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3M Mobile Projector Review

Today, I have an incredibly fun new toy to tell you about. I recently had the privilege of trying out the 3M™ Mobile Projector, and I give it an enthusiastic five stars! This small, mobile projector allows you to watch YouTube videos, movies via iTunes, slideshow photos, TV content, presentations and more from your iPhone, iPad or iTouch. It even works with your PC with the purchase of an additional cable. To work the projector, all you have to do is pull up the content you want to watch on your device and then plug in the 3M Mobile Projector to your device, then hit play. It is seriously that simple. In the picture below you can see my boys are watching “Star Wars” on their ceiling. The projector does not need to be held and can stand on its own or with a tripod; however, Asher insisted on “controlling” the experience.

3M Mobile Projector

And just in case you are wondering, your room needs to be dark in order to achieve the best picture. Below is actually how dark their bedroom was during the “Star Wars” viewing. (I just messed with the manual settings on my camera to get a better picture for you in the low light.)

3m mobile projector

My boys are so excited to use our 3M Mobile Projector this summer! Camping, slumber parties, and family movie nights just became that much more fun. If your kiddos (or husband, ahem) are into gaming, the projector will connect to DVD and gaming consoles with an additional 3M Composite Cable. With the right cable, you can also project angry birds from your phone right onto your wall! Keep it in mind for Father’s Day, ladies.

I took the photo below of the “screen” while next to Asher in bed. We are a one TV household (gasp!) so watching movies in bed on a large screen is a real treat!

3m mobile projector

Once the boys were in bed, it was the adults’ turn to play with the new toy! Matt and I headed outdoors and watched an episode of Modern Family in our backyard on a sheet! What a fun mid-week date night.

3m mobile projector

If you are now wanting a 3M Mobile Projector for yourself, they are available at Target. You can learn more, find special offers and purchase yours by clicking here.

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  1. We have a big screen TV (not huge though) in the basement and every Friday night we do family movie night. We order from Netflix, pop popcorn, the kids get to choose either a soda or some candy and we watch as a family.

  3. I love love love having holiday movie nights with my hubby! I especially love this around Halloween. We will sit down and watch “The Great Pumpkin” and “Bugs Bunny Halloween Special” and just laugh and have a great time eating candy we shouldn’t eat and reminiscing about when we were kids. FUN!

  5. We like to make homemade pizza, turn all the lights off except one low light and pretend we’re at the Theater but with good food!

  8. We do movie night with a bowl of popcorn some junior mints, and snuggling on the couch. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  13. We love making a really big family dinner, usually everybody helps out in their own way. Then we all get in our spots with cozy blankets and settle in for the movie. Simple, but it never gets old!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  14. Family movie night is just me and the cats now that all the children are adults with their own homes. I think it would be great fun to have a neighborhood movie night in the back yard.

  15. we usually order pizza delivery and Eskimo Pie and rent a dvd. half the time it seems to involve vampires movies.

  16. we like to have popcorn or some snacks like pizza or Mexican bites. always hard to choose a movie.

  18. We usually rent movies on Saturday night and then buy candy and pop popcorn. We all put on our sweats and grab our pillows and blankets and claim a spot on the floor or couch.

  20. We usually have a pizza for dinner picnic on the living room floor for our family movie night.

  22. I like movie night with PJ’s and pizza (so I don’t have to cook!)
    adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

  23. A movie on in the background while we play a card game and munch on popcorn! We love just getting to spend that time together.

  25. We enjoy movie night in our living room and rent movies from either redbox or blockbuster and pick up a pizza from little caesers
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  26. I am looking for a portable projector with the ability to display split screen from two different inputs. I currently have a casio xja246 that can do this through the wireless display capability, but I need to be connected to the internet through wifi while using the projector, so wireless connection isn’t an option.

