E-Ball Technology

A SEMINAR REPORT

Submitted by

MOHD OSAID TABREZ

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

Bachelor of Computer Application

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATION

INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

MAY 2019

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 INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY
LUCKNOW
CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION
I hereby certify that the work which is being presented in the Seminar Report of “Seminar Lab
(CA217)” in the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of
Computer Application and submitted in the Department of Computer Application, Integral University,
Lucknow is an authentic record of my own work carried out during a period from January 2019 to May
2019, under the guidance of Mrs. Nashra Javed, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer
Application, Dr. Preetam Suman, Assistant Professor and Mrs. Sheeba Praveen, Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow.

The matter presented in the lab report has not been submitted by me for the award of any other
degree of this or any other University.

(MOHD OSAID TABREZ)

This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of our
knowledge.

Dated:

(Dr. Preetam Suman) (Mrs. Sheeba Praveen) (Mrs. Nashra Javed)

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of my
knowledge

Head of the Department

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It gives me great pleasure to present before you Seminar Lab (CA217) report strictly under the guidance
of Mrs. Nashra Javed, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Application, Dr. Preetam Suman,
Assistant Professor and Mrs. Sheeba Praveen, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and
Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow.

They have made sincere efforts to make the report more meaningful complete compact and
comprehensive. It’s a great pleasure to let you know that I have put my feelings into practice.

At last I give my special thanks to our batch mates for all the valuable suggestions without which this lab
report could not be completed.

MOHD OSAID TABREZ

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

ABSTRACT
1. Introduction 7
1.1 Starting the E-Ball 7

2. History 8

3. Essential parts of E-Ball 11

3.1 Virtual Keyboard 11
3.2 Virtual Keyboard basically consist of three component 11
3.3 The Pattern Projector 12
3.4 Projector 12
3.5 LCD Projector 13
3.6 Feature of LCD Projector 14
3.7 Drawback of LCD Projector 14

4. DLP Projector 15
4.1 Benefit of DLP Projector 15
4.2 Drawback of DLP Projector 15

5. Working Element Of E-ball 16

5.1 Working of Display UNIT 16
5.2 If there is no Wall 16
5.3 Virtual Laser Keyboard 17
5.4 Optical Mouse 18

6. The Software Interface 19

7. Pros Of E-Ball 20

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8. Cons Of E-Ball 20

9. Element Of E-Ball 21

10. Features Of E-Ball 23

11. Working Of E-Ball 24

12. Result 26

13.Advantage of E-Ball 28

14. Disadvantage of E-Ball 29

15. Conclusion 30

16. Reference 31

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 ABSTRACT

A new concept of pc is coming now that is E-Ball Concept pc. The E-Ball concept
pc is a sphere shaped computer which is the smallest design among all the laptops
and desktops. This computer has all the feature like a traditional computer,
elements like keyboard or mouse , dvd, large screen display.
E Ball is designed that pc is be placed on two stands, opens by pressing and
holding the two buttons located on each side of the E-Ball pc , this pc is the latest
concept technology. The E-Ball is a sphere shaped computer concept which is the
smallest design among all the laptops and desktops have ever made.

This PC concept features all the traditional elements like mouse, keyboard, large
screen display, DVD recorder, etc, all in an innovative manner. E-Ball is designed
to be placed on two stands, opens by simultaneously pressing and holding the two
buttons located on each side. After opening the stand and turning ON the PC,
pressing the detaching mouse button will allow you to detach the optical mouse
from the PC body. This concept features a laser keyboard that can be activated by
pressing the particular button. E-Ball is very small, it is having only 6 inch
diameter sphere. It is having 120×120mm motherboard.

E Ball concept pc don't have any external display unit,it has a button when you
press this button a projector will pop and it focus the computer screen on the wall
which can be adjusted with navigation keys. If there is no wall then it has a paper
sheet holder that divides into three pieces like an umbrella just after popping up,
and it will show desktop on the paper sheet. Also, the E-Ball PC supports a paper
holder and the paper sheet on the holder could act like a screen where you can
watch movies or something. This concept PC will measure 160mm in diameter and
it was designed for Microsoft Windows OS, sorry about the others. For the
moment there is no word on pricing or when it’s going to be available, however, I
am sure that everybody would like to see a small spherical PC like this one.

