Logic Wireless released the first Pico projector embedded inside a phone last week at CES 2009.
At first glance, Logic’s Bolt (no relation to Usain) seems to present a dilemma for the early advocates of the Picos, like myself. Do they dump their cool new accessory, as well as their favorite phone, in favor of the super-integrated phone or should they wait until a bigger phone maker gets in on the game?
For now, the answer should be fairly easy. Keep your Nokia or iPhone and keep using the new Picos for entertainment purposes. If you want to use a projector for office presentations, get one of the slightly larger, non-pico projectors. Buying a new phone with Windows Mobile just because it has a projector is not a good enough reason to spend $600 on it (though it is $100 with a two-year contract.)
Plus, the larger companies will probably come out with their own embedded Pico versions by next year.
But if keeping all of your devices to a minimum is most important to you, the Logic Bolt offers plenty of attractive options in one package and it deserves an good look. It works with a variety of GSM networks and comes with a 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a GPS receiver. The phone also has a responsive 2.4-inch LCD touch screen (at 240 × 320 pixels) with a slide keyboard, and most relevant in regards to the projector’s idea as an office assistant, is packed with Windows Mobile software with PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
The projector itself pushes out images up to 64-inches, though previous experience tells us that even with its 640 × 480 VGA resolution, it’s likely to show up a bit faded.
Still, no other phone can claim all of these features into a phone at the moment and it should receive plenty of attention for that reason alone.
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