From: Robert Comer 

That wouldn't be very interesting for me, the resolution's got to be
dreadful and then you have to have a space to actually project it to.

Nah, I'll keep using the phone as a phone and leave the rest to devices
that can handle it better.

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Bob Comer


On Fri, 18 May 2007 13:50:52 +0100, Ad
 wrote:

>Robert Comer wrote:
>>> The one thing which is missing is the problem of the display
& by the
>>> sound of it it's something MS is looking like addressing which is good.
>>
>> It's a super big problem that will not be solved until it can beam the
>> video right into your brain.  I could care less if I have a Cray3 in
>> my pocket if I can't see the screen well enough except for 60 letters
>> or so at a time.
>>
>
>My pet fave thing would be a mini & cheap projector.
>
>e.g.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5359724.stm
>
>"A video projector that is the size of a sugar cube has been created by
>researchers.
>
>The miniature device could be used to project images from mobile phones,
>PDAs or laptops, according to the team.
>
>It was created by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.
>
>Traditional projectors use arrays of millions of mirrors to display
>footage, but this petite prototype comprises a single tiny mirror.
>
>The width of the projector measures less than 16mm; its height and depth
>is 9mm.
>
>Inside, a laser is fired at a tiny vibrating mirror, which deflects the
>beam to produce the pixels that form the final image.
>
>Presently, the projector can only work with red and blue lasers, meaning
>any displays have a limited colour range.
>
>Green diode lasers are not yet small enough to allow the device the full
>range of colours. "
>
>
>Adam

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