HTC Glory Windows Phone Concept Sports a 2GHz Dual Core CPU

January 27th, 2012

(13 votes, average: 2.92 out of 5)

 Loading ... Wp7__fan, the same guy who created this Nokia concept with Windows phone now sent us his new design, that involves a HTC Windows Phone handset. This model is called HTC Glory and to me it looks more like the LG Optimus 7, as far as looks go. It has a 4 inch display based on AMOLED technology, probably with the usual 800 x 480 pixel resolution.

HTC Glory features a 2GHz dual core processor, 32GB of storage, a 2400 mAh battery and a 12 megapixel camera. There’s also 2 megapixel camera at the front and the operating system here is Windows Phone Tango. No one knows exactly what Tango will bring, but I’ve heard that it comes with support for LTE, NFC, different form factors for phones (BlackBerry-like with combos of touch and QWERTY) and support for front camera. The next OS, Windows Phone Apollo will be the big one, supporting dual core processors and 720p resolutions.

What do you say about this device and how much would you spend on it? Keep in mind that there’s already a 16 megapixel WP7 device out there, HTC Titan II… so I’m not sure where this model fits in…

[Thanks wp7__fan]

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Nokia Style Runs Windows Phone Tango, Sports Dual Core CPU

January 25th, 2012

(42 votes, average: 4.14 out of 5)

 Loading ... Sent to us by wp7__fan, the Nokia Style concept is a device based on Windows Phone Tango and its specs include a 12 megapixel camera and the design features you can see pictured below. It reminds me a bit of the HTC HD7 combined with an iPhone 4 and that facade with the capacitive buttons doesn’t look that realistic.

Nokia Style features a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, a 32GB internal memory, a 2400 mAh battery and a 2 megapixel camera at the front, but other than that I have no idea what features this model has. I guess that it also supports LTE, NFC and maybe 1080p video capture, courtesy of that potent camera. With recent rumors that Nokia is preparing a Lumia 910 model with 12MP, I’d say that it would have similar specs to this unit, maybe apart from the Windows Phone Tango part…

I would have liked to see the back side of this model, as I have a feeling that it looks very much like the one of a HTC smartphone. wp7__fan, the designer of the Nokia Style mentions that his concept sports a metallic unibody case.

[Thanks wp7__fan]

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HTC Screen Design Features a Tegra 3 CPU, Android Ice Cream Sandwich

January 24th, 2012

(54 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5)

 Loading ... Courtesy of HTC-Hub.com I got to see a new HTC concept, the one that you can see below, created by Ekinox. Called HTC Screen, this design involves a huge 4.7 inch display with HD resolution and the quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor as the “brain” of the smartphone. Rest assured that we’ll see many quad core HTC units in 2012 and they may even look like this model…

HTC Screen also uses 16GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, 1GB of RAM and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0. Beats Audio technology is also involved here and this handset reminds me a bit of those designs that were leaked and called HTC Zeta/Edge/Endeavour, as the first quad core phones from the Asian company. We’re dealing here with a solid unibody chassis, one big block of metal, that features a pretty discrete camera, that I suppose is a 12 megapixel or 8 megapixel sensor.

There’s also a front camera available and the usual 4 capacitive keys for Android. I’m really curios about HTC Sense 4.0 and I really can’t wait for MWC 2012 next month to see it in action… Ekinox did a fine job with this concept, although it tends to feel a bit massive and bulky… I’ll have to see its profile to judge that!

[via HTC-Hub]

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iDesk Concept Revives the Microsoft Surface With an Apple Twist

January 24th, 2012

(23 votes, average: 4.65 out of 5)

 Loading ... Remember the Microsoft Surface technological table? This concept was forgotten a while ago, but some people are fond of it, like Adam Benton who created an equivalent in the Apple universe, the iDesk concept. Published on Maclife, this design features a huge chunk of touchscreen being used as a workaholic’s desk, with the ability to sync to all of the iDevices on the table.

