A collection of adapter cables is supplied, and a remote control is an optional extra. Menu navigation buttons are located discreetly on the top surface.

Harrison says the system will be useful when small “pico” projectors have become cheap and power-efficient enough to be dotted around our homes.

It's called LightBeam and it's a 'nomadic' pico projector that uses a webcam to track and reorient its display to suit any ad hoc surface -- the piece of paper in your hand, the cover of a book ...

As well as a VGA resolution projector, you also get a Linux-based OS with WiFi b/g, a battery apparently good for up to 2hrs runtime, and a wireless remote control with a full QWERTY keyboard.

The PocketCinema V10 Plus is an extremely versatile stand-alone pico projector, but its image quality is undistinguished.

As for the 854 x 480 pico-projector, that clicks on in place of the keyboard section, which then doubles as a remote-control.

The NEC LT245 and LT265 are the first projectors to feature remote desktop control and the ability to broadcast information to multiple projectors and multiple computers."We wanted to develop a ...