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Today we’re presenting you with yet another ModeLabs‘ concept phone. Similarly to Yoyo and U-Turn concepts, the Runaway is also an eco-friendly device. Designed for practicing physical activities, this concept device transforms sporting movements into electrical energy via kinetic mechanism.
The “master” module is made to be carried on the person or placed on different types of sporting equipment (bracelet, MTB, fitness equipment, etc), and has 5-direction thumbwheel on one side for menu navigation. The Runaway also supports Bluetooth connection, and has some sport-like applications built-in like tachometer and heart rate monitor.
There is certainly a market for such devices. However, Runaway seems too radical for the near future. Hopefully, I’m wrong.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