  28. Choosing a movie everyone loves and turning the lights off and snuggling on the sofa under a big fluffy blanket!. I also like to make my movie snack mix (popcorn & M&M’s mixed together) Thanks so much!
    ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com

  34. We have a 2 year old, so not many family movie nights lately. When our little one gets older, I can’t wait to show movies outside on the side of the garage. Totally reminds me of the Drive-Ins of my childhood 🙂

  39. Since receiving my iPad for our wedding anniversary movie night with the kids has taken on a new meaning ! We all curl up in our bed and watch something on Netflix or we rent from iTunes . What a treat to surprise the kids with a movie on the wall !

  40. We do friday night pizza, game, and/or movie night each week. We start with a picnic of pizza and then put our pjs on to watch a movie while snuggling under covers. I would love to do an outside movie in the summer, but the traffic by our house is too loud.

  41. Movie Night for me: Pizza with my hubby curled up on the couch with our dog.

  43. my favorite way to do family movie night is to relax in the living room with the family and eat popcorn and drink what ever we want and watch a movie.

  45. We love watching our fave old movies like Back to the Future and we make popcorn on the STOVE! Top it with melted cheese..mmmmm

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  49. We love hanging out on the sofa with a big bowl of popcorn. The projector looks awesome!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

  50. I like family movie night with lots of popcorn to eat & comfy pillows to lounge on

  52. We watch movies on hdtv with xbox streaming. I like how portable the projector is, would be nice to watch movies in the yard on a warm night. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
    songyueyu at gmail

  58. buttery popcorn and cuddling with the kids makes a good movie night for me

  60. My favorite way to do family movie night is to make some homemade popcorn with various flavors such as caramel, white cheddar and classic butter and watch movies on Netflix.

    ctong2[at]gmail[dot]com

  61. We are also a 1 TV family, so this would be so much fun for my 3 kids to snuggle in bed with us and watch a movie on the wall or ceiling!

  62. It is just my husband and I now… we will sometimes do movie night on Saturday! we have a nice comfy sofa recliner, so we are laid back.. nice and relaxed. we might even have some popcorn.

  64. We’re fortunate to have a real drive-in in our city! Can’t beat the $10/carload weekend deal for a triple-feature either!

  65. Family movie night is me and hubby cuddled up on the couch! I would love to be able to watch them outside though!!

  68. Movie night finds us with feet up on the coffee table and fresh-baked dessert and coffee in hand. So relaxing!

  69. Our movie night consist of snuggling up under the blankets at night so the room is completely dark, while munching on freshly popped popcorn with m&ms. Yum!

  72. What a great giveaway! My kids would flip over this awesome gadget! We limit our screen time and definitely don’t allow much tv time so movies are HUGE at our house!! FINGERS CROSSED!:)

  74. My family consists of me, the boyfriend and the kitties… I love curling up in bed and watching movies on a rainy afternoon!

  76. We like to take turns choosing the movie dinner and snacks!

    nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com

  77. We like to pack a picnic and go to the outdoor movies in the park. It would be fun to play our own at home in the backyard!

  79. We haven’t been doing family movie night but I’d love to get started now that the kids are getting bigger!

  83. Homemade pizza and desserts, a great family friendly movie to enjoy together with kids- my favorite way.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  87. Our favorite way to do family movie night is to order pizza and pop popcorn! We also bring out the sleeping bags for extra comfort 🙂

  90. We like making popcorn and pouring a bowl of M&Ms and putting on a family friendly movie.

  96. Holy cow! I love that little guy! Our favorite family nights happen at my brother’s house where we lay in the backyard and watch a late night movie on his huge inflatable screen. The problem with that is we have now moved out of state. Oh, and we can’t afford a huge inflatable screen. So glad to see this projector is great as many of the ones used by people we know haven’s received good reviews.

  97. We like to snuggle up on the sofa with some blankets and are usually watching Veggie Tales,Winnie-the -Pooh,or Thomas. I’m so thankful my sweet boy still loves sweet innocent movies. In fact Diesel on Thomas is a bit scary for him so we have to fass forward on occassion.

  98. Pillows, blankets, popcorn, and our giant St. Bernard make up our family movie nights. This projector is just about the coolest ever! Love the idea of taking it outside.

