[CES 2009] Samsung Unveils The ‘Show’ Projector Phone
Jan 14
Pico projectors have been doing the rounds since late last year but mobile phone manufacturers are very keen on cramming projector technology into their mobile phones. At CES, Samsung became the first mainstream phone maker to reveal a projector phone, called Show. There’s not too much detail on it at the moment but it uses DLP projection technology from Texas Instruments. It’s a touchscreen phone with an OLED display that uses Samsung’s TouchWiz UI and it can project any visual media - photos, movies and presentations - from the phone onto any bright surface. See a video of it in action after the jump.The Show can also be used as a flashlight for those nights when you just can’t seem to get the key in the door at 4am. Because it’s launching in South Korea first next month, the projector can also display DMB-T mobile TV signals received by the phone. We think projector phones are cool but, a bit on the gimmicky side, but then with so many millions of people paying for dumb ringtones, we predict they’ll sell like hotcakes in the coming years.-Martin Lynch [Crunchgear] mobile phone projector
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