An electric car with a built-in film projector

Sep 30, 2012 14:48pm

Car firm Smart has unveiled a concept electric car with a built-in film projector that allows any wall to be turned instantly into a cinema screen.
The projector integrated in the front bonnet is operated via Bluetooth from an iPhone.
A sound system with additional loudspeakers in the ventilation openings behind the doors also projects sound outside the car.
The "smart forstars" was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, the Daily Mail reported.
"This enables the work of film stars to be spontaneously shared with friends at any time," the company was quoted as saying in a press release.
The electrically driven smart forstars is an SUC (Sports Utility Coupe) with room for two people and plenty of stowage space.
The Smart is Europe's most inexpensive series-produced electric car.
Not only is it emission-free and fast, it is also possible to conveniently set the perfect interior temperature in advance with a smartphone, and it is simple to charge at a domestic socket.
"What's more, with its powerful battery and integrated projector the smart forstars can transform any grey backyard into an animated open-air cinema," said Smart boss Annette Winkler.
The firm said it got the idea from the air scoops found on racing cars.
The driver can see what is happening on the road behind with the help of an integrated video camera.
The seat shells, which are open in the middle, are covered with a soft fabric throw giving them a hammock-like seating feel.
The rhombic design of the front and rear lamps is very striking. Outer rings illuminate the indicators and daytime running lamps with a large number of LEDs.
In place of a conventional rear-view mirror, the "smart forstars" features a smartphone accommodated in a holder at the top of the windscreen.
The lamps seem to push outwards like arrows - like drips on the cockpit window of an aeroplane as it takes off.
Stowage compartments to the left and right of the high-quality cargo area fitted with aluminium rails offer additional stowage space.