[Gadgets] Kodak Luma 150 Portable Wireless Projector Review

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Small, cute, and extremely portable, the Kodak Luma 150 ($249.99) is a small, rectangular pocket projector, less than an inch tall and 3.9 inches on a side. Attractively housed in a white frame with gold trim, the Luma 150 can project photos and videos stored on a microSD memory card or USB thumb drive, or mirror a computer, phone, or tablet's screen over a wireless or HDMI connection. Image quality is decent, though the projector's low brightness limits useful image size, particularly in the presence of ambient light.
Pocket or Palmtop Projector?
The middle model of three tiny projectors in Kodak's Luma line, the Luma 150 stands between the 75-lumen Luma 75 ($199) and the 350-lumen Luma 350 ($349). It's either a large pico—meaning it's (barely) pocketable—or small palmtop projector. Either way, it's a DLP-based LED projector with a rated brightness of 150 lumens and a native resolution of 854 by 480 pixels, both typical for moderately priced micro projectors.
Looking at the projector from the front, the lens is offset near the right side. The area around the lens is angled slightly upward. The Luma 150 rests on four tiny feet, each about an eighth of an inch tall, and at the center of the bottom is a threaded hole for a tripod (not included). I noticed, however, that when setting the projector on a table, resting only on its feet, it could still throw a complete image onto a screen with none of the lower part being cut off. A mini tripod would have been useful, though, to raise it above any small obstructions.