Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent - Gizmodo Comments

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

rainfever — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:29:23 EDT

Kinda cool, i dont really see too much of an advantage, unless it were a PDA like device or maybe to watch movies on.

I like flip phones because they protect the screen...

rainfever

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

almattitude_v1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:37:37 EDT

This will be good for their P series... maybe the P1000 (or wateva) will use this type of screen...

almattitude_v1

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

Geisrud — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:37:00 EDT

I can't wait for them to use the Transformer's theme music for marketing: "The new Sony "Double-Flip" - More than meets the eye"

Geisrud

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

Matters — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:03:29 EDT

That phone is as pointless as it gets.

Looks like a way to save a little money. Keep from having to put a screen on both sides of the phone.

If you want a screen on the outside you'll have to keep flipping the screen back around for every call you make or take. Annoying.

Plus it looks really easy to break. Drop it the wrong way and half your phone is gonna go flying across the room.

Is that little pivot point going to be where all the wires for electricity and other things go? Is it big enough?

Matters

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RiceBandit — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 19:56:15 EDT

Am I the only one who thinks all this flipping is getting out of hand? The more moving parts there are, the more damage is likely to happen.

If I wanted a transforming cellphone, I'd call Michael Bay, thank you very much!

RiceBandit

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

blore40 — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:24:18 EDT

Is it called the NunChaku?

blore40

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

TheZodiac — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 08:24:59 EDT

There was a computer generated video made of this a few years back, and it wasnt Sony who came up wit it either. It looked sort of like this - hmm.. I bet Joel would remember.

TheZodiac

Sony Ericsson Flip Phone Patent

thespunk — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:26:33 EDT

Nowhere in that big blob of words did it mention drunk-dialing at all.

Will it be a drunk-dialing help or hindrance?

Americans want to know.

thespunk