Trendy phones, touchless phones
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If you want to demystify the upcoming Apple iPhone, you can’t. Too many buzz surround it or them — saying this is already a buzz. What we like about its possible design lies in its no-touch aspect. Even more minimalist than the iPod, and when it would come out, probably many people would retain Apple as the one who invented the touchless phone.
But it’s not that true. Touchless phones is the new trend. Phone makers look for this big advantage: A smoother, enhanced and versatile customization of the whole itself and not only the screen display. We listed four of them, they are all prototypes, but as you know, the mobile industry is moving fast.
Synaptics and Pilotfish. Their concept phone Onyx focus on sensor technology to get rid of the traditional touch pad. Users dial numbers or open applications with signs and gestures. It also recognizes body parts. Lift it to your cheek to answer a call for example.
Nokia Aeon. When you look at it, the phone seems like a box build to hold your glasses. A smooth, flat anodyne box. But when turn on, the upper part acts as the high-resolution screen display, while a touchpad appears in the lower part.
BenQ Black Box. The top of our list, and maybe the most versatile screen display for a mobile phone. Like customizing a desktop interface or building a personal homepage, users decide which functions and modules should be loaded.
Nokia emotional phone. Nokia asked grad students from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design to image future cellphones. One project pulls out this phone able to distinguish human voice, detect angry voices for instance, and filter incoming calls as a concierge would do.
Oct 24, 2006 | By Nuno
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[…] More or less?… Less! Less is more. Less is more if we stick to Apple, Nokia, or BenQ, some of the principal companies engaged in the minimalist phone quest (check our list). Even Microsoft embraces the trend, with some mistakes like the Zune box which shows nothing but the ‘Zune’ brand — and making it useless if you don’t know what is inside. […]