Japanese have always come up with the most innovative and distinctive product designs. I have  not only been great fan of Japanese technology and product but I find their culture equally fascinating.

The phone we are discussing in this article is designed by KDDI and which is a multifunctional to the extent we have never seen before.

This phone has everything from a Projector to a Game Controller to Printer. Yes, you heard that right, the phone is capable of printing pictures, etc..

Phone is called PLY, name and design of the phone is based on Plywood. The phone has a layered design just like a Plywood, each layer has its own functionality. If one layer opens up to project an image, the other opens up to print a picture or become a game controller.

The phone is still in the concept stage but going by the gadgets that have come out of Japanese designs, I don’t see a problem with this concept being transformed into a fully functional product.

Visit to see PLY in action.

Scroll down to see what the phone looks like.

So how can it be done? I usually expect such things form Japanese but this time its Isreal who’s done it. One of the Israeli companies have introduced an ultra mobile projector which can be instated in small devices like Phones, PDA’s, etc…

Click on the following links to visit the Nano Projection Site. Explay – Nano Projector

Watch the following video to know see what I am really talking about. I couldn’t make much sense out of the language in the video but I am sure he says that we should expect to see this feature on mobile phones soon.