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Since concept phone designers seem to be on holiday, we’ve decided to show you a bunch of mini-notebook prototypes, created by Freescale. The Smartbook concept includes 6 prototypes, modular devices b
07/06/2011 19:09
Since concept phone designers seem to be on holiday, we’ve decided to show you a bunch of mini-notebook prototypes, created by Freescale. The Smartbook concept includes 6 prototypes, modular devices based on ARM CPUs and sporting uber long battery lives.
The compact smartbooks below look great and it turns out that they’re durable and come with great functionality. I’m really impressed by the concept below, that probably packs a touchscreen, a pretty interesting keyboard and an innovative interface. Is it practical enough to make the cut?
These devices are all about productivity, so they deserve to be dubbed “workbooks”.
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Compenion UMPC Concept Has Everything You Need
07/06/2011 19:07
After so many tiny concept phones, one must up the stakes a notch and take a plunge into the UMPC world. Leave all Apple and Intel concepts behind and take a look at Mr. Felix Schmidberger’s design below, a beautiful UMPC designed for businessmen in their 30s with families and a passion for home cinema systems.
The device bears the name of “Compenion” and is accompanied by context-oriented docking stations. For example, you’ll use the UMPC with a home entertainment station for your living room, as it comes with an embedded laser projector and the device’s stylus can be used as a remote. This pen is not a regular one, but rather a “senstylus” with 2 action buttons up front and a thumb sensor field at the back.
You can even use this accessory as a remote by turning it around or write with the “senstylus” like with the average pen directly on the OLED touchscreen. The display above is a sliding one, which hides another OLED touchscreen beneath, showing the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Will we see this perfect UMPC hitting the market before 2015?
Hopefully, not with Vista…
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Spark UMPC Might Be the Next OLPC
07/06/2011 19:03
We usually show you concepts designed for rich teenagers or other similar stylish handsets that would rule the market in the West. However, we must take into account that affordability is a key factor in third world countries, so any concept that resembles the OLPC is welcome.
The Spark UMPC was created by Project Inkwell and Ideo and it’s destined to reach the poorer countries and specially children.
It comes with a wide screen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a full QWERTY keypad and wireless mouse and it should be used by children under 12. The Spark will be the ideal educational tool and a much cheaper one than the OLPC, I suppose. Now let it be real and pass the design phase!
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Life Portable Devices, Concepts
07/06/2011 19:02
After seeing that interesting MySpace Mobile, there’s another device that catches my attention on Flickr, a series of devices to be more precise. The only thing is that I’m not sure whether they’re concepts or real items shown in the picture below. The Life range of gadgets includes an UMPC, an eBook reader and a portable media centre.
The dynamic trio seems to be touchscreen-based and the UMPC comes with Mozilla Firefox, while the media centre seems ready to store more than a playlist of songs.
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Oro
29/05/2011 20:28
Cela faisait un petit moment que Nokia n'avait plus présenté de mobile ou smartphone à la finition luxueuse. Le Nokia Ora, sous Symbian Anna, vient remettre les pendules à l'heure.
 Nokia a déjà par le passé produit des terminaux luxueux ( Nokia 8800 ) ou décliné certains de ses modèles dans une version faisant appel à des matériaux nobles. Tous les fabricants, ou presque, propose à un moment ou à un autre, un modèle qui se distingue par sa finition et, logiquement, la cible visée.
Le nouveau Nokia Oro relance cette pratique en proposant à la fois un mobile luxueux mais aussi un smartphone complet, allant au-delà du concept du simple bel objet qu'on ne manquera pas d'exhiber au bon moment.
Mobile de luxe et smartphone Symbian
Sous ses airs de Nokia C7, le Nokia Oro est présenté comme le " premier smartphone Nokia Ultra-Premium avec écran tactile " avec ses finitions en or 18 carats, sa touche principale, au bas de l'appareil, en saphir, cinq fois plus résistant que le verre, et son dos cuir travaillé à la main.
C'est aussi un smartphone sous Symbian Anna avec affichage tactile capacitif AMOLED 3,5" 640 x 360 pixels et verre traité antirayures, APN 8 megapixels au dos ( capable d'enregistrement vidéo HD 720p et double flash LED ) et compatibilité HSDPA 10,2 Mbps / HSPU 2 Mbps.
On trouve également à bord les connectivités sans fil WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0, un module GPS ( avec boussole électronique ) et un module NFC embarqué. C'est un terminal possédant des dimensions de 117 x 57,5 x 12,2 mm pour 132 g, offrant une autonomie plus de 9h en GSM et 5h en 3G, ou de 23 à 27 jours en veille.
En fonctionnement multimédia, il assure plus de 50 heures de lecture audio continue ou jusqu'à 6,5 heures de lecture vidéo. En mode GPS, on pourra compter sur 6 heures d'autonomie. Disponible en deux variations, ( Nokia Oro Light ou Nokia Oro Black ), le smartphone est livré avec une oreillette Bluetooth Nokia J primée pour son design et dotée de la technologie " Always Ready " ( prise simplifiée d'appel ), avec trois mois d'autonomie en veille.
Le Nokia Oro sera commercialisé en France à partir de l'été 2011. Son prix ? 800 € HT...
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