<![CDATA[Gizmodo: sliding]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: sliding]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/sliding http://gizmodo.com/tag/sliding <![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Patents Sliding Touchscreen Phone]]> There hasn't been a huge innovation in Sony Ericsson phones in a while, but this new patent for a sliding touchscreen model seems to be something quite different compared with what's come before. It looks like a standard slider, but instead of the screen portion on top and the keys on the bottom, it's the other way around—presumably to protect the touchscreen. There's also a secondary screen (which is actually part of the first screen?) on the key section that displays incoming callers or other vital information so you won't have to extend the touchscreen all the time. Can't wait to see what else this thing can do. [SE Fanatics]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=304518&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Samsung Patents Sliding-Clamshell Cellphone Design]]> Cellphone designs that hide the screen when not in use have traditionally been separated into two designs, the clamshell and the slider. People have preferred the clamshell because they're compact, and others like the slider because they usually have large screens. Like Pandas, Samsung's forced the two to mate for the good of the species, and out popped the Sliding-Clamshell.

When you flip the phone open, the body becomes a track for the screen to move up. There's enough room for the standard keys plus an iPod like click wheel. This design seems like it will make phones more compact, but thicker. Is that a sliding-clamshell in your pocket or did you just have genital enhancement surgery?

Samsung Invents Sliding-Clamshell Design [Mobiledia]

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