  99. Movie night would be fun, and totally unique for my family, if we took this to our cabin and strung a sheet up between two large redwood trees. Add a little bonfire, some hot chocolate and smokes, blankets and lounge chairs, and we’ll be all relaxed!

  100. Movie night for us is on Friday and includes lots of popcorn, candy, blankets and snuggling. I love it!

  101. Every Friday night is pizza and movie night. We lay a blanket on the floor and all hang out together. The kids love it…and I don’t have to cook. I do, however, make homemade kettle corn. Nothing better. Pretty much a perfect family night. 😉

    The 3M projector is so cool. Love it on the bedroom ceiling. (I would me the best mom ever. Haha!)

  103. Oh no! I’m not sure where my original comment went. We spend our movie nights under blankets with lots o’ popcorn! Our favorite family time 🙂

  105. Our favorite way to do movie night is to plop on the couch after we’ve grabbed a bowl of popcorn!! Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
    kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

  107. This 3M projector is totally cool…I would love to have one so I can bring the movie night outdoor, especially in the summer. I love family movie night. My son and daughter takes turn picking a movie to watch (limited to 1 per night though). I’m always the one who prepare the snacks and drinks for our fun night cuddling on the couch.

    Amy [at] utry [dot] it

  109. Our version of family movie night first starts with voting on what movie we will watch (usually an action/adventure movie, we have boys!) and then ordering pizza to enjoy while watching the movie!

  113. Movie night occurs at least once a week at my house, but I have been dying to host a ‘drive-in’ movie night in our backyard. There is only one problem…we have no way to project the movie. Kind of a key component! this would be perfect and the size would make it so easy to store when the night is over. I need this 3M projector! 🙂

  114. we like to curl up in our bed – our son is 17 months, and we just burry in covers, lights off, favorite stuffeed toy and watch a cartoon 🙂

  118. Almost every night is a movie night for my husband – he loves movies, especially old ones. This new device sounds awesome!

  119. I was just thinking of doing a backyard movie night with friends & this would come in so handy!

  121. I would love to have a neighborhood movie night in our backyard! It would be cool to hook it up to the x-box so my son and his friends could play on a big screen! Looks fun!

  128. We love family movie night with our five year old son. His favorite part is our popcorn-popper popcorn!

  129. I love making popcorn, turning down the lights, and cuddling on the couch to watch a movie.

    navybaby1113 (at) gmail (dot) com

  131. We go to the drive-in almost every weekend in the summer. Would love to have one with are second grandchild due soon. So we can have movie night on the side of the barn.

  132. We have movie night cuddled up on the couch with the lights off. We can’t wait to invite our friends over for summer movies!!

  137. We have a small little room but my husband is big into sound system so we have that going plus our “buttkicker” which rumbles during all the action sequences! I love watching movies with him during the weekend!

  139. Just the two of us now so it is much simpler. Before with two boys it involved much popcorn and drinks. My boys would be ready to say “Mom, don’t watch this part” at the gory guy parts. I would put my hands over their eyes for any kissing parts! Can’t with for grandkids~

  141. Family movie night involves clearing the furniture and throwing out the air mattresses, buttered popcorn with m&m’s and comfy pjs all around!

  142. Family movie night sounds like a great idea! We could project on our garage door I think!!

  144. Friday nights – curled up on the couch with some popcorn and a bottle of wine for my husband and me! Best way to watch a movie!

  145. How fun is that! I love the backyard movie on a sheet idea. my daughter’s favorite time is when we cuddle up on our comfy couch with hot cocoa (even in the summer) and watch a movie with her mommy and daddy. I love it!

  146. Wow, looks like a lot of fun! I can imagine how excited your boys were! I think this projector could add a lot of fun to our family movie night, usually the most exciting part of it is the popcorn. 🙂

  147. This would make for a wonderful movie night for my fam! Buttered popcorn, M & M’s, and a diet coke, woo hoo! I just pinned it and also posted it on my blog too 🙂

    Tanya

  148. For us, family movie night usually consists of checking out a video from the library, popping popcorn, and piling together on one couch (until somebody starts fussing!) and watching!

