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Laser matrix projector for iPhone
MAKE Magazine — Check out this iPhone-controlled 5x7 laser matrix built using 35 laser pointers, a PIC16F722 microcontroller, some miscellaneous parts, and a custom iPhone app. Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in iPhone | Digg this!

DIY Laser Matrix Projector for iPhone
SlashGear — If you’ve ever wanted to use your iPhone as a projector, but are too cheap to shell out for a pico-projector like the AAXA P1, perhaps this DIY system is for you.  What you gain in price, you lose in flexibility, however; the system uses 35 individual laser pointers to recreate any bitmap font.  Video demo after the cut  The 35 laser modules are arrayed in a 5 x 7 matrix, slotted into basic PCB board.  Each is wired up to a microcontroller - in this case a PIC16F722, though an Arduino would do nicely too - via five 8-bit latches.  The software on the iPhone communicates via ...