View Full Version : I want one of these sooo badly.
A Place of Light
25-09-2010, 12:32
Unsure if this is a repost, but I only saw this recently.
Even if it never gets made, the ideas it showcases and the possibilities for the future are mind blowing.
Hope you enjoy the video.
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One thing that has always baffled me about such concepts is - would any of it actually work or is just make believe?
Like LG has a 'concept' for a device that cleans your clothes just by swiping them - but does the technology exist to make it work?
It's all very well making lovely videos about stuff but it seems a bit pointless to me if half the time it's just some dreamer running wild with his imagination.
I could think of a million and one awesome concepts if there is no need to prove how they'd actually work in real life.
I do believe that I want one too!
What an excellent looking piece of kit. The dual projectors make me very sceptical that it'll ever appear but I'd be very happy to be proved wrong.
A Place of Light
25-09-2010, 12:43
I think it could easily be produced, with two caveats.
1. Size. I'm not sure it's possible to make a handset with that type of tech in such a small package.
2. Power. I can't see how the thing would have any battery life worth mentioning.
3. Heat. Even pico projectors get toasty so to have 2 of them in a package small enough to be a phone seems unlikely.
A Place of Light
25-09-2010, 13:28
3. Heat. Even pico projectors get toasty so to have 2 of them in a package small enough to be a phone seems unlikely.
I don't think that would be much of an issue, as the projectors fitted to a cellphone would be of lesser spec than dedicated items and by going with a lower image quality you reduce both heat and power consumption. For example, I don't see a projector equipped cellphone being used for a serious application such as a boardroom presentation. I think it'd be aimed at more frivolous uses than that.
The biggest issue with projectors is the light source. I don't claim to know anything about pico projectors - but I've yet to come across a light source that is 100% efficient, and any inefficiency inevitably ends up as radiated heat. Doesn't make any difference whether you've got 100 pixels or 100 million - you still need that light.
Stan_Lite
25-09-2010, 14:33
I very nearly got wood watching that. I agree that it appears a little fanciful but I'd be close to the front of the queue with plastic in hand if they actually managed to pull it off.
Depends who 'they' is really, Mozilla have no interest in actually making that, this is just the result of one their Mozilla labs things, a nice video to show off some nice ideas people had but nothing more.
Whether someone like HTC or Apple looks at this and thinks 'hey, that's a good idea' and incorporates any features is another matter.
Stan_Lite
25-09-2010, 15:01
Depends who 'they' is really, Mozilla have no interest in actually making that, this is just the result of one their Mozilla labs things, a nice video to show off some nice ideas people had but nothing more.
Whether someone like HTC or Apple looks at this and thinks 'hey, that's a good idea' and incorporates any features is another matter.
Obviously it won't be Mozilla who makes it. What I should have said is if 'anyone' manages to make it. I'm sure if one of the big players think it can actually be made and at a sensible price, they'll be interested.
Every iPhone starts out as an Marketers wet dream which the engineers strive to turn into reality.
A Place of Light
25-09-2010, 18:17
I love the way the BT earpiece fits into the back of the phone.
Such a good idea and surely an easy one to incorporate right now?
First problem would be making one thin enough to actually fit in a phone. If Apple have got to the point where they have to make SIM cards smaller (even if it is only by a few mm) then that could be more challenging than you would think. It would have been much easier with an old 'brick' phone of course.
LeperousDust
25-09-2010, 20:54
I obviously like the look of it but it doesnt interest me until i can see its a reality.
A Place of Light
25-09-2010, 22:42
If Apple have got to the point where they have to make SIM cards smaller.
I think there's a far simpler reason why Apple moved to micro SIMs, and it's nothing to do with anything technical.
I think there's a far simpler reason why Apple moved to micro SIMs, and it's nothing to do with anything technical.
God Bless AT&T. No seriously, please Bless them... might stop them being money grabbing little ****s :D
Does look pretty swish, but it's just a pipe dream for now. Maybe in 5-10 years you'll see stuff like this, if not better.
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