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Timex TX54 for Your Thumbnail

TheFuture — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:55:55 +0000

The TX54 is a concept design which featured in the global design competition organized by Timex in collaboration with Core77. The design competition was held to commemorate 150 years of watch crafting and time keeping. The device is transparent and needs to be kept at the thumbnail or stays clear till the time it is activated. To activate or check time, one can just glance at the time when needed. It is small, chic and minimalist. Of course one can simply glance at their cell phone than going for another gadget but with its looks and various modes it a nice way to keep time.

Designer : Napoleon Merana, Steffen Schubert, and David Takacs via Core77

Wearable Cell Phone Concept for Fashion Victims

TheFuture — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:01:20 +0000

Watches do just one thing, and you can find them in million of models and prices. Now they are a trendy accessory rather than only an instrument to sign the time. Why not try to do the same with mobile phones? Fashion victims could wearing it like a jewel with a special cover and elastic string according with some elegant dress. A phone to show, not to hide in the bag or pocket.

Often ring tones are irritating for the others and if you want use vibrating-call that is not always useful if the phone is far from you. Wearing the phone, vibrating-call is more practical because it vibrates on the hand. I think the gesture of shaking the thumb and pinky to call is natural for the people. You can have the phone always ready to use, and putting microphone and speaker very close at your ear and mouth is possible use it also in noisy places. You can continue to catch objects or use a pen. Another more serious reason to use it, is for people that have fear of electro smog from mobile phones. Separating the microphone and the speaker is possible to adapt them according the personal shape of human cranium and to keep the electromagnetic field far from the head. Touchscreen equipped with “Voice Activated” and “Hands Free” software to dialing, picking up and hanging up the line.

Designer : Massimo Marrazzo

Lazy Thumb Phone Concept with Only Three Button

TheFuture — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:53:05 +0000

Ever imagine to have a cell phone without those tiny keypads? Lazy thumb cell phone concept has only three button. Yes, I didn’t read it wrong, only three button. Three screen plate buttons provides tactility, and enhances the experience of combined sensibility. Lazy thumb phone concept system is based on voice activated and has minimal function of sending and receiving calls and text messages only. Text message is sent by converting speech to text transcription by this cell phone system.

The three sliding buttons (concept from children’s tile puzzle) are made of Polycarbonate plates with OLED screens, and an LCD screen under the buttons shows detailed messages and directions.

In this device, communication is divided into two ways; person to person communication, and person to device communication. Three sliding plates are made of Polycarbonate plates with OLED screens embedded, and an LCD screen under three plates shows detailed messages and directions.

Designer : Koo Ho Shin