There was no Galaxy S III from Samsung, contrary to expectations, but they did show a new phone - the Samsung Galaxy Beam, with (you guessed it) a built-in projector. It shared the spotlight with two 10.1-inch tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and the Tab 2 10.1.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 brings Samsung's S Pen stylus where it belongs - a big screen. We've no talent for painting whatsoever, but couldn't wait to try and sketch something on the Android version of Photoshop Touch.

The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 should be a more affordable tablet (though pricing isn't revealed yet), with specs comparable to those of the original Tab 10.1. The Tab 2, however, tops the old version with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box and records FullHD video.

Samsung's earlier attempts to combine a phone and a portable microprojector fizzled out, but they're at it again. The Samsung Galaxy Beam is a fairly standard dual-core droid, with the notable exception of the nHD projector. It can project an image with a 50" diagonal.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 hands-on

We got a chance to see the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in person. It uses the same screen as the other new 10.1-inch tablet (the Tab 2 10.1) but with a different digitizer to support S Pen.

The Note 10.1 is pretty cool, but its screen and back quickly became a fingerprint mess. Despite its size, the tablet has proper voice calling functionality.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 hands-on photos

The 3MP camera on the back shoots 1080p video and you get a front-facing camera for video calls too. The loudspeakers are placed on the left and right sides of the screen so you get proper stereo when watching a video.

Closeup shots of the Galaxy Note 10.1

We tried out the S Pen on the new Galaxy Note 10.1 and it felt a lot faster and more accurate than it is on the smaller model. It also senses different levels of pressure more accurately. One cool thing about it (for those who can't draw well) is that the tablet will recognize certain shapes (squares, circles, arrows, etc.) and will replace the one you drew with a better, straight version.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 also comes with Photoshop Touch for Android, which was quite cool. Oddly, it worked only with S Pen and wouldn't let us draw with our fingers.

Drawing on the Note 10.1 • Size comparison: Note 10.1 vs. original Note

Samsung Galaxy Beam hands-on

The Samsung Galaxy Beam is the thinnest portable projector phone, Samsung claim, and they just might be right - it's 12.5mm thick at its slimmest point and bulges where the projector is. It's a bit chunky.

Samsung Galaxy Beam hands-on photos

The optimal distance for the projector is 2 meters and in a dark room the quality is actually pretty good. The beamed image has nHD resolution (640x360). The Galaxy Beam is expected to have 3 hours of battery backup in projection mode.

Using the projector

There are a couple of features that weren't working in the demo unit - you'll be able to focus the projector lens with an app (currently, this is done with the volume rocker and isn't very user-friendly) and the projected image will be autorotated just like the screen.