We got all down and dirty with DoCoMo and Fujitsu's prototype "Separated phone" today at CEATEC, and we can confirm that the device does, in fact do what they say it does. As reported earlier, the device uses Bluetooth to communicate between the phone's two magnetized halves, enabling configurations in everything from standard clamshell to gaming landscape formats. Perhaps the most compelling configuration is one that allows the phone to be held to the ear while one accesses data on the another half, complete with neck cramps. The touchscreen, Symbian S60-based UI was easy enough to use (albeit in Japanese) and features a hearty media playback element, but we were unable to squeeze any commitment to a launch date, price, or probability of seeing the unit on the market. That all said, the demo units were very much operational as you can see for yourself in the video after the break.
“There's a certain feeling of wading through water with this phone, as every time we went exploring the menus, we were met with a delay long enough to make us doubt our keystrokes registered.”
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posted Oct 1st 2008 2:20AM
now this is a phone i could get into!
This thing would require a battery in each part to power it.
More weight.
Reminds me of modu.
It has some appeal, but it also seems clumsy to be using two hands. How do you also hold your steering wheel? ;-)
Wireless carrier customer care: What can I help you with?
Customer: My phone is broken in half.
Wireless carrier customer care: It's supposed to be that way.
Customer: &%#$. Why did I pay $300 for a broken phone?
eh. it looks cool but i know i'd loose part of it.
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