Texas Instruments shrinks its HD DLP Pico projector chip down to 0.3-inches

http://www.dlp.com/pico-projector/pico-product-developers/2trp-chip.aspx

http://www.consumerdealdigest.com/ti-intros-dlp-pico-projector-chipset-based-on-its-tilt-roll-pixel-technology/

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/23/texas-instruments-hd-dlp-pico-projector/

We wouldn't say that smartphone projectors have exactly caught fire, Samsung's Galaxy Beam notwithstanding. Part of the problem is the extra bulk required by pico projector components, which is where Texas Instruments comes in with its new HD "Tilt and Roll" DLP Pico chipset. They've now got the size down to about 0.3-inches, or about the size of a pencil-tip as shown above. That should let makers of tablets, smartphones and wearables add 120 Hz projector powers to their devices. It's also the chip used in Avegant's Glyph VR headset -- so it might be beaming a movie directly to your retinas at some point in the future.