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Dan Lewis recently sent us a mail, showing his concept phone, the Crestarola handset, pictured below. He claims that the device is a combo between an Android OS phone and a Palm OS one, although I think that this would make a pretty good Windows Mobile phone.
Its interface is very basic, although a bit old-fashioned, but the virtual keyboard is really original.
You can click on the image to view its larger version and we have to mention that the Crestarola concept phone packs a pretty big full touch display, a camera at the back and probably an important amount of memory and many connectivity options. What do you think about this phone design?
[Thanks Dan]
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Loading ...Cyrene Quiamco is a name we’ve heard related to concept phones before and now we’ve just found out that the designer created a pretty interesting device, dubbed the Eye Phone. Originally, Cyrene wanted the product to be a pair of glasses, but eventually it turned out to be a see-through handset.
The Eye concept phone packs a see-through LCD touchscreen display, allowing you to look right through it, thus providing pretty neat navigational features. You’ll follow the on-screen arrows to get around in GPS pedestrian mode and you should also know that there’s a camera at the back of the handset.
This camera and the transparent display will help the user scan buildings and monuments, searching and displaying info from the web afterwards. Scanning people will immediately point you to their profile pages (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter).
Taking photos is also much easier, thanks to the transparent glass, while ultimate 3D gaming experience is also enabled by the same hardware feature. Great idea and great design, Cyrene!
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Nobody said this was a concept, but since we’ve stumbled upon it in the concept section of the Esato board, it must be. We’re talking about the RoverPC S8 Premium handset, running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and looking something like this.
Created by RKSynth, this device packs a 3.2 inch WVGA display, a Marvell PXA168 1GHz processor, 256MB RAM, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi, GPS and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus.
A 0.3 megapixel front camera is also on board and, as you can see the handset comes with a pretty neat interface.
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This has got to be the strangest name I’ve heard in a while, QderoPateo Ouidoo, but the project behind it is certainly promising. We’re dealing with an US/Chinese initiative based on augmented reality and a very cool platform, that even uses its custom chipset. However, this time, the augmented reality is taken to a new level, the “Articulated Naturality”.
The company behind the project has several million in funding, a manufacturing partner and even the support of China Mobile and an US carrier we don’t yet know. Instead of using the classic AR system, QderoPateo will support full image recognition, thanks to its revolutionary specs: two dual core parallel processors, 2GB RAM and an 8GB chipset.
These will be used for 3D rendering and interactive images, coupled with gyrometers, accelerometers and GPS for an incredible experience and ten times the accuracy of a GPS system. Expect Ouidoo to stun everyone at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo this spring and meanwhile, QderoPateo will launch an iPhone app, WorldLenns.
It’ll show a bit of the upcoming software plans of this promising brand, that we’ll keep an eye on, in the future.
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If you’re the kind of person who waits for the Chrome OS as some sort of new wave of technology, we’ve got goodies for you: Google has just introduced a tablet or two, but these are only mockups. They’re meant to show the potential of the Chrome OS, mainly its cool interface.
Coincidence with the announcement of the Apple iPad? Certainly not, so it seems that Google doesn’t want to be left behind in this duel. The images were made available by Glen Murphy, Google’s Chrome UI lead designer and the interface will apparently be available on tablets with displays ranging from 5 to 10 inches in diagonal.
The Google Tablet seems bigger than the iPad, but certainly not huge like a portable Microsoft Surface, or something. Advantages? Multitasking, for starters… and probably better specs, plus a cheaper price. Don’t forget to have a look at the video below, showing the Google tablet in action.
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Each time we spot a concept cellphone that addresses the needs of hearing or sight impaired people, we’re really impressed by the fact that not everyone is focused on high-end features, but also the disabilities of those less fortunate than us. Pratt student Suhyun Kim created the Visual Sound mobile phone, destined to reach the hands of hearing impaired uses.
The device is able to convert voice input to text and text input to voice. Visual Sound comes with two pillars that you’ll grab hold of and they’ll scroll sideways, revealing a roll-out display. We wonder if the screen is flexible and judging from the photo it seems to be, so this is a pretty innovative gadget.
Using this concept cellphone is fairly basic: you input text via the touchscreen display and it gets converted to voice, reaching the person at the other end of the line. Simply great!
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It was that time of the year again, last weekend in Las Vegas as CES 2010 hosted most of the cool devices we’ll be seeing on the market this year. Among others, we stumbled upon Teleepoch’s prototype phone, pictured below and packing Qualcomm’s “wearable device” WMDP chip design.
The flip phone comes with a tiny display, gesture and voice control, an accelerometer and probably a very low price tag, if it ever goes into production. You’ll scroll through its menus by tilting the phone in a certain direction, while voice control handles phone number input, quick dialling and texting.
You’ll only interact physically with the device via the hinge, so this is a pretty hands-off concept phone, a cool idea.
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Meihui Lin created a very interesting concept cellphone, the “Handphone”, pictured below. This portable mobile phone is comfortable to use and hold, an important feat, since we all hang on to these devices for hours so they must be comfortable, or they’ll be a burden.
The handset’s design is finished in ABS plastic (including the buttons) and we found out that Handphone also incorporates a touchscreen display, a card slot and a hang-up sensor.
Also, the concept device will provide space for the user’s credit card and driver’s license, it’ll incorporate speakers and use a plug-in-seat charger for extra comfort. Does anyone else think that the device looks a bit like a calzone when held next to the ear?
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The X Torsion cellphone concept was created by designer Francisco Lupin as a tool for extreme sports fans and athletes. This stylish piece of gadgetry is made out of two parts: A TPE elastometer cover, able to any size of forearm by stretching and the keyboard/display section.
The above mentioned elastometer cover is available in different colors and you can wash it after you use the handset for extreme sports. X Torsion supports free flexing and it allows the athlete to move easily and perform his activities, without feeling that he’s using a phone.
This device also shows the consumed calories, by using a bunch of sensors and it also comes with a stopwatch and altimeter, plus the standard functions of a phone.
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Andrew Mitchell’s Squibble concept is a portable communication device, sporting a Braille interface, that will aid visually impaired or blind users interaction with the handset. The gadget provides tactile, audio and high contrast visual feedback.
This portable device supports Bluetooth connectivity, it allows personal interaction and it comes with an external metal case, for a more rigid feel. The tactile feedback is generated via Braille and illuminated caps, thanks to 779 ultrasonic motors. Said caps are placed on every motor, supporting visual readings.
Thanks to the Squibble concept interface/device, blind users can now easily communicate and interact, provided that the product makes it to production, which we hope will happen.
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Dan Lewis recently sent us a mail, showing his concept phone, the Crestarola handset, pictured below. He claims that the device is a combo between an Android OS phone and a Palm OS one, although I think that this would make a pretty good Windows Mobile phone.
