LightPad plus smartphone equals projector-laptop hybrid (photos)
We get a quick look at LightPad, a gadget that mixes a handheld projector and a laptop dock for smartphones.
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LAS VEGAS--Tiny projectors might soon be a standard feature on smartphones, but until that happens there's the LightPad.
Demoing here at CES, the LightPad is a pico projector mixed with a keyboard and trackpad. You plug in your phone and it beams out whatever is on the screen to a nearby wall. But its main feature is that you can flip up the lid and turn it into a laptop of sorts, with software that adds a virtual mouse.
Click through to see more shots of it.
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A mouse for your smartphone
The LightPad sports a 854 by 480 pixel display.
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Projecting onto another surface
The LightPad will ship in the second quarter of this year.
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Projecting off the screen
Creator QP Optoelectronics hasn't named the price, but says it would likely be around $300.
