LG eXpo Mobile Projector hands-on

As Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets go, LG's eXpo on AT&T is very near the cream of the crop -- it's got Snapdragon and a biometric scanner, after all -- but we all know that the spec sheet doesn't tell the whole story with this one. Really, people care about this phone because of the trick $179 pico projector that you can optionally bolt underneath. Besides being insanely cool, the concept makes sense considering the eXpo's target demographic -- business users probably want to be able to share documents and PowerPoints on the go, right?


We've just taken delivery of the Mobile Projector for the eXpo here, turned down the lights to a romantic level, and quickly put it through its paces. First off, we were pleasantly surprised by the phone's dimensions with the projector attached -- it looks weird, obviously, and it's both thick and heavy, but we didn't find it at all awkward to hold to our face for a call, and you could still slip it in a pocket if you absolutely had to (don't lose the standard battery cover, though). The system automatically detects that the accessory has been attached and pops up a message to let you know that the camera will be disabled; instead, you can use the camera button to switch the display between portrait and landscape mode, which is a lot more convenient than holding the phone and rotating it 90 degrees to accomplish the same effect.

source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lg-expo-mobile-projector-hands-on/

I still want one too eventually. Thanks for the review.

For the one that has one , I also have one and wonder if there's a setting somewhere that i'm missing or do I have a defective projector , The projector shuts off after approx 1 minute , Only message I get on the screen is a small white box that say's "Projector shut down" but I can then slide the lense cover closed and open again to turn it back on , maybe a power setting or something?

I've only had it for a few days and typically shuts off before I can set it down on my desk , thought maybe all the contacts between the phone and projector maybe was / is losing contact while i'm handling it.

Didn't buy it off eBay did you? Thats where I got mine,ended up filing a claim for a refund with PayPal and once credited to my account I bought a new projector from AT&T , hasn't shut off yet

Return it , tell them it's defective , they do seem to be very touchy with the contacts between projector and battery/phone pins but if it's constantly doing it i'd return it.

You can ask over here if you like but I already did and came to the conclusion it was defective.

http://www.lgcommunity.com/forums.aspx

I'll be watching for it , love mine now that it doesn't turn off 5 minutes or less into a movie

If the wife thinks it's a business necessity, it really doesn't matter what you use it for, right?