Sony shows-off gesture-controlled Xperia Projector concept

It's not all smartphones and tablets at MWC 2016, Sony found time to reveal a suite of products concepts to accompany its range of Xperia mobile products.

The most eye-catching in our book was the Xperia Projector, which allows you to beam images to a clear screen, and then control what you're seeing by touch, voice and gestures, just like in Minority Report (kinda).

Other products in the range of "smart product concepts" include the Xperia Ear. This is a wireless earpiece that can feed you information such as your daily schedule, weather and the latest news.

It can be voice-activated, so you can make calls, search the web, dictate text messages or navigate using voice instructions. You’ll need an Android phone with Bluetooth or NFC to use the Xperia Ear and a compatible app will allow you to adjust various settings. It’s available from summer 2016.

There was also the Xperia Agent, "a vision for a personalised assistant", which can respond to a number of commands. It has a built-in camera and a projector display for beaming information in to view.

The Xperia Eye is a compact, wearable wide-angle lens camera that can be attached to clothing or worn around your neck. It too uses Sony's voice technology, taking a picture at your command and featuring a 360-degree spherical lens.

Finally, the RM-X7BT in-car Bluetooth dongle allows you to stream music in your car using Sony’s voice technology. It will be available from summer 2016.

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Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).