as the arrival of faster, 4G networks and the move towards tiered pricing for wireless data.

Via Projector Point