This device is able to sync with any iOS gadget placed on it and it doesn’t even need a mouse, as the whole touch area is a giant trackpad. You can make calls, edit Office documents, view Adobe files and watch vides straight on the iDesk. This huge workspace also seems to project a virtual mouse and maybe keyboard too, unless you like the normal one. I guess you can also scan pictures with it and instantly post them online, if it’s not too much to ask. This desk could either have a Mac built in or connect to one that you already own.

All content is synced within iCloud and kept up to date with all your other devices. You can also move around the stuff you need, like on a real desk… For example, you can move the Facebook statuses aside, open a YouTube video, resize a picture, check an email and open a new document, all of that while drinking coffee. Would you buy such a device even if cost… let’s say $2000 or $3000?

[via Tablet News]

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2012 BlackBerry Concept Features a Wraparound Display

January 23rd, 2012

(29 votes, average: 4.48 out of 5)

 Loading ... The folks of Crackberry.com started an interesting collection of BlackBerry concepts and the first one that impressed them was the one created by John Anastasiadis. Meet the 2012 BlackBerry concept with a wraparound display and asymmetrical design, that looks stunning. I tell you, the iPhone 4S and Nokia N9 don’t have anything on this beauty…

The designer of this device is both a BlackBerry fan and industrial design passionate with an MBA, so he put his skills to good work. As I said, this BlackBerry design includes a wrap around display, that incorporates the soft keys on the underside for gaming, navigation and other purposes. Being an asymmetrical device, this unit lets you know which side is the best to hold without looking at the phone. There’s a hard button incorporated, one that’s used to lock the screen, take pictures and more.

An interesting aspect is the artificial intelligence on this model, that predicts the user’s intention for a command. I can see that Chrome is also on board, as well as Facebook and a multitasking system that reminds me of QNX OS. The front and back cameras are hidden behind the display, that will also serve as the flash by illuminating. How cool is that? This has got to be the best BlackBerry design I’ve seen in years…

[via Crackberry]

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Fujitsu Brick Smartphone Concept Uses Transparent Display, Says it’s a PC

January 23rd, 2012

(15 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

 Loading ... There’s yet another transparent display phone concept out there, one imagined by Shaocheng Huang & Yuyin Huang and defined as simply a portable PC. I’ve seen such devices before and usually the transparency stuff serves for taking great pictures, using augmented reality or an improved GPS feature. Now let’s see what the Fujitsu Brick offers us this time…

This concept uses the transparent screen for magnifying purposes, text translation, video and photo capture plus… a projector feature. The Fujitsu device is an ultraslim one, it’s very sleek and supports instant translation from one language to another. The magnifier works perfectly and considering I don’t see any buttons here, I guess it’s all touchscreen and gestures. I don’t quite get how you can use this handset as a projector… maybe by amplifying a light source it will project a certain image or video on a surface.

If you add a decent CPU, camera and storage to this unit, it could become useful especially for students and business men, if you take into account its features. There’s one thing that I always wonder when seeing a transparent phone: does it really use a sheet of see through glass, or it just has the camera on all the time and shows what it captures behind the phone? I’ve seen both versions at work…

[via Yanko Design]

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iPhone 5 Design Uses a Touch Home Button With Switchable Features (Video)

January 22nd, 2012

(22 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5)

 Loading ... Shaik Imaduddin just sent me an iPhone 5 concept that features a tiny round touchscreen for a Home button. This function is used particularly for notifications, with phone, messages, email and more being shown in that area. Swiping up from the Home button will launch the associated application and this touch area will show the weather or time while in sleep mode.

As far as the new iPhone design is concerned, it looks like an average rectangle to me, maybe with rounded bottom and top edges, but I can’t tell that from the angle these renders were done. Also, the bezel seems pretty thin, which is always a step forward towards achieving that rumored edge to edge display that everyone was raving about in 2011. As far as the touch home button is concerned, it would really be an useful feature, especially if you added some luminous pattern to it, triggered by the music from the iPod app.

