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Little Anker Nebula Solar Portable projector, big pictures

It's like a stack of pancakes that can play Netflix.

Geoffrey Morrison
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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Anker Nebula Solar

The small Anker Nebula Solar is a battery-powered 1080p portable projector. Check out our review of the Anker Nebula Solar Portable or just keep scrolling for more pictures.

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Autofocus

Turn the Solar on and it automatically focuses. No zoom or lens shift, though.

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About a foot

On the bottom there's a pivoting foot that lets you angle the Solar upward for more placement options.

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Battery-powered

Inside is a 20,000-mAh battery that's good for about 3 hours of play time.

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BT

You can also use the Solar as a Bluetooth speaker, though in that area and most others, Anker's own Mars II Pro is better.

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Mounted

There's also a standard tripod mount, which is a nice addition.

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Connections

The USB-C port is for charging while you can use the other USB port to power something like a streaming stick or to recharge your phone.

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Remote

Not backlit, but a button takes you directly to the settings, which isn't bad. Check out our full Anker Nebula Solar Portable review for more details.

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