Epoq EGP-PP01 KIRF projector phone now shipping

August 25th, 2008 by

Sigh. We’re still stoked about phones with built-in projectors, but we’re not at all okay with the first commercially-available unit being the nasty Epoq EGP-PP01 iPhone clone — yet we’ve got to hand it to China King for being the first out the gate with a handset that’ll beam a 30-inch VGA image on the wall for two hours off the built-in battery. Of course, that doesn’t mean we think anyone should actually drop $550 on this uninspired piece, but if you’ve absolutely got to show off your witty texting banter to the entire bar, this is your only option.

PS.- Please don’t be that guy.

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World’s first projector cellphone is also an iPhone clone, in Rome

June 13th, 2008 by

Filed under: Cellphones, Displays

Ok, not Rome, but somewhere in China. But Shenzhen wouldn’t have rhymed now would it? Anyway, you’re looking at what’s scheduled to be the world’s first projector phone from ChinaKing (aka, CKing). The bits of information we scraped off the machine translated text reveals an LCoS-based projector that relies upon a LED light source and manual focus adjustment. This brick (and we mean brick) is supposedly capable of projecting a 30-inch, 640 x 480 pixel image for up to 2-hours at a time. 2-hours you say, not possible! Perhaps you forgot about the 666 day battery. Nah. A couple more pics after the break.

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