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 1. INTRODUCTION

The E-Ball concept PC is a sphere shaped computer which is the smallest design
among all the laptops and desktops. It has all the features of traditional computer
like keyboard, mouse, DVD etc. The body of E-BALL is made up of aluminum
and plastic parts. E-BALL is the smallest among all the PCs developed so far as it
has 120 x 120mm motherboard and is 6 inch in diameter. E Ball is designed that pc
is be placed on two stands, opens by pressing and holding the two buttons located
on each side of the E-Ball pc which is seen in diagram. The unique feature of E-
Ball computer is that when we close it no one can guess that whole computer is
hidden in this ball. This e ball is highly stylized and is user friendly too and easy to
use.

Fig:-Element of E-Ball

1.1 Starting the E-Ball:-

The first thing before starting the E-ball is to put it into standing position. For this
we have to press the two buttons on the sides of E-ball for 5 seconds and the stands

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are automatically opened and adjusted so as to hold the E-ball Pc in position. After
this the on/off button shown in diagram on the top of the E-ball must be pressed to
turn on the PC and then the Projector pops up. After this the focus, direction etc.
can be adjusted using the navigation buttons.

It has around 350-600 GB of Hard Disk Drive.

It contains wireless optical mouse and keyboard, and LCD projector.

It contains 5GB RAM.

It has two 50W speakers.

It has LAN and WLAN card and a Web cam.

It has Virtual keyboard.

Dual core processor.

Integrated graphics and sound card.

LCD projector Paper holder

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 2. HISTORY:-

The E-Ball is a sphere shaped computer concept which is the smallest design
among all the laptops and desktops have ever made. This PC concept features all
the traditional elements like mouse, keyboard, large screen display, DVD recorder,
etc, all in an innovative manner. E-Ball is designed to be placed on two stands,
opens by simultaneously pressing and holding the two buttons located on each
side. After opening the stand and turning ON the PC, pressing the detaching mouse
button will allow you to detach the optical mouse from the PC body. This concept
features a laser keyboard that can be activated by pressing the particular button.

There’s no external display unit, a projector will pop up by pressing and holding
the button and focus the computer screen on the wall which can be adjusted with
navigation buttons. If there is no wall around, the paper sheet holder, divides into
three pieces like an umbrella just after popping up, will help to focus the desktop
on a paper sheet.

The software interface of E-Ball is highly stylized with icons that can be
remembered easily, and is user friendly. This compact PC will be ideal for use
when working in office, making video presentations, watching large screen
movies, listening music and chatting on the net. E-Ball is designed to be placed on
two stands, opens by simultaneously pressing and holding the two buttons located
on each side. After opening the stand and turning ON the PC, pressing the
detaching mouse button will allow you to detach the optical mouse from the PC
body. This concept features a laser keyboard that can be activated by pressing
the particular button. E-Ball is very small, it is having only 6 inch diameter sphere.
It is having 120×120mm motherboard. E Ball concept pc don't have any external
display unit, it has a button when you press this button a projector will pop and it
focus the computer screen on the wall which can be adjusted with navigation keys.
If there is no wall then it has a paper sheet holder that divides into three pieces like
an umbrella just after popping up, and it will show desktop on the paper sheet.
Also, the E-Ball PC supports a paper holder and the paper sheet on the holder
could act like a screen where you can watch movies or something.
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This concept PC will measure 160mm in diameter and it was designed for
Microsoft Windows OS, sorry about the others. For the moment there is no word
on pricing or when it’s going to be available, however, I am sure that everybody
would like to see a small spherical PC like this one.

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 3. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF E-BALL

3.1 Virtual keyboard:-

A virtual keyboard is a software component that allows a user to enter characters.
A virtual keyboard is a projection keyboard that is projected and touched on any
flat surface. These Virtual laser keyboard works by using sensor technology and
artificial intelligence to let user work on any flat surface. The device detects the
movement of fingers when they are pressed down. The movement of fingers is
measured and the device accurately determines the pressed keystrokes and at the
same time it translates them into text. Reasons to use the Virtual Keyboard.

• When connected to your handheld computer it is more convenient to carry around

than your laptop.

• It takes up less desk space than a conventional keyboard.

• You could use it with your desktop, laptop or handheld computer.

3.2 Virtual keyboard basically consists of three components.

The Sensor Module:-

The sensor module serves as the eyes of the Keyboard Perception technology. The
Sensor Module operates by locating the user's fingers in3-D space and tracking the
intended keystroke.

