Light Touch! THE ULTIMATE GADGET OF 2010!

The Light Touch, from a company called Light Blue Optics, is a brand new, genius idea. It "instantly turns any surface into a touch screen." Basically what it is, is an interactive projector. It projects the image you want and you can then use it like a touchscreen computer or tablet. The company has recently saved up $13 million just for the applications for the device, and WIFI access is incorporated in the device, meaning you can check your Facebook or Twitter while your doing the dishes. The Light Touch can be used in offices, restaurants, clothes shops, and more. It has HPL technology, also known as Holographic Laser Protection, which brings the sharpest video and picture WVGA quality. The device projects a 10.1" touchscreen, the same size as Apple's iPad screen.

The Light Touch has runs on Windows CE, and comes with Adobe Flash LITE installed, meaning videos and games are easy to play on the device. The projector has a 2gb installed memory, however you can add up to 32gb with a Micro SD card. The projector weighs approximately 400 grams.

The company, Light Blue Optics also have created the Light Speed and the Light Work, which are two more very interesting devices/gadgets:


The Light Speed, is a nifty little device, it uses the same HLP software as the Light Touch, however it is used to help drivers. It basically projects how fast you are going onto your window. The average drivers takes almost 1 second to look down at their speedometer, so this device could help you save that crucial second to avoid a crash. The Light Speed projects speed, road warnings, and GPS information approximately 2.5 metres away from the driver, so the information appears to be floating on the road, so not to distract the driver.

The Light Work is a projector similar to the touch, minus the touch capabilities, helpful to business's and big companies. The projector uses the same technology as both the Touch and Speed projectors, with its HLP that displays WVGA photos. There is one key selling point with the Work, that makes is superior to all other projectors, it can clearly project onto curved walls.

In all honesty, I think that the only real projector of the three that is new and very impressive is the Light Touch. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw it. When it is commercially released, it could bring an entirely new concept and side to technology. It could be used all over the world, every where you see. Forget the iPad, the Kindle, the Playbook, the Light Touch is the way to go.

Although the Light Work and Light Speed are very nifty pieces of work, and I think they both offer a whole new side for what they are, and to their competition. However I think although the Light Speed is meant to help safety, I think it could do the opposite, if I was driving with projections in front of me I would probably get quite distracted. I think the Light Work is very intelligent with its ability to project on to curved walls, however that's the only thing that really makes it better than its competition.

However don't get me wrong, all three are incredible devices, but the Light Touch just really stands out in many, many ways and I think that's why it received CES Innovations Honoree in two categories, Media Player and Personal Electronics.