It’s $700. The article is from Australia so the $1000 is $1000 AUS

(not that I still don’t think that’s a lot for what it is unless I’m missing something)

I mean, not to defend this project because I think it’s still a fail, but that’s not what the primary interface of this is. It’s voice. The idea is it doesn’t need a screen at all and most is done via voice/response. The projector is a side feature