By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 5:00 PM
My buddy Ron over at picoprojector-info.com has come across a new NTT DoCoMo device that is packing some serious goodies!
The handset is called the “Separate Keitai F-04B” (made by Fujitsu, and can be separated into a display unit and a keyboard unit. The two can communicate via Bluetooth, and when they are connected they behave like a QWERTY slider. The display unit contains the main board with the communication chip and the application processor. It also includes a 3.4″ touch LCD.
The phone also includes a Pico-Projector unit. This is a DLP projector (LED source) with a 854×480 resolution, 6 lumens and a 800mAh battery (about 2 hours at the highest luminance). The projector unit will be sold separately (no pricing info yet).
The handset is called the “Separate Keitai F-04B” (made by Fujitsu, and can be separated into a display unit and a keyboard unit. The two can communicate via Bluetooth, and when they are connected they behave like a QWERTY slider. The display unit contains the main board with the communication chip and the application processor. It also includes a 3.4″ touch LCD.
The phone also includes a Pico-Projector unit. This is a DLP projector (LED source) with a 854×480 resolution, 6 lumens and a 800mAh battery (about 2 hours at the highest luminance). The projector unit will be sold separately (no pricing info yet).
That is a bruiser of a device – but it’s certainly got some utility!
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when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to
'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make
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JackG
Why only one additional keyboard !
2, 3, 4, 5, … self-adhesive keyboard linked by wireless (e.g. Bluetooth) to a cell phone, it’s the concept of ad-Key.
ad-Key, one French innovation.
Advantages; comfort, conveniency, health, … to be fun.