July 3, 2007
Cellphones to come with projector
SK Telecom of Korea will be releasing new handsets that come with a built-in Nano Projector which is capable of throwing images of up to 20" in size onto a screen or wall.
Developed from an earlier iteration shown last year by Iljin Display, the projector is set to get its first commercial outing after mass production begins in September.
[DigitalWorld Tokyo via Uberphones]
Related cellphone/projector concepts:
-- Microvision unveils tiny projector for mobile devices - Microvision announced that it will unveil at CES an ultra-miniature full-color digital projection display for cell phones and other mobile devices.
-- Microprojector for cell phones - FutureWire reports on a "microprojector" that will allow cell phones and iPods to project images on a wall or screen, developped by Redmond Microvision.
-- Phone to Carry Video Projector - A South Korean company developed a coin-size laser video projector module that can fit into portable gadgets such as mobile phones and digital cameras.
And a more bulky concept:
-- The Project-a-Phone - The ICD-5000 delivers a live image of a handheld device screen to a computer, so it can be recorded, displayed on a monitor, projected on a screen or shared through the Web.
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