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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
(12 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)
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Although Mithun Darji, the creator of this watch phone concept says that this is a Windows 7 device, I tend to believe it’s either based on Windows Phone 7 or Windows 8, considering those tiles. It’s still a pretty cool device, that Dick Tracy would wear in a heartbeat. The wrist watch with phone functions can do many tasks, it integrates media playback keys, Bluetooth and WiFi.
It also integrates an earpiece, volume buttons and 4 shortcut keys at the bottom, that looks like call/end call keys, a button for the web browser and probably a Back button. I guess that there’s also a camera on board and at least 8GB of storage should be available on the watch phone. The designer says that the styling of the device is inspired by the retro-futurist trend and the Matrix movie, as far as form factor is concerned. I’ve always thought that the tiles from Windows Phone would be great on a watch, considering they can take up a small space and still be easy to use.
After all, this will be the idea behind the future generations of low end Windows Phone models, that Windows Phone Tango will support with 320 x 240 pixel resolutions, according to rumors, plus QWERTY keyboards. I’d see Windows Phone running on a watch, especially since it only requires a small resolution , a mere 1GHz CPU and only 512MB of RAM. Also, the price will be decent if someone like Huawei or LG makes it…
[via Coroflot]
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
(22 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5)
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We’ve shown you a couple of
Nokia Tablet concepts over the past month, so one more wouldn’t hurt. Meet the Nokia Xbox tablet, a gaming device imagined by Bob Freking, who also wants the Nvidia Tegra 4 (Wayne) processor on this slate. This is intended as a competitor for the Sony Tablet S and Tablet P and it comes in 320GB and 250GB versions.
The Nokia Xbox tablet is supposed to provide the Xbox gaming experience on the go and the designer warns us that this device can become expensive. You can download real Xbox games on it and convert/render the graphics so it doesn’t use up too much battery and memory. The Nokia Tablet is supposed to be called Nokia X Slate and it will pack 2 GB of RAM, the Nvidia Tegra 4 Wayne processor (1.5GHz) and a big 9500 mAh battery.
This device can dual boot Windows 8 or the dashboard and Nokia X Slate has 2 USB ports, a mini HDMI, a 2 megapixel front camera, WiFi support, 4G/3G connectivity and more. The form factor is a bit sloped, so it’s thinner at the top and bulkier at the bottom. Would you like this more than the Sony Tablet S?
[Thanks Bob]
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
(77 votes, average: 4.65 out of 5)
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After the crazy success of the
Nokia Tab Windows 8 tablet concept, now we have another similar design, this time created by
YrOnimuS (Jonas Daehnert). He envisions a slate that reminds me a bit of the Nokia N9, but in a larger form factor, that involves a 11.6 inch AMOLED screen and a very thin case. There’s a good chance that the real device might look like this, when it will be unveiled at Nokia Connection 2012.
Nokia 1 Tablet measures 8.5mm in thickness, weighs 580 grams, supports a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution and comes with a 5 megapixel camera at the back with 1080p video capture at 30 fps. There’s also a 2 megapixel camera at the front, 32/64GB of internal storage, 2GB of RAM, a Li-Po 7500 mAh battery and the OS of choice is Windows 8 ARM Edition. This Nokia tablet concept also includes an active digitizer, based on Wacom technology.
Such a slim and light tablet with Wacom tech and the latest in Microsoft software might become the Hub of your Office experience and a brilliant tool for trendsetting designers and people who draw/create art/sketches and more. Since we handle designer concepts every day, I’ll ask you: is this tablet ideal for a person who draws on the go?
[via Deviantart]
Posted in Microsoft, Nokia | 13 Comments »
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
(15 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)
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Joseph Dumary recently showed us his latest design, the Xbox Prestige concept, a beautiful console, that can be seen in the following images. This device is smaller than the “Xbox Slim”, has lower power consumption and it’s very silent, making almost no noise. Also, it benefits from DirectLOAD technology, that instantly loads the games when you turn on the console.
Kinect generation two is also here, under the name KinectIN, but this time it’s built into the console and allows you to talk to the device, interact with it through gestures and more. Voice recognition is supported through a certain profile and the Xbox Prestige will respond to your commands. KinectIN uses two cameras and four sensors, plus a microphone with high sensitivity. KinectIN isn’t used for games, though, according to Joseph, the creator of the Xbox concept.
Its purpose is also to scan chips in your Xbox Card, a new system of purchasing games and storing them on the internal 2TB hard drive of the console. Wireless connection with the TV is also available here and the Xbox Prestige now comes with 8 cores of power, 3D 4K2K graphics, multiTV, Live TV, Live Webcam and much more. Face recognition is also enabled and now the Xbox controllers seem to have a display with game info, battery data and much more. Cool right?
