$5 Smartphone Projector

Conclusion

Taking It Further

• Other stand ideas include this ultra-portable Tiltpod, this handy dandy Gorillapod, or this super creative lego stand from this cool tutorial.
• Use a large aperture camera lens with a focus ring for more flexibility with projection size and focus distance.
• Use your magnifying glass to get an up-close perspective on your phones pixels.
• Try using your computer screen instead of your phone as the display in a new projector project.
• Check out this crazy sophisticated DIY digital projector that can create a 120″ HD screen!
• This mini film projector fits in the palm of your hand and was made from an Altoids tin!
• Leave it to the Japanese to do something this awesome with a projector. Hint: Samurai swords, shadow battles.

This project first appeared in MAKE Volume 36, page 127.