Light Blue announces a projector

UK COMPANY Light Blue Optics has announced its first product, Light Touch, a projector that can be used to turn any flat surface into a 10-inch touchscreen display.

Today the firm said that Light Touch would enhance any multimedia device as it extends its display into an interactive one that can be shared by any number of people. For now, it is only a reference product, but firms are queuing up to use it.

Current names being quoted by the firm include Adobe, CSR, Foxconn, Interbrand, Microsoft, Micron, Nichia, Opnext, Photop and Toshiba. The current prototype has 2GB of onboard Flash memory and has a Micro SD card slot. Executives at the firm said that it has its own proprietary hologpraphic laser projection tools and the ability to run Adobe Flash lite 3.1.

Light Blue Optics' CEO, Chris Harris said, "At LBO, we believe that today's consumer is no longer a passive viewer of multimedia content. People expect to engage, interact and share content and our first product enables them to do that in new and exciting ways. The opportunities for Light Touch extend beyond consumer electronics into retail spaces, the workplace and the home - profoundly changing the way people interact with multimedia content and the built environment. By enabling such diverse and compelling use cases, LBO aims to become the world's leading supplier of miniature projection systems."

Light Touch is on display at CES. µ