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Dell launches a 4K ultra short-throw laser projector… for $6000

Want to use a projector to cast a 100 inch picture on a wall or screen? Then you typically need to place that projector somewhere between 100 to 160 inches from the wall. Short-throw projectors reduce the amount of room you need, and ultra-short throw projectors take things a step further. Case in point? Dell’s […]

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Microsoft Surface Mobile: A Windows phone with pen and projector?

Windows phones may have a nearly insignificant market share at this point, but Microsoft’s Windows software still dominates the desktop and notebook PC space. So while it seems likely that Android and iOS will continue to rule the smartphone space for a while, Microsoft may be planning for a future where the things we call […]

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Sony Xperia Touch projector makes any surface a multitouch computer (nifty, expensive niche product)

I can’t decide if the Sony Xperia Touch represents an exciting new product category in the personal computing space, of if it’s just an overpriced novelty. It could be both. The Xperia Touch is basically an ultrashort throw laser projector that beams content onto a flat surface… and then uses cameras to watch you interact […]

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Razer’s CEO says two prototypes were stolen at CES

PC gaming hardware company Razer has a track record of showing up to the Consumer Electronics Show with some of the most impressive (and unusual) concept devices. In the 2014, the company unveiled Project Christine, a liquid-cooled gaming PC with a modular design. In 2013 the company introduced a high-end Windows gaming tablet. And last […]

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LG ProBeam is a compact laser projector coming to CES

Projectors come in all sorts of shapes and sizes these days, with some models small enough to slap on the back of a smartphone. But most projectors that are good enough to actually replace a big screen TV tend to be a bit larger. LG’s new ProBeam, though, shows that they don’t need to be […]

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Akyumen’s phones and tablets with built-in projectors coming in September

Sure, Motorola is selling a $300 projector that you can snap onto the back of the company’s Moto Z smartphones. But every now and again we see phones or tablets that have built-in projectors. A startup called Akyumen seems to be building an entire line of products around the concept. This September company plans to begin […]

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Aiptek iBeamBlock is a modular mini PC, projector, and battery

As tech components get smaller and smaller, you can cram a lot of things into a tiny space. A few days ago I highlighted a new mini-desktop computer that also has a 7 inch touchscreen display and battery that lets you use it like a tablet… and a built-in projector that lets you display movies, […]

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Sunty SP-001 Windows mini PC has a projector and a 7 inch touchscreen

Over the past year or so we’ve seen a new kind of mini-computer emerge from Chinese companies including Pipo and GOLE. They’re designed to work like tiny desktop PCs, but they also have built-in touchscreen displays that let you use them like tablets. Some models even have batteries. Now there’s a new model on the […]

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Now you can buy a smartwatch with a projector (in China)

Smartwatches tend to have pretty small screens, because it’d look silly strapping a device with a 3 inch display to your wrist. But sometimes a 1.5 inch display just isn’t good enough. So Chinese company Asu has decided to pack a tiny projector into a smartwatch. The Asu Cast 1 is an Android-powered smartwatch with […]

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Sony unveils Future Lab concepts including next-gen wearables, projectors, and more

Sony recently unveiled a new “Future Lab Program” to show off prototypes of some of the concept devices the company is working on. And some of the first Future Lab concepts are on display at this year’s SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. Engadget spent a little time checking out the prototypes, and seems impressed by […]