Gift Tip 55: WowWee Cinemin Swivel Pocket Projector

Dec 6 2009, 12:00pm CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The WowWee Cinemin Swivel is an innovative take on the new ultra-small projector technology. This powerful pocket sized multimedia projector with a weight of just 170g takes video viewing to a different level. It does not matter whether you are in a boardroom, your living room, school or even on a picnic by the river; and you can share all types of content with your friends and relatives including movies, videos, photos, games, and slides. In a dimly lit environment, Swivel can project a 60 inch image from over 2m away or floor-to-ceiling in a typical room.

The WowWee Cinemin Swivel is powered by Texas Instrument’s DLP technology so that the pictures and videos come alive with sharper content, vivid color scheme and dynamic contrasts. The projection is made extremely easy as the Swivel is designed on a unique 90 degrees hinge, making it extremely portable and capable of projecting on any given surface.

The WowWee Cinemin Swivel carries the "made for Apple iPod" label and works with Apple’s iPhone, Flip Video, Vado Pocket Video Cam, Camcorders, DV-cams, Digital cameras, DVD (and portable DVD players), Blu-ray (and portable Blu-ray players), Slingbox, and PVRs . In fact, a wide variety of personal media players can be connected to it. The Swivel comes packed with two main connector cables which will do the trick for the majority of devices. It makes connectivity very simple with its plug and play interface.

The WowWee Cinemin Swivel comes with a built-in speaker for audio output. It’s also loaded with a headphone jack, where you can connect external portable speakers for a bigger output. The Swivel is equipped with an AC power adapter with four interchangeable international plugs. The rechargeable battery lasts over two hours, so that the show goes on and on, uninterrupted.

Ideal Gift for
It is a perfect gift for gadget lovers.

Price and Where to buy:
The WowWee Cinemin Swivel is selling for around $300 on Amazon.com.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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