We're big fans of reality and feasibility, we swear, but something like this "EOS" concept phone
Kyocera was showing off at CTIA is just too good to pass up. The handset folds up into what could roughly be described as a wallet shape, but folds out into two configurations: portrait QWERTY mode (pictured), and full-on widescreen OLED display (after the break). Samsung was showing
similar screen-folding folding abilities, but a much less impressive handset, at CES. Things get even wilder, tough, with Kyocera envisioning shape memory keys that can morph flat when not in use, and a kinetic charging method based on piezoelectric generators and Mary Poppins. Sure, our great grandkids are going to have a good laugh at us for thinking this is lovable, but they always were a bunch of theoretical brats. Kyocera plans on implementing some of the concept ideas into its "near future" lineup of devices. We'll see how that pans out.
[Via
Inhabitat, photo courtesy of
Jeffrey Sass]
posted Apr 16th 2009 6:22PM
Awesome. It's about time. This technology has been here for years, and we're still saying ooh and ahh over 1/4" devices. I'm talking to you HTC.
Now we're talking! This is the much lauded missing link to turn handheld computing and mobile telecomm into the hybrid it has wanted to be for a longtime. One device to rule them all! benevolently of course.
Wow. Great looking device.