Top 5 Concept Phones, Future Trends !

You all like to keep on top of the latest trends in mobile technology and have come across some pretty fascinating and bizarre concept phones. Read on to get a glimpse of what you might be using (or wearing) in the next few years as phones become more a part of fashion than efficiency.

1. NEC’s ‘Tag’
   

Much like the number 3 phone, this one can also be worn around the wrist. However, NEC goes one step farther with their ‘Tag’ concept. Essentially you are able to manipulate this material in almost any way you wish – so you can hang it up, twist it around, tie it around something, wear it on your neck, etc. There aren’t any plans on mass production, but this would certainly create a trend among younger cell phone users.

2. Bracelet Phone with built in MP3 Player
   

This is probably one of the more practical/innovative concepts out there by a designer that has created a lot of speculation. You wear this phone on your wrist as a bracelet as a fashion item, and when you need to make or reveive a phone call, you simply take off the bracelet and answer it by pushing one simple button. Not only that, but it also doubles as an MP3 player (something every phone should be equipped with).

3. The BenQ Snake
   

Is it a snake or is it a phone? A concept from BenQ combines art and technology to create…well, what is it? It looks like part reptile, part alien. Either way, it will amaze your friends as you wrap it around a pole in the guest bathroom…

4. The Sony Ericsson Ai
   

Images of this phone surfaced on the internet not too long ago, and it is unknown whether this is actually from Sony. Nevertheless, the design is really spectacular, and even if it is just a fan’s digital rendering, perhaps Sony will catch on and actually manufacture it.

5. Onyx Concept Phone
   

The new concept phone uses Synaptics’ ClearPad, an optically clear, capacitive touch screen solution, to create a fully adaptive user interface (UI). The ClearPad input system eliminates the traditional mechanical keys found on phones today and dramatically adapts to present the information and controls a user needs at any given moment. More intelligent than conventional touch screens, the ClearPad accurately recognizes not only points and taps, but also shapes, complex gestures, and proximity to the user’s finger or cheek. This creates new possibilities such as assigning functions to two-finger taps, closing tasks by swiping an “X” over them, sending messages by swiping them off the screen, or answering a phone by holding it up to your cheek. The prototype phone uses a dynamic UI, where applications are layered and opened simultaneously, allowing a seamless flow of information between applications.

Special thanks to Projectpda.com for this story !