What does "throw emails onto the floor" mean?

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The floor serves as a screen?

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Necklace projectors will throw emails onto the floor
TODAY: 12:03 17 February 2014

An alternative way to access emails, tweets and texts uses a projector disguised as a necklace or brooch to interact with your digital life

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25065-necklace-projectors-will-throw-emails-onto-the-floor.html

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

The floor serves as a screen?

Yes, the floor serves as a screen. Projectors (film, slide, TV, computer etc) are often said to 'throw' an image onto a screen, a wall, or whatever. The verbs 'project' and 'throw' are synonyms.

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@contrex,

Is this what the brooch means there:

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http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00OCoQkbNqkBzc/Fashion-Jewelry-Butterfly-Brooch-B013-.jpg

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@oristarA,

That is a brooch, pronounced 'broach', an item of jewellery (British spelling) usually attached to clothing.

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