Samsung has just announced at Barcelona a new cell phone, the Beam, that they expect to have on the market this summer. Its special feature is a built-in pico projector, making it a combination cell phone and (very wimpy) video projector. A cute gadget, although not one that I am likely to have much use for. I do, however, have one suggestion for improving it.
The Beam lacks a hardware keyboard, and so will use the usual on-screen virtual keyboard. One disadvantage is that the keyboard takes up a good deal of the screen, reducing how much else you can see. So why doesn't Samsung modify the software to let the virtual keyboard be visible on the camera's screen, where it is needed to type on, but invisible in the image that the pico projector is throwing on the wall, giving the user the best of both worlds?
Meanwhile I continue to wait for Verizon to announce tethering for its Android phones so I can switch from T-Mobile to a mobile network generally regarded as much better, for the Nexus One or its near twin the HTC Incredible to become available on Verizon, for an Android version of the giant screen HD2 to show up somewhere, for ... .
Technology as a spectator sport.
The Beam lacks a hardware keyboard, and so will use the usual on-screen virtual keyboard. One disadvantage is that the keyboard takes up a good deal of the screen, reducing how much else you can see. So why doesn't Samsung modify the software to let the virtual keyboard be visible on the camera's screen, where it is needed to type on, but invisible in the image that the pico projector is throwing on the wall, giving the user the best of both worlds?
Meanwhile I continue to wait for Verizon to announce tethering for its Android phones so I can switch from T-Mobile to a mobile network generally regarded as much better, for the Nexus One or its near twin the HTC Incredible to become available on Verizon, for an Android version of the giant screen HD2 to show up somewhere, for ... .
Technology as a spectator sport.
7 comments:
A virtual keyboard could help proceedings. You can buy them here:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/keyboards-mice/8193/
I'd love to see a mobile phone that can fold out into a laptop computer, then be folded back up again to become a noraml-sized mobile phone. And it would recieve internet, cable, music, movies.
This is smart, so other than the keyboard problem, I wonder how they solve the heating problem which is always part of normal projector?
This is smart, so other than the keyboard problem, I wonder how they solve the heating problem which is always part of normal projector?
I'd love to see a mobile phone that can fold out into a laptop computer, then be folded back up again to become a noraml-sized mobile phone. And it would recieve internet, cable, music, movies.
i love watching videos on my mobile phone, i wonder if samsung mobile phone have a cable to connect on a big monitor like TV.
A Gallery locking option on the Galaxy 6 edge+...How could you not add that???
Hi Samsung Customer service
I'm one of the owners of Note 7 and I'm suggesting that company action to replace the note 7 with new one is not enough specially after the panic of Airlines and airports around the world , in addition , the photos of burning phone and jeep car in California.
I suggest that company should change the name of the replaced one to be note 7s for example with adding more new feature and give some more pivillages to the people who already bought that expensive phone such give them 25% discount for life time for any new releases note phone in future.
Please note that I'm customer who still have the confidence of Samsung and I have the right to refund all my money and go for the cometative company new product or go to any lawyer and ask for compensation amount for what is happening but still I have hope that company will take important , fast action against what happened and not loose the reputation all over the world.
Regards
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