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[pr455]

This is a smartphone with a built in projector. Here is alink to the youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_cooyJfUI

I am thinking of how I can use this in my classes, but, first, I have to see the price, hehe. When I saw it, I automatically thought about English teaching and how this could be used to enhance my teaching with videos and the ability to show it on a wall as opposed to a tablet device.

So, here is the question, do you see yourself using this in your English classes, especially for people who give small group classes and who are working in schools where access to technology is very difficult?

I am looking forward to your input and having a healthy discussion about this.

Shawn

[Mr_Monkey]

It really depends on the software that comes with it - most smartphone software isn't designed for a multi-user experience.

Interface is an issue.

As a mobile presenter, OK. I'll never use one though - I have no need for it. I'd also be a little concerned about the brightness of the projector. I get the impression that the lamp is weak - weak enough, perhaps, to make viewing a noticeable problem even in a room with the lights off and blinds down.

Basically, I would prefer a pico projector with an independent power supply and a netbook-grade laptop over that phone any day. The only saving grace might be the price of the phone, but I would expect it to be sufficiently high enough for the phone company to 'mask' its true cost by working it into a contract.

[pr455]

Mr_Monkey,

Thanks for your reply and some of the potential problems that you have presented, I have been reading about as well. It's amazing how it looks great on the commercial, but then again, everything looks great and works to perfection in a commercial.

I was really looking at it because it would be one piece and not two that I would have to hook up and carry atound with me. I am looking to see what other reviewers say and I can wait for the technology to ge better.

Get this, in Madrid, in a lot of companies, you can't even get access to a laptop, not even to mention a screen or a projector. This is why I posed the question on this forum. I know that it dpepends on where you teach in the world and if the technology is readily available in your classroom.

Thanks again and I look forward to what others have to say as well.

Shawn