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Massachusetts startup Project-a-Phone has a solution to increase the size of tiny mobile device images and video; because sometimes small handheld or handset screens are simply too small to make a point effectively.

The company's self-named first product links the screen image of nearly any major feature phone, smartphone or handheld (a Nokia 9300 on the large side) to a PC for group presentations, demonstrations, trade shows and webinars, by turning any of these devices into a video projector.

Unlike other mobile projection products, the $199 Project-a-Phone doesn't read the image via a cable, so proprietary connectors aren't an issue like past handheld presentation products; hence, Project-a-Phone's compatibility with any mobile device, no matter what platform.

Devices securely clamp into place and a live video image is read directly from the screen itself by a video camera and sent to a computer via a USB connection. Picture and video can be displayed on a laptop's screen, a monitor, through a projector, or shared over the Web.

Project-a-Phone also records video and audio, takes still images individually or in a programmed sequence, and can display multiple screens simultaneously; when two project-a-phone's are connected to the same laptop. Software also lets you adjust and optimize images.

There are many applications for "super-sizing" phone screens says Project-a-Phone President and CEO Jeff Hunt. "Among its many uses, it (Project-a-Phone) helps retail salespeople sell devices and services, lets developers collaborate around a conference table or through a Web meeting, and provides an effective way to show sales people, executives and the media the latest product enhancements.," according to Hunt.

Project-a-Phone displays images up to 800 x 600 pixels in resolution. At VGA (640 x 480 pixels), it delivers 30 frames per second video. The device weighs 1.2 pounds in its case.

The company told SmartPhoneToday an upgrade to the existing model is due in the next six to eight weeks. Future versions of Project-a-Phone could include higher resolution cameras and an edition optimized for still image capture.