Swing Your Club and Charge Up Your iPhone
Apple much? A device that might work on any “smart” phone, or if you’re talking to Wired’s Kevin Kelly, any handheld “screen.” Take a swing…
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Yanko Welcomes the Age of Mobile Kawaii!
Next in a long line of contenders for the so-called “Smart Phone.” Featuring a very limited button selection, camera, color screen, and hiding feature, (and…
This iPhone is “Touchier” Than Most
As wonderful as the iPhone is, it leaves out anyone visually impaired. This Silicon Touch iPhone case works in tandem with an app to allow…
Skinny Phone Fits Skinny Jeans
I know this phone doesn’t have a lot going for it, being concepted before the current spate of touchscreen wonder gadgets, but I’ve always had…
The Mac is Back with a Double-Dose of Glass Phone Style Design
This man cannot be stopped with the design conceptualization. Once inside this post, read about it, post about it, then click his name to explore…
The “8” Challenges the Modern Handheld Communication Device Community… or Does it?
With the Weird on the rise, is there any room for flip phones and extra-small touchscreens? Kyung-Ryul Lim + Miyeon Kim have designed the “8,”…
Thin is Out, Odd is In
Mobile phones are getting so thin, they’re almost ignoring every rule of handheld ergonomics. Designer Heikki Juvonen decided to backtrack and redesign a futuristic mobile…
Beefing Up Your Old Mobile Phone
Most of us still use ho-hum mobile phones. I don’t say that to be condescending but to create a distinction between most of the mobile…
What’s Black and White and Read All Over?
The obvious answer is concept cell phones with E ink displays. Despite their lamentable lack of color range, E ink mobiles are just all the…
The Shape of Things to Call…
Yes yes we know, home phones are nearly a thing of the past. With more and more of us opting for our mobile phones as…
If Nokia’s Aeon And A Nano Had Sex…
I don’t know what it is about Apple fanboys, but they can’t stand to see good design without their beloved logo glowing affectionately on the…
A Phone That’s Not Afraid to Mess with Water
Among the grievous wrongs done by touchscreen technology, the worst is its disregard for tactile feedback. Without the pleasant sensation of a button being pressed,…