Samsung has partnered with Texas Instruments to launch the first Samsung mobile phone featuring a DLP Pico projector. The phone will be called I7410 in Europe and W7900 in Korea.
Based on the DLP Pico Chipset technology, the Samsung projector phone offers a big-picture viewing experience, eliminating the confines of the conventional mobile phone screen. It is said to project content with flexible image sizes up to 50-inches, depending on ambient light conditions.
“Working together, Samsung and Texas Instruments, DLP products have made headway in a currently untapped market,” stated Wonsik Lee, Vice President of R&D Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “This is an exciting time for the mobile phone industry as we transform the limitations of the mobile phone viewing experience to compelling image sizes that really adds significant value to both business and consumer users.”
Other than that, the I7410 a.k.a. W7900 includes features like a 5.0-megapixel camera, high-resolution color OLED touchscreen, integrated audio speakers and intuitive flick navigation for easy presentation viewability even in slideshow format.
“With the production of the DLP Pico chipset first announced a year ago, Samsung and DLP are proud to launch the first implementation of the DLP Pico Chipset technology in mobile phones,” commented Frank J. Moizio, Manager, DLP Emerging Markets business. “These Samsung phones instantly turn any situation into a media viewing opportunity. While tiny by nature and easily able to fit into a mobile device, the DLP Pico chipset produces stellar image quality and gives the freedom to project content onto practically any surface.”
Although the price is not known, the Samsung projector phone is slated to hit the Korean stores by this month, followed by the European market.