  151. This would be awesome. I love your pic of the kids in bed watching on the ceiling. I think it would be fun to have a campout in the basement and watch on the ceiling!

  152. my kiddos love it when we open the sofa bed and cuddle with TONS of blankets and popcorn.

  153. Our family movie night, everyone climbs into our bed to snuggle, eat popcorn and watch a movie.

  155. My son and I choose a movie on Netflix or grab a movie from Redbox on Friday nights.

  157. My Grandaughter would love this! This past weekend we went garage saling, bought several new movies. Our movie times these days are with her.
    Thanks! Deb

  158. That is such an awesome project. It would be great for an outdoor movie night

  159. We cuddle up on the couch, but how fun would it be to have a bunch of friends over for a movie night in the back yard under the stars!

  162. My favorite way to do family night is to rent movies from Netflix, make popcorn and sit with the family and watch movies. Each of us gets to choose a movie once a month — since there are four of us!
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

  164. Family movie night is our favorite! We make a bag of popcorn and cuddle on the couch with the kids. Thanks for the chance to win!

  165. we love popping our own popcorn to enjoy while watching a movie squished together on the couch.

  166. We go buy popcorn @ the movie theater. Then come put our pj’s on and watch as many flicks as we can!

  169. our family movie nights are in the living room with popcorn & chips & dip

    that projector is awesome!
    i’d love to try it out

  170. Our girls are both under 5, so family movie night is usually Veggie Tales, Dora the Explorer, or some Disney movie…they’re just not old enough for “real-life” TV, lol. We did a special Valentines day however; I set up a Valentines Day fort, we watched “Lady and the Tramp,” and ate spaghetti dinner. It was great.

  171. Wow! My husband has been dying to set up a projector in the den ever since we moved into this house. What a fun toy!

  174. Our favorite way to do movie night is a movie at home on our high def tv, with popcorn and yummy drinks. My son usually prefers an Icee

  176. Oh my gosh! I’d love one of those projectors, last year I dug an old roll up screen out of my neighbors garbage, one of those projectors would be perfect! And you know I love Target, remember I hunted you down at the one in Utah?! Ha ha.

  178. we like to get a kid friendly movie so the kids can enjoy it as well. we get lots of snacks and treats.

  189. I like to let the kids bring out thier mattress out to the living room

    nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com

  190. Family movie night is best spent with our kids, on the couch, and snuggled up close under a cozy blanket!

  195. With a 16 month old, our family movie night also serve as a date night.
    But I love the idea of a projector to watch movies outside!

  201. family movie night at our house usually means furniture pushed to the room perimeter, with blankets and pillows bundled up in the middle of the floor with kids sprawled out in every direction – no fancy equipment needed here! kristinmik at gmail

  202. We like to sit on the couch eating popcorn and chips and watching one of our favorite DVDs

  203. it’s just me and my husband now but we love to get a good romantic comedy and eat either snocaps or haagen daas chocolate chocolate chip ice cream!

  206. We do family movie nights regularly……with popcorn, lights off and cuddled up on the couch! Having a 3 M mobile projector would be so fantastic to move it outside!!!!!
    Andrea
    AndeM1@hotmail.com

  207. this little projector would be a great tool to use with our iPad! thanks for blogging about it & the contest 🙂

  208. I would love to show a movie on the garage door and invite all the cousins!

  209. We are too tired after getting the babies down, so we watch a TV show on amazon

  210. We love a good movie night, or watching our favorite, Castle on ABC. What a fabulous gift card$, with a little one on the way we could have lots of fun!

  211. We moved to the country last year and watching movies outside would be too cool!

  213. I would love love love this projector!
    Our favorite way to do movie night is to pull the mattress off our bed and drag it out to the living room floor. It’s feels a little like we are camping out in the living room and we can snuggle on the comfortable mattress and watch a movie!

