Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka’s X-ray phone is actually going on sale in Japan under the KDDI brand’s iida range, where it’s made from polycarbonate with glass fibre to give it that retro-futuristic transparent look. The 7 x 102 dot matrix LED strip just heightens the dorky coolness of the phone, with caller ID flashing up along with new messages and the time.
It may look like something from the ’80s, but there’s an 8MP camera strapped on, 1-Seg TV tuner and is also NFC-payment compatible. I’ve no idea how much it’s going to sell for in Japan, but I do know that I want an Android version pronto. [Tokujin via Core77 and Uncrate]
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Friday, October 22, 2010 at 4:13 PMi miss my flip phone… its nearly impossible to buy them outside of japan/korea these days – and totaly impossible to buy one with good features that can be used in australia… i wish someone would fill that hole in the market… especially if they filled it with this kind of thing!