By Allen Tsai | Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:08 pm |
Nokia today unveiled the Kinetic, a new concept phone that physically "stands up," alerting users of incoming calls, messages and emails.
Developed by British designer Jeremy Innes-Hopkins, the Kinetic has an electromagnet built into a curved base, which shifts the weight of the phone, causing it to "roll upright" when receiving an alert. Users can then give the device a gentle tap, which dismisses a call or cancels an alarm and makes it fall back down and return to standby mode."It makes receiving a call, text, email or alarm more playful by converting digital information into kinetic movement," Innes-Hopkins said. "The stand up feature also has potential for video calling, without the need to hold your phone." The Kinetic is a result of a collaborative effort between Nokia's design team and students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Each year, they work side-by-side during a summer placement at the company's studios near London. Although technology is a primary focus, Nokia said it encourages students to create unique designs that use senses untapped by phones.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:39 pm | By
Nokia's recent loss in profits highlights the company's difficult transition, as it shifts towards Windows phones and gears up for big changes in this year.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:14 am | By
Nokia's Windows Phone-powered Lumia 900 will sell for $100 when it launches at AT&T later this year, according to reports, in a move that will raise the profiles of the maker and the OS.
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Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:30 am | By
Nokia shipped more than one million Lumia handsets last year, analysts estimate, signaling early success for the company's critical Microsoft partnership.
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:02 pm | By
Analysts predict a surge of sales for the Windows Phone platform, as Nokia and Microsoft head into the smartphone market in 2012 with updated hardware and plans for heavy promotion.
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