After introducing its interactive projector in
Europe earlier in the summer, Sony announced the Xperia Touch is now available
for purchase in the United States. T-Mobile is the only carrier in the country
to offer the device through its brick and mortar stores, but Amazon is selling
it as well.
Customers who want to buy the Xperia Touch
interactive projector will have to come up with no less than US$ 1699.99. Keep in
mind that T-Mobile will only sell the device in select flagship stores in
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami.
The Xperia Touch interactive projector is supposed
to turn any flat surface into a 23-inch HD touchscreen via a horizontal or
vertical ultrashort-throw laser projection. The device runs Android 7.0 Nougat
right out of the box and provides users access to Google Play Store.
On top of that, the Xperia Touch features a
13-megapixel camera with Exmor RS sensor and a two-way stereo speaker. According
to Sony, the device was built using the company's SXRD projection display
technology, which uses a combination of infrared light and real-time detection
via its built-in camera, at a rate of 60fps (frames per second).
Connectivity-wise, Sony Xperia Touch includes
Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), HDMI and Wi-Fi
support. It's also worth noting that the projector's battery should provide up
to 1 hour of usage (based on continuous video playback at half brightness).
