Does the 3rd image on the right indicate the method?
You have HDMI input, so you take an HDMI output (like from a Chomecast) just as you would into a TV / monitor and then you have “Chromecast” etc?
Nebula Portable Projector
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Yeah thats exactly what they meant with Chromecast connectivity. As for airplay we shall see. I would assume though that airplay with the apple tv connected to it is the only way to get that Airplay function. We shall see delivery is set to happen on July 20th sometime, since its being shipped from Plainfield Indiana for some reason. Usually when its from Anker Direct they ship me things from their CA warehouse where I am located as well. 
Indeed for a made in China (right?) product you’d expect shipping from near the left coast. Having arrived at either long beach or LAX.
I’m looking forward to the Nebula Mars Plus for $400 on Black Friday.
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I received my Nebula Mars yesterday and while I haven’t had much time to play with it, I can report that it natively supports both Airplay from Apple devices and Chromecast from Android devices. No need to plug in an AppleTV or Chromecast into the HDMI port.
It seems to run a version of Android TV and supports loading apps, but the App Store it links to only has YouTube (works well), TedTV (didn’t try), HBO Go (seems to be broken), and an old version of Kodi (v.16, aka Jarvis) which I didn’t load. I believe you can side load app via the USB port if you can get the proper apk file. I look forward to playing with it more once I get a proper screen. Hopefully, I can figure out how to load Plex and connect it to my Plex server.
Oh, one strange note, I took it out of the box immediately and plugged it into an outlet hoping to charge it up so that I could use it later, but it didn’t charge itself until after I had turned it on and played with it for a few minutes. After that, I was able to power it down and plug it back in to charge it. Luckily, it did come charged at about 60%.
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Tomorrow I receive mine and I will try to charge it and see if it will take a charge before being powered on. Seems odd to me if that is how it is designed.
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Looking forward to the review…
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As it is Anker I’m open minded.
My concerns:
- it is not bright enough
- battery life
- heat, shutdown, fan noise
Currently I do not have a problem which needs this, but I have learned to park “why not” til you get the killer benefit so keeping all my negative thoughts parked for owner reviews.
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I’m interested in it. I’m excited for your review
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Supporting projectors on a daily basis points one and three are the ones which I’m most curious about. As for battery life, my interest is peaked but I don’t think I could trust a projector solely on battery, whether they were Anker batteries of not. Hopefully there is a ‘dead mans’ type switch for when the battery starts getting low to auto power off the projector as bulbs are not the cheapest.
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Is it laser so not a bulb. But I get your point.
The battery goes hand in hand with the fact it is a projector, because the Nebula is so expensive relative to flat-screen TV you’d be thinking it would be not for static location use but for moving around so it needs to be able handle say a 2 hour movie minimum. It claims higher but at what brightness…
Heat and noise!
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Must have missed that, thought only the $3000 was rocking laser.
There’s a couple of photos on a users review on amazon.com showing picture quality. Not bad I guess for the specs (and depending on the camera they used) but not sold on the idea, or price for that matter…
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Delivery day is upon us. Finally. All your concerns are mine as well and I look forward to addressing some of them today when I test it out.
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Excellent news. You would probably have a good shot at winning on the Anker review giveaway it you also post your review under there…
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yeah and the review with the photos is an example where it is the temporary nature of the need. So battery life… they use it against a wall in a room with no power then move it to where is power to recharge.
In our home we use Chromebooks for that problem, about 6 hours off-power 13" bright screen in a $300 device with decent Wifi. In summer it is too hot to be indoors til bedtime so we sit in garden where its about-right temp and just use Chromebooks or tablets far from power.
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As long as it’s mostly positive…
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I agree with you Neil! I also think @cava3395 can post reviews in the campaign page to win free prizes hahaha…We are open minded, no worries.
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She is here! She is finally here! 
The review will be up tomorrow as UPS was late today and I have yet to properly test it out!
@AnkerOfficial
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Really? Amazon won’t take it back? Well, that’s a bummer that you got a dud. I was so looking forward to your review on it. Have no fear, I’m sure Anker will help you out with the dud. 
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Amazon wanted me to pay the return shipping. Which was ridiculous. They claim it may have been damaged during transit which it clearly wasn’t. The thing just wont power on. No lights light up either when plugged in. Im so bummed 
I venture to guess that you are not a Prime member? Just email Anker support and I’m sure they’ll take good care of you. Sorry that you’re going thru all that though. It’s always a big let down when one waits anxiously for an item and have something like this happen. I feel your pain. Hopefully, you’ll have it replaced and in your hands soon. Until then, we will all have to wait patiently for your review on the Nebula.
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