Handheld Mobile Projectors?
When I first read this article, I thought it was an April fool’s joke - apparently not. Over sixteen major manufacturers are prototyping mini LCD projectors that can be hooked up to an iPod or mobile phone, and display content on most flat surfaces. This means not only will you have to put up with phone calls on an airplane, you’ll have the pleasure of viewing other people’s mini-projector screens.
These miniature projectors will be powerful enough to scale up to a screen of 50 or 60 inches, but using the latest LED technology to use minimal battery. They are to cost around $350 - but are expected to drop in price to $250.
I think it would be even better to see these mini-projectors embedded into devices like iPods and mobile phones, so that there’s no need to carry an extra device that just plugs into another. I can’t see this taking off though. The quality of most people’s mobile content is at such a low resolution that it would be blurred on a 50-inch screen. I think it would make much more sense just to have LCD screens on planes that you can plug your iPod into. I think this is nothing more than another useless gadget.
Read [TelecomTV]