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Researchers at Nokia Research Center unveiled the ‘Mobile Radar’ during “Demo House 2010″. Using the same technology adopted by the police to give you a ticket for speeding, the device could measure an object’s distance, speed and direction. Therefore, you can control your cellphone via simple gestures without touching it. For example, you only need to wave your hands in front of your phone if you want to adjust its music player’s volume. Check out the video below to see how the ‘Mobile Radar’ is used. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is good to preview what the world would be like 10 or 20 years later, and all that is founded on the development of technology. But imaginations go faster, and the Pen Concept Mobile Phone here just gives us a chance to know what our cellular phones look like in the future.

It is comprised of three pens that act as the keyboard of the handset and a stretchable touch panel (which works as a display) hidden between two pens. Although one of the three pens could be used independently to write on the display, almost everything is based on voice control.

We’re not sure when it is available, but if you’ve been looking for a similar phone like this, then the Pen Concept Mobile Phone is rightly the one for you. Leave your comments below if you think it is a cool-looking cellular phones. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The conceptual cellphone from Nokia is achieved by a young Chinese designer, Daizi Zheng. Different from usual mobiles powered by lithium battery, the eco-friendly phone adopts bio battery (which generates electricity from carbohydrates) as the power source. Therefore you only need to buy a can of cola to power your phone when the battery dies out, and claimed by Daizi Zheng, “Bio battery has the potential to operate three to four times longer on a single charge than conventional lithium batteries”. So it would be nice to see this practical concept hit the marketplace soon. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Are you looking for something different and personalized? Having a look at the ‘Solar Powered Sticker Phone’ presented here on I New Idea? Wow, you’re now different, huh? For phone users who are seeking for an eco-friendly product, the arch-shaped phone may be a perfect choice. No longer needing electric outlets, just stick the phone onto the window glass and then it will get charged in the sunshine. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Well-known for a sustainable use, Nokia has been widely popular all over the world. And the new product, a green phone that features a recyclable use, would make you love Nokia much more. Every part of the new phone is made from recycled Aluminum; A capacitive sensor is built onto the keyboard to simplify the phone; Electronic ink is adopted to display words so as to save more energy. In addition, the phone also uses silver-zinc batteries rather than the regular lithium batteries, to reduce electronic wastes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do you believe that the thin transparent touch phone could make accurate weather predictions and change its screen backgrounds to reflect real-time climate conditions? Incredibly miraculous, the display seems crystal in sunny days, foggy in rainy days and icy in snow days. Besides, it also highlights a convenient mode change that is simply switched as you blow your breath onto the phone.

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Specially designed for the blind, the cell phone is unique for its high plasticity, which could change and adjust the 3-D keys on the touch screen automatically. Whenever its function interface changes, the touch-keys on the handset will be adjusted consequently. As a result, it’s convenient for blind people to identify the content shown on their mobile phone through a touch on the screen.

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This so-called Zumba phone is claimed to be the first fully hands-free mobile phone. It is as small as a credit card and the real phone part is located at the back of the “credit card”. All the functions are controlled by your voice. In addition to this hands-free advantage, it seems that this phone is pretty secure as well. Since all the information is stored on a website called “Zumba Lumba”, even if someone get your phone they will not be able to control it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a new design from RIM, the BlackBerry manufacture. They Qwerty keyboard is hidden under two wings. When not in use, you can just use a normal keypad. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wind chime and cellphone seems to be unrelated to each other. NO! This chine is definitely related to your cellphone. It will tell you with the charm ringtone every time you have a call.

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With many built-in hi-tech functions, this conceptual phone may indicate a new trend of portable device. Except for such conventional functions as mobile phone, photo/video camera, multimedia player, this phone also provides 3D scanning and even holographic projector.

In order to make it easy to use these functions without much change to navigation or form, it features two independent swiveling and flipping displays. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Digital device always be cool, however, this kind of cool also need some warm elements. This new concept is made from soft fabric which could even fit your wallet. In order to hang-up or refuse call, you can just squeeze the phone with different force. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although iPhone is a perfect product in our mind nowadays, it won’t be the best forever. So, what could a cellphone do in the future? Nokia tell us.

This new concept named Morph is developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK) which could transform in any shaped totally depending on the user. Thanks to the nanotechnology, this incredible idea is not merely a dream, it will come true in 7 years. Plus, this cellphone also comes with transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Different from normal slid cell, this design comes with a transparent keypad which is hidden in the phone body like a drawer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The remade concept is the most eco-friendly cellphone. The metallic body is made from recycled aluminum cans and the chassis contain plastic from drink bottles. Moreover, the rubber key pad is made of old tyres. [Read the rest of this entry...]