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Fujitsu Concept Phone Can Be Pulled Apart, Reconfigured
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 5:00 PM on September 30, 2008
Proving that Japan always has the coolest concept phones, this Fujitsu device shown at CEATEC lets you separate your screen and touchscreen keypad in whatever configuration you like. Both parts can be used separately or stuck together by magnets, and where you stick the screen on the keypad determines what the touchscreen shows. The screen module contains software functions, including video recording and games, while the keyboard is responsible for communication tasks, such as 3G and radio. No idea whether this will be one of the few CEATEC concepts that make its way into reality, but I sure hope I see it on shelves someday. [Akihabara News]
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papaguru
Posted 5:30 PM 30/9/08
But WHT does it have to run on Windows Mobile?
There's a dealbreaker if I ever saw one.
FAIL (for an otherwise cool concept).
papaguru
ttaber
Posted 5:13 PM 30/9/08
Sign Me Up!!! Little concerned about the magnet part though.
ttaber
icegoat
Posted 5:13 PM 30/9/08
That is frickin beautifully brilliant. I'll take a dozen.
icegoat
papaguru
Posted 6:02 PM 30/9/08
@NarPhoto: Uhm. Yeah. After looking at the bigger pictures over at akiba, it seems I mistook the signal-strength-indicator for a WinMo logo.
So a cool concept remains. Where can I get one?
papaguru
NarPhoto
Posted 5:48 PM 30/9/08
@papaguru: I don't think it's WM...
love the concept thought, i'd kill for one.
NarPhoto
.endejas.
Posted 6:25 PM 30/9/08
Absolutely bitchin'. I'll take 5.
.endejas.
AreWeThereYeti
Posted 6:42 PM 30/9/08
Nice idea, but the 'keypad' looks like just a touchscreen. The whole point of a slide out qwerty etc. is to have actual buttons. This kind of defeats the purpose. You might as well just have dual touchscreens. Nintendo DS anyone?
AreWeThereYeti
Null42
Posted 10:42 PM 30/9/08
I think it is a really cool idea, but I have the feeling that it won't actually make its way to reality.
Null42
trendspotter
Posted 11:27 PM 30/9/08
@.endejas.: Totally awesome :D
trendspotter
RE-L
Posted 11:26 PM 30/9/08
That looks really awesome.
RE-L
Young.Shaka
Posted 5:35 PM 30/9/08
That's a great concept! It is just practical to have a full size QWERTY when writing a long message and then flip to a standard keypad to dial a number! I know there's already the Helio Ocean but that's just more beautiful and most likely thinner, which is a big plus for the average consummer !
Young.Shaka
stonedbeyondthepoint
Posted 11:53 PM 30/9/08
One word: Whoaw.
stonedbeyondthepoint
baltwade
Posted 11:35 PM 30/9/08
I would so wind up loosing half of this phone.
"I've got the screen, but where's the buttons? It was right here a minute ago. Oh great... and now I'm getting a call."
baltwade
DarkHavoc99
Posted 11:33 PM 30/9/08
Damn you Japan! I want.
DarkHavoc99
dukemang
Posted 12:26 AM 1/10/08
@baltwade: And if you have little kids that will happen all the time :0
dukemang
cowpop
Posted 12:19 AM 1/10/08
Now that is some cool shit. That would actually make me think about buying a cellphone.
cowpop
DssTrainer
Posted 12:50 AM 1/10/08
@AreWeThereYeti: nail on the head. Cool concept, but not practical.
DssTrainer
photophile
Posted 12:47 AM 1/10/08
Cool, but magnets? Now I'll have to chase after two things when I drop it...
photophile
SeventhExile
Posted 3:45 AM 1/10/08
So now the radiation can wipe out my sperm count
- while the magnets wipe my credit card info.
Brilliant !
I'll probably end up buying one none the less.
SeventhExile
Con Seannery
Posted 5:23 AM 1/10/08
No thank you, I like my wireless telegraph. It's 3G, and it can tap out my MP3s!
Con Seannery
dfc849
Posted 6:30 AM 1/10/08
I have to say, the one on the very left reminds me of the second generation (yet still a total failure) Sony Mylo..
dfc849
ZPfan
Posted 12:44 PM 1/10/08
I really, really want one of these.......
ZPfan
krazyphaze
Posted 5:29 AM 2/10/08
this actually looks nice.. can't wait to personally check one out.
krazyphaze