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"facebook dialogPinterestPhotograph by Victor Prado. Prop Styling by Philip Shubin. Photographs of short-throw projectors: courtesy of each supplier.\n\nOne Helluva Stud: Lights off or on, the SmartQ U7 tablet casts an extraordinarily clear image, like the one above from Midnight Cowboy.\n\nYour smartphone has already made your camera, radio, clock, and flashlight redundant. Now it's gunning for your television, as the newest gadgets are starting to house tiny projectors inside. That viral kitten-snuggling-with-a-wild-animal YouTube hit? Instead of corralling everyone around a minuscule screen, you'll beam it onto the wall. What's known as digital light processing has long been used in high-end TVs and home projectors to yield brighter, more colorful images; now it's small enough to fit in your phone, essentially transforming it into a portable theater.\n\nTake the new Ayane smartphone\u2014it has a four-inch screen that can expand to 42 inches when projected against a wall. Or the 35-lumen DLP projector that's built into the SmartQ U7 tablet (a dead ringer for the Google Nexus 7) and can broadcast an image up to 50 inches wide. The heavyweights are starting to get involved too. Samsung has plans to offer improved projector functionality in a forthcoming smartphone, while Apple has been snapping up patents for a scaled-down version suitable for laptops, phones, and tablets. Pretty soon you'll be streaming Game of Thrones episodes on any nearby surface\u2014giving all that medieval-inspired drama a more futuristic setting.\n\n\u2022 \u2022 \u2022\n\nThe Next Big Thing: Short-Throw Projectors\n\nForget hauling a projector to the back of the room. These cutting-edge models can sit inches from the wall, making them perfect for tight spaces.\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestshort-throw-projectors-embed.jpgPhotograph by Victor Prado. Prop Styling by Philip Shubin. Photographs of short-throw projectors: courtesy of each supplier.\n\nFrom top to bottom: Philips, Sony, LG.\n\nPhilips Screeneo\n\n It boasts an impressive 100-inch high-def picture, and the built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi allow you to stream from the Internet. But the real draw is the speakers and subwoofer, which may make you question whether you'll ever hit a movie theater again. $1,800; philips.com\n\nSony 4K Ultra Short Throw\n\n Coming this summer: the only short-throw projector capable of offering images in Ultra HD 4K\u2014double the resolution of your average plasma-screen HDTV\u2014up to 147 inches wide, all housed in a minimalist media console. Starting at $30,000; sony.com\n\nLG Cinema Beam Hecto2\n\n The old version required two feet of distance to produce a 100-inch image; the forthcoming model will do it from just six inches away. It also features a laser system (rather than stodgy lamps) for your high-def-viewing pleasure. Price on request; lg.com\n\n\u2022 \u2022 \u2022"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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