Project-a-Phone intros ICD-5000 mobile projector / camera

Sure, a good deal of these newfangled ideas to somehow cram an actual projector into a phone's casing are a bit far fetched, but Project-a-Phone's ICD-5000 utilizes an external mobile projector platform that essentially works with any smartphone, PDA, or mobile computer. Similar to contraptions used by math professors showing off the on-screen magic on their favorite flavor of TI calculator, this device sports an overhead camera that channels the text, documents, slideshows, or movie clips from your mobile's screen onto a connected monitor or projection screen. Any device small enough to clamp into the machine's frame (8- x 6-centimeters) can be utilized, and the integrated USB 2.0 camera boasts a five megapixel sensor capable of taking 3 megapixel screenshots and delivering "VGA-quality video at 30fps." The ICD-5000 is currently available to ease your mobile projection woes for $395.

[Via TGDaily]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 23rd 2006 12:00PM]

currently only available for BlackBerrys, but save yourself the 400. http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/10/18/002526/

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 23rd 2006 1:00PM]

Wouldnt it be easier to provide a video out on the phone and plug it into the video in of a projector? I've been wanting video out on my smartphone for a while now, I'm surprised that its not a standard feature yet.

[xbit Posted Oct 23rd 2006 2:46PM]

Phones like the Nokia N93 already come with TV out.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 23rd 2006 7:38PM]

I have several of these at work, both the VGA-quality ICD-300 and the megapixel ICD-5000. They're great for doing live presentations using mobile devices, and super useful for documentation screen-shots.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2006 1:04AM]

It's a mini ELMO! lol

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 8:17PM]

I use the ICD-5000 too, and what's nice about it is that it works with any phone, regardless of OS, output formats, etc.