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4 Teeny Life-Changing Innovations

Little things can do a lot.
By Erin McCarthy and Jennifer Everett
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Take your boardroom presentations, movies, and photos mobile with WowWee's Cinemin Swivel microprojector. The size of a candy bar, it contains about two hours of life on a single charge, can create an image up to six and a half feet across, and is compatible with your iPod and laptop. Soon microprojectors will be integrated into everything from phones to digital cameras.

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From the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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