Cell Phone With Integrated Projector To Go On Sale In Japan

Serkan Toto

Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Monday, January 31st, 2011


Way back in October 2008, we reported about a cell phone that featured a built-in mini projector. The cell phone was showcased by Japan’s biggest mobile carrier, NTT Docomo, as a prototype. But today, the same carrier announced [JP] that such a spectacular handset will finally go on sale in Japan this Friday.

If you’re an avid MobileCrunch reader, you’ll remember we covered the Sharp SH-06C in November as part of Docomo’s winter line-up of new cell phones.

Since then, Sharp has changed the name (from SH-05C to SH-06) and finalized the spec sheet.

The handset will come with the following features:

  • DLP projector featuring 9 lumens brightness and 640×360 resolution
  • 3.7-inch touchscreen with 480×854 resolution
  • 5.1ch Dolby Mobile sound support
  • 5.3MP CMOS camera with AF
  • OneSeg digital TV tuner
  • Blu-ray recorder connectivity
  • microSDHC slot (16GB max)
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS
  • e-wallet function
  • size: 119×59×15.7mm
  • weight: 137g
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