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 Fig:-Sensor

IR(Infrared light )Light Source:- Infrared (IR) light is the part of the EMI spectrum
that people encounter most in everyday life, although much of it goes unnoticed. It
is invisible to human eyes, but people can feel it as heat. The light which is
generated from IR-Light source is not visible to the user. The IR-Light source
emits a ray of infrared light.

3.3 The Pattern Projector:-

The pattern projector basically presents the image of the keyboard. This image can
be projected on any flat surface. The projected image is that of a standard keyboard
with all the keys and control functions.

3.4 Projector: -
E-ball Technology basically use a LCD projector to Project an image on screen or
flat surface. In LCD projector video signal are comprised of three colors: red,
green, blue. Generally there are two types of projector used:-

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3.5 LCD Projector:-
LCD projector is a type of projector based on liquid crystal displays which can
display images, data or video on screen or flat screen. An LCD projector works on
transmissive technology. LCD projectors are more popular than many alternatives
because it is cheaper to produce and have excellent color reproduction. They are
commonly used in business meetings, presentations and seminars. An LCD
projector allows the source light to pass through the three colored liquid crystal
display light panels. The panels in turn allow some colors to pass through and
block some colors to form the images on the screen. Benefit of LCD.

Fig:- LCD Projector

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3.6 Feature of LCD Projector:-
1) It has low-priced.

2) It can also provide greater brightness with lower energy consumption.

3) This projectors do not suffer from rainbow effects and dithering.

4) It provides greater zoom magnification.

3.7 Drawback of LCD Projector:

1) If an LCD projector is used frequently over a long period of time, image

degradation is possible, and they also heat up more quickly than DLP projectors.

2) The life time of LCD panel is limited.

3) They do not have high contrast.

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 4. DLP PROJECTOR:-

DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology uses micro-mirrors to project images

from a monitor onto a large screen. DLP is seen in standalone projection units, in
rear projection TVs, and in a majority of digital cinema projection.

4.1 Benefit of DLP Projector:-

1) DLP projectors require less maintenance than LCD projectors because they have
a filter-free and sealed chip design, which means dust cannot settle on the chip and
cause an image spot.

2) They are not subject to the misalignments that can occur in LCD projectors.

4.3 Drawback of DLP Projector:-

1) It provide less zoom magnification so, it is best suited for small environment.

2) Its Price is high as compared to LCD Projector.

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 5. WORKING ELEMENT OF E-BALL:-

5.1Working of Display unit:-

When the stand has been opened and the system has been turned on, it becomes
functional only when the screen or the display unit is available. The display unit is
not physically present or attached on to the E-BALL. Rather, with the help of the
projector popping up out of the E-BALL PC, the display unit can be projected on
to the wall which can work as screen.

5.2 If There Is No Wall?

The real problem arises if there is no wall to work as a screen. In case we are
working in an open place without any wall, then we can use a sheet of paper to
work as screen for us. The sheet holder is on the back of the E-BALL, and can be
opened by pressing it on its lower part. As it pops up, it gets divided into three
parts like an umbrella and the sheet can be placed on it to work as screen.
The opening of the sheet holder is as shown on the next page in a figure:

If there is no wall???

Fig:- Paper Screen

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5.3 Virtual laser Keyboard:-

The E-BALL PC has a laser keyboard which is concept keyboard which is visible
only when the PC is in working mode. The keyboard is not physical rather it is
interpreted by lasers which comes into play when the respective button is pressed.
It recognizes your fingers with the help of your Infrared sensors when you are
typing at a particular place. The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) leverages the
power of laser and infrared technology and projects a full-size keyboard onto any
flat surface.

Virtual keyboard and Optical mouse

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5.4 Optical Mouse:-

Also there is an optical mouse which is normally attached to the body of the E-
BALL. The mouse can be detached from the body of the E-BALL by pressing the
mouse detaching button on the left hand side of the PC body at the front (when the
mouse is attached to the E-BALL). To get a clear understanding of the mouse,
detaching button and also its location on the E-BALL PC, a picture is provided
below:

Fig:-Optical Mouse

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 6. THE SOFTWARE INTERFACE:-

The software interface of the E-BALL PC is highly stylized with icons that support
all types of Windows operating system. Also, the icons can be easily remembered
and are easy to use. So the interface is very user friendly. The various icons that
are available on the display screen on the left hand side are as shown below in the
picture.

