http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/ Engadget Comments for Light Blue Optics unveils Light Touch: a 10-inch touchscreen pico projector based on lasers (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
frikkin lasers!

Thats exactly what the old optical keyboard needed!]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Much more useful than a tablet PC IMO!!]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I could see this catching on at Office Depot if it were built into desks. Have a desk light branch out from the top. That is if they could get phones to easily work with it. I'm thinking in the future when wireless video standards are common place.]]>Jan 5th 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I really want this now lol.]]>Jan 5th 2010 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I really want this now lol.]]>Jan 5th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
Well, I wouldn't get too excited. I guess fingers don't have shadows? The hands in the demo appeared to be a little hollow...]]>Jan 5th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Y'know, lasers don't cause cancer. And even if they did, they'd be awesome anyway! PEW PEW!]]>Jan 5th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Lasers don't cause cancer: sharks cause cancer!]]>Jan 5th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
basically yes.]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Really? Aww, I would buy it if it were just a screen/input device (as long as the price was right.

That puts me right off though.]]>Jan 5th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
Agree with everything apart from the Android comment. I don't see why that is relevant. I played around with my first Android device last week and I really really fail to see what all the fuss is about? Its nice and everything, can't really fault it, but its not revolutionary or game changing. I think Android is starting to become then new Apple (mobile OS).]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
The best way to word this.... If you just played around with it meaning you used the ui.... then of course you wouldnt get it. The reason why I would want it on this device is because if its the companies program (or OS) then any functions of it will be in control of the company. If Android was on it, then there are a poop-ton of developers allready for it to make the product usable for many different reasons (media center remote, carputer keyboard.. i dont know just ideas like that)

So yes... Android is very cool, but for reasons that the average user doesn't even think of.

More examples of why android is awesome for me....

I didnt like the onscreen keyboard... so I downloaded another app that replaces it. Now its skinned with my fav team.. or fav color..

I like to use my laptop when im out and about but lack internet.. well downloaded the wifi/3g tether app and Walla.. i can.

Say I didnt like my home screen... cool, just download a different home app and walla.

whats that? You ran out of space on your internal storage for apps.. thats ok.. android can be modded to run apps of SD...

Ahh.. i dont like my dialer.. its cool.. i just changed it to one I like better the other day..

what else... oh yea.. sitting at home, see a commerical for a newer android phone.. see a kick butt feature that I dont have.. so I log onto XDA developer forums.. find the proper files and guess what. My phone has the newer phones special features.

Any true android user/modder PLEASE feel free to add to my list.

]]>Jan 5th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
Good reply, I can see why you like it, though literally every single point you mentioned, I can do on the HD2 running win mobile 6.5 too, again also making use of the amazing XDA forums ;)

Personal preferences I guess, but its nice having a mature discussion on here for once, so thanks :)]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
You just explained why Windows CE runs everything. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I think to further clarify we can look at the points that no6969el made above:

1.) "I didnt like the onscreen keyboard... so I downloaded another app that replaces it. Now its skinned with my fav team.. or fav color"

- I have 2 keyboards for the HD2, including Swype, a 3rd party one which I downloaded and installed with no problems.



2.) "I like to use my laptop when im out and about but lack internet.. well downloaded the wifi/3g tether app and Walla.. i can"

- This came as an out of the box feature with the HD2, called WiFi router and can be downloaded on other win mo phones.

3.) "Say I didnt like my home screen... cool, just download a different home app and walla."

- I did this just yesterday. custom wallpaper and icons, not to mention the awesome weather animation :)

4.) "whats that? You ran out of space on your internal storage for apps.. thats ok.. android can be modded to run apps of SD"

- The Hd2 had this oput of the box, no need to mod it and I'm sure its the same for all win mobile devices out of the box, no mods required. All of my apps run off the SD card.

5.) "Ahh.. i dont like my dialer.. its cool.. i just changed it to one I like better the other day"

- Not as simple to change as the keyboard, but I'm sure XDA have ways to change it.

6.) " so I log onto XDA developer forums.. find the proper files and guess what. My phone has the newer phones special features."

- Ditto :)

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It's basically a matter of people who got into the smartphone game with the iPhone. The lockdown was all they knew. Then Android came along and "introduced" functionality that WinMo has had for years. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
More examples of why android is OLDHAT for me....

no6969el wrote: "I didnt like the onscreen keyboard... so I downloaded another app that replaces it. Now its skinned with my fav team.. or fav color.."
OH, you mean just like Windows Mobile has had for years.



no6969el wrote: "I like to use my laptop when im out and about but lack internet.. well downloaded the wifi/3g tether app and Walla.. i can."
OH, you mean just like Windows Mobile has had for years. Tethering that is.

no6969el wrote: "Say I didnt like my home screen... cool, just download a different home app and walla."
Oh, you mean just like Windows Mobile has had for years.

no6969el wrote: "whats that? You ran out of space on your internal storage for apps.. thats ok.. android can be modded to run apps of SD..."
Yea, Windows Moble for years again.

no6969el wrote: "Ahh.. i dont like my dialer.. its cool.. i just changed it to one I like better the other day.."
rinse, repeat...

no6969el wrote: "what else... oh yea.. sitting at home, see a commerical for a newer android phone.. see a kick butt feature that I dont have.. so I log onto XDA developer forums.. find the proper files and guess what. My phone has the newer phones special features."

Yea, again, pretty much like any Windows Mobile phone has been for years.

So what you've confirmed is that Android is doing the same thing that WiMo has been doing for years only they're marketing it better so people think that it's better.]]>Jan 5th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I never said that Winmo didnt do it before....I know what they were capable of I had a few phones that ran it. The only difference I see is execution. The same feature that I had issues with using on the Winmo phone work alot better on android. The whole experience as a whole TO ME.. is better with android, easier to flash, better form of distribution for the ROM updates (update via my phone I get an alert when theres an update) Constant feature updates... I guarantee that the android forums sees more new apps, programs, or other android phone ports AND ROMS then the WinMo section in XDA.

I wont argue if these features are available on winmo. Its about how much content is available to mod or change my phone. Currently microsoft isnt making and releasing cool applications/widgets(winmo user is like whats that..LOL) /intuitive OS (still waiting for that.)

Anyway I guess at the end of the day its all preference, cause I could put "my opinion is" in front of all I say and it wouldn't sound any different.

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Not by default.]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
I was thinking the same thing. Wouldn't it be distracting if your fingers got lit up as well?]]>Jan 5th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/
Apple doesn't even allow the iPhone to be used with a simple 3rd party input device like a keyboard. Hard to believe they would ever let the iPhone connect with this or any other 3rd party interface.]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/

On a more serious note: this looks pretty awesome, at least in the concept images/video.]]>Jan 5th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/Jan 5th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/light-blue-optics-unveils-light-touch-a-10-inch-touchscreen-pic/ With the camera and projector that high up and shooting from that angle, you're going to run into shadow problems (from your own finger) under certain circumstances. Not to mention that typing on a hard surface for more than a few minutes is NOT a pleasant experience.

Still, very cool. It won't replace your desktop, laptop, netbook or smartphone, but for the right usage pattern it's got potential...]]>Jan 5th 2010 1:46PM