(*6*)Samsung has filed a strange new patent for a Samsung Galaxy Watch. After launching the Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam, a phone with a built-in projector attached, Samsung is working on a Samsung Galaxy Watch with a smaller built-in media projector.
(*6*) It might not be at the top of your wish list when selecting the best smartwatch (or best budget smartwatch), but it sounds like a nice feature nonetheless. Spotted by GSMArena (opens in a new tab), the projector is said to be able to "transmit information from the outside of its casing to the back of the user's hand." This could include the time, such as a bedroom clock projector, or even "shows and media."
(*6*) The feature uses a small projector and LEDs, described as being able to adjust their luminance, so you can change the settings just like you would with a screen. The diagram suggests projecting the time and heart rate onto the back of the user's hand, but the suggestion of "transmissions" is intriguing. I imagine seeing a small projected print of Avatar: The Way of Water using the back of the hand as a projection frame is precisely how James Cameron envisioned viewers getting the most out of the film.
(*6*)The US patent was published on February XNUMXnd (opens in a new tab) and filed in August XNUMX. Clearly, the technology has been in the works for a while, so we might see a Samsung Galaxy Watch Beam appear this year.
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Analysis: Be careful what you wish for
(*6*) I love him and I hate him equally. At the time of writing this article, just a few days ago, I have been advocating for smartwatches to embrace weirder and more fantastic gadgets. On the back of the Huawei Watch D, Huawei Watch Buds and Garmin Instinct Crossover, he wanted wearable technology to be interesting and physical again, like the future we imagined in the XNUMXs.
(*6*)It's an interesting and physical idea. It's not a new app, an all-digital product, or an improved version of an existing sensor, but rather a whole new term that you could show your grandmother. It's also a totally idiotic idea, and I can't imagine a situation where I would want to read the time on the back of my hand instead of, oh, I don't know, look at my watch using the exact same climbing arm motion.
(*6*)As a routine tool, it's pretty much useless unless you want to point your wrist at a wall like Buzz Lightyear during a work presentation. I feel like someone read my previous post and took it to the logical extreme, to show me what a jerk I am. But this person underestimates my ability to have fun easily, and while I wouldn't buy one, I can't wait to try it out.