LCD Display + Touch Screen + Scanner

Sharp introduces a new system LCD touchscreen display with optical sensors which can act as scanner. An optical sensor is built into each LCD pixel, which can act as a scanner for business cards and stuff. Tactile recognition based on multi-touch is also incorporated.
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There's a Projector in my mobile!!!!

3M announced another world's smallest projector to be incorporated into a mobile. It is illuminated by LED and is less than half of an inch thick. 3M claims that this miniature projector can project a 40-inch or larger image, with VGA resolution.(The other smallest projector is the PicoP by Microvision , which which shoots a 50-inch screen @ 800x600)

The engine uses an advanced liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) electronic imager along with proprietary 3M optics technology. The product is expected to hit markets in early 2008.

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Let's have some fun this year, folks.