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Motorola To Build Cell Phone With On-Board Projector

Jul 25, 2007, 8:58 AM by (staff)

Motorola will use technology from Microvision to build a prototype cell phone with a tiny projector on board. Called a pico projector, the technology uses a miniature laser-based DLP display engine to project a widescreen, 15-inch image onto a surface about 19 inches (half a meter) away. The image measures 854x480 pixels, which is superior to DVD quality. The projector can be used to share pictures, video content, web sites, and presentations with others. There is no word on when the prototype will be ready for demonstration, or whether the pico projector will be included in mass-market phones.

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lang

Jul 25, 2007, 1:32 PM

Battery Life

Ok, that sounds very spiffy and such, but how is that going to kill the battery life on the device?

Zanarkin

How is it going to kill the battery?

If a lit screen can kill the battery quick (surfing net, playing game, etc) I would assume a bright light projecting a image onto a nearby object (wall or such) it would kill it fast. The larger the image you wa...
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