Review: Taking a dip in Touchjet’s Pond

The Home screen has three rows of 18 icons, with a double down arrow at the bottom to scroll onto more (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)

The Home screen has three rows of 18 icons, with a double down arrow at the bottom to scroll onto more
(Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)

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With the help of a youngster keen to grasp the English language, we got to see the Pond in use as a touch-enabled classroom whiteboard (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)In a darkened room, the image thrown onto the wall can appear crisp, but up close edges are blurred and colors a little fuzzy (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)The Home screen has three rows of 18 icons, with a double down arrow at the bottom to scroll onto more (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)To the front are 0.3 inch WVGA (854 x 480) TI DLP optics, with an RGB LED lamp rated at 20,000 hours, a lens offset that's reported as 100 percent and 1000:1 contrast ratio (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)The Pond Android computer/projector from Touchjet (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)The TouchPico was originally described as about the same length and width as a Samsung Galaxy S4The new Touchjet Pond now comes in at 108.5 x 97.6 x 33 mmFocus is manual and adjusted using the wheel on the right side of the Pond (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)YouTube videos are displayed at 360p (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)Files from a thumb drive can be accessed by plugging the USB-packing mini storage vault into the supplied USB (OTG) cable and plugging that into the Pond's micro-USB port (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)Dimming the lights in a room or partially covering the windows can get you a usable imageAfter sliding and holding the power button for 3-4 seconds the LED status light glows green and the internal fans start whirring (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)The Pond's stylus runs on two AAA-sized batteries (supplied) (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)In the box: a Touchjet Pond, an Airmouse, two styli, a 5 V/3 A DC adapter, a carry case, a User Manual and a USB OTG cable (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)Gizmag got a chance to see the pre-release prototype in action at IFA 2014, engaging the company's Slava Solonitsyn in a quick fruity game on a nearby wall (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)Like a stylus, the Airmouse has a IR emitter so can be used in a similar way, but it can also be connected via Bluetooth 4.0 for behind the Pond and around the room control (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)At the rear, there's a micro-USB port, mini-HDMI, and audio jack and a power connector (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag)
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