Lenovo's projector phone beams a touchscreen onto any surface

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/28/lenovo-smart-cast-laser-projector-smartphone/

 

Looks like the "concept" smartphones of only a few years ago are starting to hit the market. However I wonder how this lack of tactile feedback will be, and how well they've actually implemented the "touch" functionality into the projector and/or the projected image.

 

 

 

Smartphones with built-in projectors -- well, just the two from Samsung, really -- haven't exactly been a huge hit so far, but Lenovo thinks it's finally got the right use case for this combination: beaming a touchscreen or virtual keyboard onto your desk. Announced at the Lenovo Tech World conference today is the Smart Cast, the world's first smartphone with an integrated focus-free laser projector, as opposed to the DLP tech on existing pico projectors. In addition to the usual wall projection mode, there's a "surface mode" that requires twisting the projector cap at the top (to enable reflection), propping up the phone with its kickstand, and then you'll have a projected touchscreen -- be it a virtual piano, a virtual keyboard or even Fruit Ninja -- right in front of you. Alas, that's all the info we've got so far.

 

[TheKDub]

Thats some pretty fancy shit.

[TheMastr13]

yay for another proof of concept product that is cool, but in reality almost no one will buy.

[Rank]

reminds me of the keyboard projector where its all red

[Enderman]

lol the battery will last minutes with that thing on

[crystal6tak]

I have a camcorder with a built in projector. Honestly, unless you find a flat white surface in a decently dark room, the colors will be washed out and not all that great. If you do find one though it's a neat feature to have to share a just recorded video with multiple people.

[cesrai]

Cool shit.

[Bouzoo]

Cool looking and all, but I think I'd be driven mad by the "feel", or rather lack it from hitting the surface with no feedback.