Gizmodo: concept phones

Fujitsu's Seemingly Nonsensical CEATEC Concept Phone Roundup

Jason Chen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EDT

These are Fujitsu's concept phones they showed off at CEATEC, one of which we covered already. Akihabara News covered a few of them, but these three are our favorites.

My number one is the soap dish; not because it's the best looking one—that stone wins in that category—but because it looks like a goddamn soap dish. "Hello? Who's this? I can't hear you...who put this fucking Dove bar on my phone?" [Akihabara News]

Solar Phone Concept Charges On Your Wrist

Jason Chen — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Speaking as a guy who rarely goes outside, this concept would be very much the same as a regular phone, but it is a neat looking flexible device that doubles as a watch when not in use.

It's by Seungkyun Woo & Junyi Heo, and wraps around your arm in the normal state, soaking up solar power to keep it going longer. It's kind of a genius idea to stick solar onto everything in the future, or even a combination of solar and kinetic charging. [Yanko Design]

Pantech Concept Phones Make Rare Appearance at CTIA

Jason Chen — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:40:29 EDT

Much like the members of Rage Against the Machine, it's a big deal when Pantech's concept phones make an appearance in public together. Unlike the members of Rage, however, these phones don't want to stab Zack in the face. The Pantech people tell me that it's rare that all the concepts are gathered up in one place, let alone shown off to the public, So this is a treat.

As for the phones themselves, they're all pretty out there. Each one uses unique manufacturing techniques, textures, form factors and designs that won't make it to market in its current shape. It's more like the automotive industry, where designs are tested out and integrated into the somewhat mundane products that actually make it to market. – Jason Chen