Fig:- Software Interface

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 7. PROS OF E-BALL

• The E-ball PC is smaller in size and spherical in shape so, it is portable and each
to carry from one place to another.

• E-Ball has large memory so we can store large amount of data in it.

• Useful for making video presentations.

• The speed of E-ball is high.

• It supports user-defined keyboard layouts

• It is efficient.

• It is more secure than other computer.

 We can use E-ball where there is no wall also.

8. CONS OF E-BALL

• Normal OS can’t work in these computers.

• Cost of E-Ball is very high.

• It is difficult to understand if any problems occur in hardware components and to

recover it.

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 9. ELEMENTS OF E-BALL

Aren’t you tired of your PC? By his ugly shape and the way that it looks? Well,
this is exactly what designer Apostol Tnokovski was feeling when he decided to
create the smallest PC ever made. It’s not going to be like a PDA, it’s going to be a
PC with all conventional components (mouse, keyboard, normal screen). The
concept PC is called E-Ball and it’s shaped like a sphere because in Tnokovski’s
opinion this is the best shape in nature and it draws everybody’s attention.E-Ball
will feature a dual core processor, 250-500GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, integrated
graphic card and sound card, 2 x 50W speakers, HD-DVD recorder, wireless
optical mouse and laser keyboard, LAN and WLAN card, modem, Web cam and
integrated LCD projector.

Fig:-Elements of E-Ball

It contains wireless optical mouse and laser keyboard, and LCD projector. It has
around 350-600GB of Hard Disk Drive. It contains 5GB RAM. It has two 50W
speakers. It has LAN and WLAN card and a Web cam. When you want to carry it
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around you can easily “pack it” into a ball. This is a futuristic concept, and this, I
think, is how the future computers will look like. This device has an optical
keyboard and a holographic display. So you don’t have a physical keyboard and no
monitor! Still, the mouse is physical but it fits in to the computer when you want to
carry it around. The bad thing about using a virtual keyboard is that you need a
smooth surface, otherwise I don’t know how you will be able to use it. It is strange
enough to call this device a computer, because it is so small, but as far as I know it
doesn’t lack any hardware part and tends to be a future machine found in any
house or office. I don’t know exactly how this computer will be powered but I
think it will have a powerful battery so you will have a great stand by time.

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 10. FEATURES OF E-BALL

 It contains wireless optical mouse and laser keyboard, and LCD projector.

 It has around 350-600GB of Hard Disk Drive.

 It contains 2GB RAM.

 It has two 50W speakers.

 Checks lighting of room using sensors and adjusts the projection light
intensity accordingly.

 It has LAN and WLAN card and a Web cam.

 It is small in size so it is easy to carry.

 The keyboard is a virtual one not a physical keyboard and it is available only
when the E-BALL pc is working mode

 The display is also a holographic display and any wall or a sheet of paper
can work as display screen.

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 11. WORKING OF E-BALL

E Ball concept pc don't have any external display unit,it has a button when you
press this button a projector will pop and it focus the computer screen on the wall
which can be adjusted with navigation keys. If there is no wall then it has a paper
sheet holder that divides into three pieces like an umbrella jus/t after popping up,
and it will show desktop on the paper sheet. Also, the E-Ball PC supports a paper
holder and the paper sheet on the holder could act like a screen where you can
watch movies or something. This concept PC will measure 160mm in diameter and
it was designed for Microsoft Windows OS, sorry about the others. For the
moment there is no word on pricing or when it’s going to be available, however, I
am sure that everybody would like to see a small spherical PC like this one.

Fig:- E-Ball Element

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E-Ball concept pc has a laser keyboard that is fully a concept keyboard that is
visible when the pc is in working. The keyboard is not physical - it is interpreted
by lasers that appear after you press the respective button. It recognizes your
fingers with the help of an IR sensor when you are typing at a particular place,
while the mouse is a pop out wonder making this an exiting piece of technology.

The software interface of E-Ball concept pc is highly stylized with icons that can
be remembered easily that support all type of windows operating system. E-Ball
concept pc work very easy while you are making video presentations, listening
music watching large screen movies, and chatting on the net.

