World’s first laser projection smartphone by Lenovo

This, according to Lenovo, is the world’s first laser projection smartphone, and the fact that it recognises gestures also means that it can turn any surface upon which its images appear into a touchscreen.

PocketLint reports from the recently concluded Lenovo Tech World conference that the phone, called Smart Cast, features a bui lt-in laser Pico projector and a ‘gesturebased control system’. At the conference, it was used to throw films on a wall, as well as a qwerty keyboard onto a desk and a musical keyboard onto a tabletop, both of which allow the user to interact with them. The phone has a built in kickstand to hold it in place while your hands are busy.

The guys at PocketLint note that there seems to be little latency, which is a very good thing, but that’s about it in terms of details. While it’d definitely a real product, there’s no word on when or where it will be available, let alone how much it will cost.