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A Projection Display For Your Pocket

Posted by timothy on from the not-my-pocket-that-is-but-yours dept.

lub writes "The German Fraunhofer-Instituts für Siliziumtechnologie is developing a pocket beamer. It uses a laser beam and a rotating mirror to display the image. Another laser and a photo diode is used to verify whether the displayed image is shown correctly, so the electronics can adjust the image when the beamer moves. No colors yet; 320x240 in nice shades of red is what they have now, but higher resolutions and color might be implemented later. I want this in my BlackBerry!"

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  1. Woohoo! by dirkdidit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally a Nintendo Virtual Boy that I can share and experience with my friends!

    1. Re:Woohoo! by TWX · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Finally a Nintendo Virtual Boy that I can share and experience with my friends!"

      Dammit! I was just about to make that joke too!

      Are the seizures and migraine headaches a standard feature, or optional?

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  2. Beamer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that a beamer in your pocket......

    oh yeah and firsties.

  3. Re:Sprachen ze WHAT? by mark-t · · Score: 2, Funny

    seems to me your dog learned German from google's language translation service.

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  4. Re:Sprachen ze WHAT? by THESuperShawn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Right. She's a Golden Retreiver, not a German Shepard. Plus, she spends a lot of time on the computer. Mostly downloading Kitty Porn.

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  5. sorry in advance... by dirvish · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that a pocket beamer in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

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    1. Re:sorry in advance... by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      The projection is of Londo Mollari, and the Narns do not look happy to see you.

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  6. I haven't RTFA yet, but.. by SledgeHBK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anything would be better than watching the stupid slideshow before movies. All the boring awful ads and quote from Cher and Queen Latifah....

    I was thinking, hey, bring in my own little projector.

    Jesus, am I talking right now?

  7. A dangerous crime-device! by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny
    Imagine the horrific new crime possible with this gadget: Drive-by PowerPoint presentations!

    This device should be surpressed for the good of all humanity. Think of the children!

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  8. In my pocket by Kohath · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who's going to want to watch a display in my pocket?

  9. Re:I'm a little confused... by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 2, Funny
    Anyone else wondering how they got black on the white sheet of paper with a red laser

    Lots and lots of red.
    [sniffsniff] "What's that I smell burning?"

  10. Re:Sprachen ze WHAT? by THESuperShawn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Correct, as previously boted, speak speeks Google Translation. Hence the title of "loosely translated". Man, what gives? Is everyone here a super anal geek or something? Oh, wait....

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