As years passes, the computer size is becoming smaller. This ball is known as E-
Ball and its design is given by Apostol Tnokovski. He was trying to create the
smallest PC in the world when he came across this idea.It is shaped like a sphere
because in Tnokovski’s opinion this is the best shape in nature and it draws
everybody’s attention. you'll see the pop-out laser mouse, a pico projector inside
that illuminates either the wall or a sheet of paper for a screen, and that laser
keyboard that would almost certainly be a clumsy input device.

Fix that, and find a motherboard that’ll fit inside this palm-sized baby, and Apostol
might be onto something here.E-Ball will feature a dual core processor, 250-
500GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, integrated graphic card and sound card, 2 x 50W
speakers, HD-DVD recorder, wireless optical mouse and laser keyboard, LAN and
WLAN card, modem, Web cam and integrated LCD projector.

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 12. RESULT:-

The E-ball concept pc is a sphere shaped computer which is the smallest design
among all the laptops and desktops. This computer has all the feature like a
traditional computer elements like keyboard or mouse, dvd, large screen display. E
Ball is designed that pc is be placed on two stands, opens by pressing and holding
the two buttons located on each side of the E-Ball pc, this pc is the latest concept
technology .This concept PC will measure 160mm in diameter and it was designed
for Microsoft Windows OS, sorry about the others. For the moment there is no
word on pricing or when it’s going to be available. It is Design by APOSTOL
TNOKOVSKI.E-Ball concept pc doesn’t have any external display unit. The
scenario of use of E-Ball computer concept is as shown in fig.2.

In the first part as well as the last part of the fig.2 the user is working on the E-ball
pc. The user interface to the computer through the laser keyboard and optical
mouse. The software interface of E-Ball pc highly stylized with icons that can be
remembered easily that support all type of windows operating systems. E-Ball
concept pc don’t have any external display unit. Hence the user working on the
paper sheet in this part. In the second part of the fig.2 the user is used as a projector
or the display unit to the E-ball pc. When we are working in an open place we can
make use of a paper sheet as a screen. Paper sheet holder is placed at the back
panel of this computer. The holder can be opened by pressing it in the lower part.
In the third part of the fig.2 the user uses the E-ball for watching the videos like
movies or other as well as for the listening purpose.

Fig.2 Scenario of use

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V. ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS E-Ball is portable. It has large
memory. Useful for making video presentations. These have greater speed.
Supports user-defined keyboard layouts. It is efficient. It is very easy to use. It is
more secure than other computer.

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 13. ADVANTAGES OF E-BALL:-

The E-BALL PC is small in size as it has spherical shape and hence this makes the
PC portable and easy to carry from one place to another. E-BALL PC has a large
memory and thus can be used to store large amount of data. The PC does not
require any special display and can use any plain wall or sheet as display screen.
Also the working speed of the E-BALL PC is great. The E-BALL PC supports user
defined keyboard layout.

Some advantage of E-Ball are:

 E-BALL is portable.
 E-BALL has large memory.
 E-BALL is useful for making video presentation.
 E-BALL support user defined keyboard layouts.
 E-BALL is efficient.
 E-BALL is very easy to use.
 E-BALL is more secure than other computer

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 14. DISADVANTAGES OF E-BALL:-

The PC that is E-BALL PC is designed to work with all kinds of Windows

Operating systems. No specifications for its working with other O.S. has yet been
provided. Also since the E-BALL PC has virtual laser keyboard, holographic
display detachable mouse, it has high cost. So it is affordable normally. If any
problem occurs in the hardware of the system, then it is difficult to understand and
be recovered easily.
Some disadvantage of E-Ball are:

 Normal operating systems cannot work in these computers.

 Cost of E-BALL is very high.
 It is difficult to understand if any problems occur in hardware par.

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 15. CONCLUSION

Today the technology is beyond our imagination and it is at peak point. As the
year passes the size of computer is becoming smaller and smaller and now the time
came that we can keep the computer in our pocket and move from one place to
another. E-ball is just like a ball and does all the function of traditional computer. It
is spherical in shape. At last this E-ball technology has taken the computer
technology to new horizons. This paper provides a descriptive review on the
incoming technology. Hope, this will satisfy the human needs and expectations in
future.

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 15. REFERENCE:-

 https://wikipedia.com
 https://eballknowledge.com
 https://tutorialpoint.com
 https://knowleddunia.com

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