Would you get one?
[Thanks Joseph]
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
(24 votes, average: 3.58 out of 5)
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The web has been abuzz today with the leaked photos of new Nokia Windows Phone devices… Apart from the Sea Ray, these are unique units that I haven’t seen before and they seem to come from Microsoft, according to a source close to the matter. The question is: are they mere concepts or real devices?
As a guy who has seen many designs and prototypes, I’d say that they’re real, since usually concepts don’t look so believable and thought through. I could be mistaking and someone must have really went through some trouble, to make this look real. There’s also the original video that included these images and now it’s gone from YouTube, a clear sign that there’s something going on.
It’s finally nice to see some other design that the N9 being used for WP7 Mango OS… It would have been a pity to copy the MeeGo-based N9 and recycle it with WP7, although some people seem to really love that polycarbonate bundle of joy.
[via mynokiablog]
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
(9 votes, average: 3.56 out of 5)
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Microsoft showed the world its Windows 8 tablet concept during the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 presentation from yesterday. This is a prototype model with an early version of Windows 8 and we have no idea who made this test unit.
It could be HP, it could be Dell, or maybe some Asian company such as ASUS or HTC. Microsoft intends to build Windows 8 for both the tablet and desktop experience and give us a pretty open system, but let’s see how open it will be in comparison with Android. Win 8 borrows some Windows Phone 7 design elements, as noticed from the huge tiles on the screen.
This looks like a 10.1 inch model and the tablet actually looks pretty thick for a modern slate. I guess that some people will have their portable Xbox fantasies fulfilled once this unit supports Xbox 360 games.
[via BGR]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
(17 votes, average: 3.24 out of 5)
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RareNative is the company behind the design of the Zenum Opus phones, so when we heard they made a Windows Phone 7 concept, we thought it was worth more than a glance. The Swiss company imagined the very first WP7 device with a physical keyboard, a numeric one no less.
This unit is called simply “Seven” and it’s inspired by the Windows Mobile Standard handsets from the old days. The candybar form factor is pretty old-school and once in standby, the phone will display black and white images. Designer Emidio Do Sacramento sees this is a secondary smartphone, for the weekends maybe.
Its body is made of carbon fiber and the Seven also comes with metal accents (platinum substitute Tantalum). I have to say that this model is pretty cool in a world where touchscreen dominates everything. Would you buy one?
[via Pocketnow]
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
(19 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5)
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It’s been a while since I’ve written about the great concepts of
Jozef Kocúr, but that doesn’t mean he stopped working on them. It’s true that I’ve been lazy enough not to write about some of his ideas, so sorry Jozef. Well now I have something really juicy for you: the
Windows Phone 7 Apollo concept interface.
His idea is to mimic the style of Windows 8 on Windows Phone Apollo (the follow-up to Mango), by using colorful tiles. These colors will be generated automatically, or the user can shake the phone in order to change them. The image below is all about multitasking, in a concept called SmartView, that’s also shown in the last screenshot, as a part of Windows 8.
Through SmartView enables multitasking through widgets, as shown in the images here. The multitasking cards show only the content that helps the user work faster. As an example, we have the Zune Card, that would show the music info and buttons. Another example is the Internet Explorer Card with opened tabs and thumbnails that move to a part of the app.
To launch multitasking, you need to swipe in from both edges using 2 fingers, according to Jozef. You can also press the Home button twice with the same effect.
[via mynokiablog]
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
(21 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5)
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Supposedly Nokia might enter its new future from next week, when the Nokia Connection 2011 event begins. Well, the Finns might even reveal something like the device pictured below, a Windows Phone model. What’s certain is that we’re promised a model that will “disrupt the market”.
I’m not really sure if this exact mockup has been on Concept Phones before, but it certainly looks nice enough to get a repeat, if it’s the case. And now some speculations on the hardware of the mockup: 4 inch display (AMOLED), 8MP camera, Windows Phone Mango, 16GB of internal memory and Nokia customization.
The name? Maybe Nokia W8?
[via GSMDome]
Posted in Microsoft, Nokia | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
(11 votes, average: 2.91 out of 5)
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As we have a glance at the portable Xbox concept below, we can’t help but read the source piece for this article and reflect upon it. Well, it seems that Microsoft is decided to capitalize on the Xbox Live service via the Windows Phone smartphones, making impossible a portable Xbox project.
Also, since Sony will sell the PlayStation Vita units at a loss for a couple of years, Microsoft wouldn’t want to take the same route, especially with such potent rivals. Plus, there’s now the Wii U tablet/controller to rival with… This means that the Xbox portable console must be truly incredible, both in price and specs, which is tough to do, after failures such as the Microsoft Kin and Courier.
Can MS deliver another good console after the success of the Xbox 360?
[via Dvice]
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