lotta Concept Phone, Created by Ichiro Iwasaki for iida

Friday, February 12th, 2010

(7 votes, average: 2.71 out of 5)

 Loading ... We’ve got a pretty fancy concept phone on our hands today, albeit one with not so impressive specs: the lotta handset, created by designer Ichiro Iwasaki for Japanese company iida. The device comes with a beautiful shape and moderate specs, available after the break.

lotta weighs 108 grams, it incorporates a 2.8 inch LCD display, a microSDHC card slot, 100MB of internal memory, a 0.3 megapixel camera, a memento feature, an electronic dictionary and a battery that lasts 260 minutes in talk mode and 430 hours in standby mode.

There’s also a calories counter on board, the “Run and Walk” application, a navigation app, software that lets you know when disasters happen and the much needed e-wallet feature. Fancy and elegant, this handset could become the next hit in Japan, if it gets turned into a real phone.

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Dial Phone Design is Fashionable, Luxurious

Monday, November 30th, 2009

(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... Looking for a hot fashion phone? Jung Dae Hoon created the Dial Phone, reminding us of the round dials on old communication devices through its circular design. The device can be considered a fashion accessory and it’ll be crafted using the metal of the owner’s choice.

Jung Dae Hoon’s concept phone can also have a sporty approach and its comes with a projected light beam in the inner circle of the handset. The latter mechanism creates the rotary dial, that’s usable via touch. Just touch the numbers to dial a combination you want to call.

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Vtech Premium Luxury Phone Uses High Quality Materials

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

(5 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... It’s been a while since we saw a luxury concept phone, so we’re glad to have a look at the Vtech Premium handset, created by Catherine Wong. This concept phone provides premium feeling to the user, since it’s made out of silver and sports a sophisticated hairline texture and a high gloss surface.

When the handset is in use, it shows a ring of red light that glows neatly in the proximity of the glossy surface of the device. There’s also a chrome select key on board, in the center of the upper surface of the phone, easy to operate and mimicking a jewel piece.

Vtech Premium also packs a large reversed LCD with white backlighting and it uses an unique graphic user interface, that’s more low end-looking than you might think.

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Imobile Phone V588, a Handset for Hip Ladies

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... We knew we were missing something! Between all these high end mobile phones and high-specd devices, we forgot how a “ladies phone” looks like, but we’re reminded thanks to the handset pictured below, the Imobile V588.

Turns out that the “Imobile Phone V588″ is also known as the G88i and this colourful phone for the ladies comes with a 2.6 inch LCD display, an MP3 player, support for video playback (3GP and MP4), voice recorder, WAP and GPRS. There’s also Bluetooth on board, a calendar, a to do list, an unit converter and multiple speakers.

The health conscious will be glad to find out that a health management system was included among the features. As far as design is concerned, the phone comes with a flowery motif and an inlaid diamond. Concept or real thing? What do you say?

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Feutrefon Feltphone, a Foldable Phone Made of Leather and Felt

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

 Loading ... If you’ve been missing a foldable mobile phone concept, we’ve got one for you: the Feutrefon Feltphone handset, created by Matthias Pugin. This device is made using leather and felt, but the interesting thing about Feutrefon is the fact that it can become flat when open and we mean completely flat.

The concept phone’s keypad is designed in an original way, to resemble touch buttons and the handset also includes a leather surface, a velcro washer and the laser-cut felt. As you can see below, the concept comes in 3 colors, white, blue and green, but we’ve got to admit that we love the exterior of the handset more than its interior.

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Ku! Stylish Phone Concept Forms Switches and Buttons on Its Touchscreen

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... 3D images, holograms, tiny embedded projectors… this is what we get to see on the latest concept phones, that have gone way past the idea of a normal display or a touchscreen. Ilya Tkach created a neat concept phone, known as Ku! that uses a giant flexible OLED screen that can produce buttons and wipers by passing an electric current through the display.

The Ku! phone forms keys on the surface of the handset for particular apps and also supports feedback according to the user’s presses, imitating the analog control solutions. The OLED display is also an energy-saving one and the phone is quite ergonomic and comfortable to use.

At the back of the Ku! there’s a stand, used to place the device as an alarm clock, photo frame, even OLED lamp, if you want to be really fancy.

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Kragal Ladies Phone Gets Pictured, Includes Makeup Kit

Monday, May 25th, 2009

(4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

 Loading ... Just a couple of days ago we’ve shown you some concept phones created by Bulgarian designer Rumen Penev and among them there was a ladies phone, the Kragal handset. The designer sensed that the device has a certain appeal and sent us some more pictures that portray the concept phone. Opinions are welcome!

Its oval shape sure is feminine, while the makeup kit at the back is something that any fashionista might need and want. The only problem is that this extra option might make the phone heavier and maybe more easy to break (the side that shelters the makeup kit seems fragile). Ladies, would you buy such a phone?

[Thanks Rumen]

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Lenovo Poison Is the Transparent Screen Cellphone

Friday, March 20th, 2009

(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... This is by no means a premiere, since LG showcased the world’s first transparent handset at MWC 2009, but the device only featured a transparent keypad. How about a transparent display? This technology is used by Ryan Ma, who designed the Lenovo Poison handset, that you can check out below.

The transparent LCD resembles a tiny perfume bottle and it makes the handset rather fancy. As you can see, the phone is all but thin, but I really like its button placement and overall look, plus I bet that it glows really neatly in the dark.

[via Yanko Design]

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Conduit Phone Concept, Three Devices In One Package

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

(5 votes, average: 4.60 out of 5)

 Loading ... Designed by Tirshathah Hunter, the Conduit mobile phone is in fact three devices packed into a single shell: a PDA (with stylus), a cellphone with camera and a very slim handset. The design was created for SKY/Pantech, the Korean cellphone company that spawned so many original concepts over the years.

 

This can be considered a modular device, since it can switch its looks and functionality depending on the components you attach to it. When you’re using the standard slim phone, you’ll rely on voice commands and a scroll tool for calls and texting, since there’s no keyboard.

Notice the cool metallic look of the Conduit Phone, that’ll appeal to geeks and fashionistas alike, as if the phone was a splinter of the Pompidou centre, with the pipes resemblance and all.

 

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Speak To Me Concept Watch Phone is Hot, a Must-Have Fashion Accessory

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

 Loading ... Decent watch phones are one in a million, but one of those rare gadgets it the Speak To Me concept, designed by Nicolas Nicolaou. This stylish device is a wrist watch that also possesses mobile phone features and a touchscreen. Speak To Me also features vocal recognition and a scrolling function that allows you to switch between apps and options.

The concept watch phone also packs a camera, that allows the user to take photos and immediately send them to other devices. The on-screen icons of the handset show that it also comes with Internet support, email, Bluetooth and alerts. I wonder if it features an MP3 or video player and how much storage space is available…

What do you think? Is this product viable? I’m tempted to say yes, specially if a company like LG or Sony Ericsson takes it up.

[via Tuvie]

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