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We love concept phones. We’ve said it before, and we just said it again. It’s just fun to imagine what the mobile phone will look like in the near future. But, it’s not often that we see a concept that could actually make it to market within a reasonable time-frame. This “Cells” mobile phone concept from Timo Wong, of Hong Kong, isn’t so radical in its design or technology that the only place it’s destined to go is the drawing board.
The “Cells” mobile phone’s innovation lies in the keypad design. Rather than separating the keypad numbers by lines or buttons, the buttons are separated by dimples in the smooth surface – like an egg crate or fruit holder. The idea is to bring a seamless design that still intuitively defines separate keys.
Each number seems to be divided into one cell of its own. Separated by what seems like an invisible boundary, the contours evoke a delightful sensorial experience on something we touch and hold every day, like a cellular phone.
Like we said, it’s possible that this idea could actually make it to market in a production handset. It’s a cool idea, we’d love to see it out in the wild!
[Via: Core77]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
