That’s exactly the vision Samsung has for you, as we are seeing at Mobile World Congress 2012, in Barcelona, Spain. While the specs aren’t quite at the cutting edge, say like the Galaxy S3, the HTC One X, or any of the other super-devices being thrust our way over the next few days, it does have a projector. I mean, how cool is that? Be the first one on your block, at your cubicle, or wherever it is that you reside, to have one!
Either way, the Galaxy Beam certainly aspires to not be a novelty, but a real, usable, and awesome device. Despite the fact that it only running Android 2.2 doesn’t really matter. It is featuring a 15 Lumens nHD projector, which really adds a whole new dimension and level of utility to the device itself. I fully expect projectors to be in all sorts of devices in the future.
Specs:
- 4.0” 480×800 (WVGA) TFT
- 1.0GHz Dual-Core Processor
- 5MP AF ＋ 1.3MP / Flash
- nHD (640 x 360) resolution and 15 Lumen brightness,
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX
- Recording/Playback: 720p@30fps
- MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋, WMA0fps
- BT 3.0＋HS, 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, MicroUSB, USB 2.0, 3.5mm Ear Jack
- 768MB RAM ＋ 8GB Internal Memory, MicroSD slot (up to 32GB)
- 64.2 x 124 x 12.5mm thin, 145.3 g
- 2000 mAh Battery – 3 hours of battery life when projector is on
We have heard quite a bit about the 10.1″ Galaxy Note, but nothing has proved credible, thus far. We do know that it will have possess professional grade stylus support, and may even be packing one of those delightful 1920 x 1200 HD resolution displays we saw on the ASUS Transformer Prime TF700T, Lenovo’s K2010 K2 Tablet, and others at CES. Samsung is not an idle company. I would be highly surprised if they didn’t include some seriously advanced technology under the hood if they hope to have it be a success.
So, dear reader, what say you? Do you like what you see? Would you ever go for the Galaxy Beam? Gartner and other leading technology analyst firms say that by 2015, there will be over 100 million smartphones with projectors in them. Hard to believe? I think not. Considering the advances currently being made in areas of miniaturization of projection technologies, and reduction in power usage - this number very well could turn out to be true.
Stay tuned as we bring you more of the latest advances in Android goodness from MWC 2012!