  214. Even without the free giveaway- this thing is awesome! I’m definitely going to tell Warren about this. 🙂

  215. Family movie nights in the warm weather (before it’s too hot!) mean getting the neighborhood together, bringing the tv and popcorn outside and blankets in the yard! We’ve thought about a projector – but it’s outside the budget right now. Our TV’s been a traveler!

  216. My fave way to do family movie night? Have all the relatives over for a giant cookout with burgers, corn on the cob, guacamole, and all the fixins! Then have everyone pile on the couches and floor and enjoy a favorite funny flick! The more the merrier in our house! Thanks for hosting a fab giveaway, Beth! 🙂

  217. Any time and place we have movie night with my family is my favorite! As long as we are all together life is good!

  219. Great giveaway! We haven’t had a family film night in ages! I guess it’s time to start a family tradition; sounds like lots of fun.

  221. We would love this! Movie nights usually include myself, hubby, and the kid all cuddled on the sofa with a big bowl of popcorn.

  222. My kids would absolutely LOVE this!! I like to make themed snacks to go along with whatever movie we are watching.

  223. Beth, your boys look like they’re having a ball….wish my kids were little again, I loved movie night,blankies and popcorn….

    I’d love to win this for Father’s Day……(and have hubby make the popcorn and get me my blankie….LOL)

    Kathy 🙂

  224. can you believe it, we’ve never had a family movie night yet!!! i would love to try this out for our very first one!

  228. Family night here is when everybody piles into our den. They bring their own pillows and throws. I supply a mountain of junk food and sugary drinks. There is always a lot of “shh shh be quiet” type shushing going on during the movie~♥ Love it!

  229. We love movie night! Popcorn,milkshakes and lots of laughs with the kids (or tears if it’s a sappy movie!)

  230. Great review! I hadn’t heard of the 3M Mobile projector…looks like a fun twist on watching movies! Family movie nights in our home are usually in our tiny living room with my hubby and I snuggled on the couch, 2 teen girls sprawled across the floor with the dogs and some air popped corn.

  231. that thing is awesome. technology never ceases to impress. thanks for the chance to win!

  232. Aww glad A and Z enjoyed that experience. I would love to have one to gift my grandchildren with. Thanks Beth.

  234. Love movie night at ome snuggled on the couch with popcorn. We are also lucky to have a drive in movie theater near us and the prices are such a bargain, we gather the neighbors and have a great time

  235. We have a large shop on our property and I would LOVE to show a “sit in” movie to my kids. They would think that is wonderful! What a neat idea!

  236. For us, family movie night consists of my handsome husband and my beautiful step daughter cuddled up on the bed or on the couch (lights off!) with our cat and a big bowl of popcorn. We just bought our first house and that projector would make the perfect addition to our backyard! I would love to have a “movie under the stars” night with my family and friends! What fun 🙂

  237. Cuddling on the couch and homemade popcorn are MUSTS for movie night…especially the popcorn 🙂

  239. We usually buy pizza and popcorn, gather on the couch and enjoy watching the movie 🙂

  240. Every Friday night is Movie night and we all snuggle up on the couch under blankets with all the lights off! We love this time together. Tom always falls asleep, but that is o.k. We are all together!

  241. I am so intrigued with this new gadget. My favorite family movie night experience is getting all the pillows and sleeping bags in front of our living room TV, selecting a feature from our NetFlix Queue, and asking my husband to make a big pot of homemade oil popped popcorn.

  242. I had never heard of this product before. Looks ultra-cool. Whether I win the contest or not, it is definitely on my radar now as a “want”. Thanks!

  243. We would love to sit by the pool at night and watch a movie and now it’s possible with this cool toy!

  244. I would love to have movie nights at my house for my whole family. I love having family get togethers.

  245. too cool! Would love one of these and the idea of the backyard movie – would be way fun!

  246. Family movie night includes a bowl of popcorn and all of us on the couch. It’s just a really great way for us to spend time together as a family.

  247. Family movie night is a fun adventure for my kiddos…My hubby picks the movie & starts the coffee..lol. My girlies get snacks that fit the movie theme…always a great time.

