“Cable-phobic” consumers need to check out Acer’s latest offering to the Wi-Fi bandwagon – the Acer P5260i Wi-Fi projector.

With the P5260i, Acer actually eyes the wire-free trend going on in both the education and business sectors. It’s a 1024 x 768 DLP projector with a 2700 ANSI Lumens brightness. It utilizes 802.11b/g Wi-Fi for a 720p/1080i High Definition video content streaming, and is compatible with the most common video formats. Contrast ratio is at 2,000:1 while connectivity comes in the forms of D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI.

The absence of widescreen support, which is the subject of most criticisms, is taken to be a sign that this projector is more of a business-oriented gadget.

The Acer P5260i is expected to be a bit less pricey than the current crop of Wi-Fi projectors.