Dual sliders are so 2006: Fujitsu concept goes four ways

Hey LG: why slide just two ways, like your SH100, when you could slide four? That's the question Fujitsu seems to be asking with a new concept phone they're parading around these days. The rounded, almost egg-like handset appears to feature touch sensitivity for virtually every control -- well, it would, anyway, if it were a functional prototype -- and can be slid in all four cardinal directions for access to different functions. Left reveals a keypad (though usability might be a concern here), right offers music controls, up gives you camera / video recording stuff, and down appears to reveal gaming controls, not to mention a traditional d-pad on the phone's surface. While this particular example will never be seeing the light of day on a store shelf, Fujitsu says they expect to see similarly-equipped models coming to market some time in 2007.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 12:17AM]

this is probably one of the coolest phones i seen in awhile but i dont imagine it would be super easy to dial with if you have bigger fingers.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 1:07AM]

The possibility of sliding four is cool, but the design is terrible I think.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 3:13AM]

I think people would have jumped on this in 1999

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 5:00AM]

Isn't this the Benq Oxyon concept-phone they showed off in September?

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/benqsiemens-oxyon-ipodish-slider-phone-203720.php

And now it's Fujitsu's making?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 10:11AM]

That looks totally and utterly useless.

[wako Posted Nov 25th 2006 12:20PM]

Interesting design but would be rejected by consumers if it ever went in the market.


I dont even want to think how much of a pain it would be to try to inter in a phone number...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 2:45PM]

And how exactly do they expect you to text message someone with that sucker? next....

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 4:25PM]

@#7-If it's a four way slider, I'm sure one of the sliding sides would be a full QWERTY keyboard. I don't think text messaging would just be eliminated.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 8:12PM]

dude that phone looks awesome

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2006 8:35PM]

If they eliminated the controls underneath the screen so it was one big screen, with the ability so that as u turn it the screen will flip (so as to eliminate the vertical keypad in favor of a thumb pad)and had the gaming controls on the opposite side u could potentially turn this phone into a good gaming phone.