  248. Family Movie Night is usually very simple and relaxing. Easy supper followed by movie and a fun dessert.
    heatherspooner1981 at gmail dot com

  249. We either have game night or movie night in our pjs with our pillows, my son brings in his blanket and a stuffie too. We usually watch either a Disney flick or Star Wars with popcorn and my five year olds favorite snack – cheerios. Thanks!

  250. on the ceiling is so smart! we can’t wait to have movie night in our basement, since we’ve outfitted it with a projector and drop down screen! if only this whole thing wasn’t taking forever. yeesh.

  251. That looks so fun! My friends and I love going to drive in movies, but this would allow us to create a drive in experience right in our backyard! 🙂

  252. This would most definitely be the best way to do family movie night–we currently just huddle around the big screen and munch on popcorn!

  253. The family all coordinates in the sleeping gear down in the basement, we pick a movie we all enjoy and then lay on the sectional until one of the kids falls aslepp 🙂

  254. Family Movie Night – we go to the drive ins with our jammies on and buy popcorn and soda and just enjoy the great weather and movie on the huge screen.

  255. How cool would this be to take camping, or for those summer nights in the back yard under the stars watching a family movie.

  256. Family night is always fun with games. We have some cool backyard games that we play on the wii. I especially love darts! I have a jacked up shoulder so in order to hit the bullseye I have to aim at the 3 and I get it EVERY.SINGLE.TIME! Cracks us all up!!!

  257. Ohhh I LOVE it!!!!! I JUST told my hubbs that i want to have a camp out/movie night in our yard (since our 2 yr old special needs son was born…we dont get out much!!!) So THIS would be GREAT =)

  260. We spend movie nights in our ‘theatre room’ basement in our comfy, reclining leather chairs and our 3D TV! Makes you feel like you’re right at the movies!

  261. Our fav family movie night is a pizza dinner in front of the TV. We even break out the TV tray tables. It has a 70s sort of vibe. 🙂 The kids think it’s such a treat to eat and watch a movie at the same time. I love the idea of a neighborhood, ‘walk-in’ theater in the back yard though.

  262. We can’t have a family movie night without treats! So we usually make some cookies, top it with some ice cream, and enjoy! My girls love making a comfy bed on the floor with lots of blankets and pillows, too!

  263. This is amazing! My husband and I were just talking last night about how much fun it would be to do movie night out in the backyard with a projector and a white sheet!
    We currently do movie night on Friday nights with our kids on the TV in the living room.

  264. We haven’t done it much yet, but when we do, it’s usually curled up on the couch (with me falling asleep).

  265. When we have family movie night- we all pile up together on the cough, make different flavored pop corns and always have some sweets to snack on!

  267. Saturday nights are for cuddling on the couch with a great family friendly movie. We are working our way through the Harry Potter series now.

  271. We order pizza and set up tv trays in the den EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY night. The girls get to alternate weeks to choose the movie. Last night was Ella Enchanted. Then sometimes, on Friday nights, we feed the girls early and put them to bed and the hubs and I have Steak Date Night.

  272. Family movie night is just my husband, me and the dogs on our lovely couch with a bowl of popcorn!

  273. The only time I have watched an outdoor movie was WATCHING the movie the Wedding Planner. Would love to try this in our new AZ home with the grandkids!!

  275. Family movie night is best at home, with pizza and all snuggled on the big sectional. But an outdoor movie night with this projector – that would be awesome!

  276. We’re pretty old fashioned. I pop some popcorn and then we all cuddle up on the couch in front of one of our family favorites (usually something by Pixar).

    Thanks for the chance!

  277. It is getting extremely difficult to find time for movie night with 6 kids ranging from 1 yr to 16. We love to watch American Idol together and each holiday we have at least one “favorite” that is a must. (Christmas Vacation…need I say more?) I hope to enjoy many more “movie nights” with my family and really appreciate the opportunity to win.

    THanks,
    Carol Long

  278. A family movie night is fun spent at my sister’s house who has a theater room that feels just like the theater with comfy seating & popcorn!

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