Mobile Phone with a Built-in Projector
A US based mobile phone retailer has started shipping what it says is the world's first mobile phone to come with a built-in projector. The Epoq EGP-PP01, which retails for $550 is said to be able to project stored images and video as large as 30 inch diagonal on most surfaces.
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Epoq EGP-PP01
Projection Lens
It can also be connected with DVD players, portable media players, set-top boxes and laptop computers to serve as a projector, and project a movie continuously for up to two hours with an image resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
The phone is a tri-band GSM/GPRS handset.
Earlier this year, 3M demonstrated a tiny projector unit which could be fitted inside a mobile phone and provide a display up to 40 inches diagonal. Each engine uses an advanced liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) electronic imager in conjunction with proprietary 3M optics technology.
It is not known who supplied the projector unit for the Epoq handset.
On the web: Gadgetcraver
Posted to the site on 25th August 2008
