Can a Can-Sized Projector Create a Big Picture? Yes the Can Can.

Smaller than a 12-ounce soda, the Anker Nebula Capsule pours out the pixels.

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Geoffrey Morrison is a writer/photographer about tech and travel for CNET, The New York Times, and other web and print publications. He's also the Editor-at-Large for The Wirecutter. He has written for Sound&Vision magazine, Home Theater magazine, and was the Editor-in-Chief of Home Entertainment magazine. He is NIST and ISF trained, and has a degree in Television/Radio from Ithaca College. His bestselling novel, Undersea, and its sequel, Undersea Atrophia, are available in paperback and digitally on Amazon. He spends most of the year as a digital nomad, living and working while traveling around the world. You can follow his travels at BaldNomad.com and on his YouTube channel.

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May 7, 2022 4:00 a.m. PT

The Anker Nebula Capsule projector sits on a delicate blue background.

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The tiny Anker Nebula Capsule can fit in your pocket and stream movies whenever you want (as long as it's dark enough).

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The Anker Nebula Capsule sits on a glass table in front of a blurred background.

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The Capsule is rated for 100 lumens and I measured 85, making it the dimmest projector we've tested. However, it's tiny and inexpensive.

A closeup view of the tiny Capsule's even tinier focus dial.

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There's no lens zoom or shift, but unlike many inexpensive projectors, it has a focus dial. Personally I prefer a simple analog control like this over most automatic focus features.