It could also show the Apple logo lighting up when the handset starts, just like some people had the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone glowing at startup through customization. with some extra messing around, you could also implement sort of viewfinder function for this secondary touchscreen, to work with the camera… so much stuff you can do with it!

[Thanks Shaik Imaduddin]

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Transparent Futuristic Tablet Concept, Created by Thomas Laenner

January 22nd, 2012

(12 votes, average: 4.08 out of 5)

 Loading ... I’ve seen my share of transparent phones or tablets till now, but each new one still surprises me. An example is the slate created by Thomas Laenner, who imagined a futuristic tablet with a transparent display and augmented reality features. Mind you that we had no description to go with these images, so I had to interpret them and draw the conclusions.

For one thing there’s no famous OS in action here, although the simplistic nature of the interface used on the transparent tablet makes me think of Nokia and MeeGo somehow… This looks like a business tablet, one that’s ideal to use on a construction site, when an engineer is up on top on a hill and watching where the future building will be built, using augmented reality tech. Seeing that these images show me that the display is simply a sheet of glass, I Imagine that components such as memory, CPU and camera and integrated into the metallic frames keeping the glass in place.

I’m sure that gesture control is involved here, aside from the big touchscreen that’s available. A nifty aspect is that you can take apart the screen part and the two metal frames and store them separately, so you can carry the device more easily when you travel. I guess that you can also attach those metallic parts to other gadgets and the glass display as well… Simplistic design and minimalism are the key factors here, in building a futuristic tablet.

[via Behance]

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Floating Phone is the Definition of a Real 3D Handset, With Functions for Blind Users

January 21st, 2012

(16 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

 Loading ... Meet the Floating Phone, a piece of work that exploits the idea of a 3D cellphone in the real sense of the word. Many designers were involved in this idea and they include the following names: Messizon Li, Yang Fan, Linghan Liu, Li Ke, Pengcheng An, Yunlong Zhu & Zhangxia Ruan. This is not longer just a touchphone, as it uses both E-Ink and the brand new Screenfloat tech to offer an unique experience.

The handset can generate shapes on its surface that will aid blind users to interact with the interface and it can even morph into some gaming controls if needed. As far as customization goes, you can personalize everything you want in the UI of the handset and use that circular sensor to make interaction more interesting. The idea here is to feel a floating screen above the normal display, involving a panel that’s made of plastic polymer and contains silicon, carbon, oxygen and metals.

At first glance a floating display on top of another one may sound like a dream, but the idea here is that under the ultraviolet ray the surface of the new display will start to float. This design won’t be a dream anymore in 2015 an Microsoft is already working on something like that, according to the creators of the Floating Phone. E-Ink is predicted to reach 16 bit colors in the following years, says MIT, so we’ll also get the best out of that technology. The same floating screen provides friction force and normal response to fingers. And most of all… it’s NOT just a hologram!

[via Yanko Design]

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Sony Xperia Arc HD Might Have Just Leaked in Resident Evil Retribution Trailer

January 21st, 2012

(9 votes, average: 3.89 out of 5)

 Loading ... There’s another Resident Evil movie coming and this one is called Retribution. Believe it or not the trailer for the movie (available here) shows a bunch of gadgets in its beginning, including a mysterious Sony Xperia smartphone (0:13 into the trailer). The handset looks a lot like this Xperia Curve/Arc HD phone that we showed you a while ago.

So, there are two options here: either this is truly the Sony Xperia Arc HD or merely the Xperia Arc/Arc S with a rebranding that gives up SE for Sony. In case this is really a brand new handset, I’m expecting here a 4.2 inch touchscreen display with 720p resolution, a dual core NovaThor processor and maybe even a 12 megapixel camera, plus LTE connectivity. I guess we’ll have to wait till MWC 2012 to find out, unless Sony issues a confirmation on that matter.

It’s always nice to keep an eye on the latest movies to find prototypes of phones and tablet. In Tron Legacy I saw a very interesting tablet that looked like Nokia material, in Real Steel there was a mystery Nokia smartphone, while Star Trek and the latest Batman iterations also had cool gadgets in them.

[via GSMDome]

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