Panasonic "Pixi" cellphone picture dock is designed for social networking, idiots

We're not certain it needs to get any easier to post compromising photos to social networking sites, but apparently Panasonic's R&D labs think it's a problem in need of a giant, garish solution: say hello to the Pixi, a concept cellphone dock / cameraphone companion designed to send photos directly from your mobile to mixi, a Japanese MySpace clone. Sliding your phone into the Pixi automatically brings up your photos, and then configuring your phone and sending those latest bleary-eyed bar pics to the web is as simple as smacking one of the six touch-sensitive icons on the unit. Of course, you won't be doing this on the sly -- the unit's bright red shell with carnival-style LED chaser lights might tip off your companions, but if you can't figure out how to email photos to a website from a modern phone, you probably deserve the scorn. Check a video of the concept Pixi in action after the jump.

[Dias @ Aug 23rd 2007 6:12PM]

One of the weirdest gadget ever.

[Mindfield @ Aug 23rd 2007 6:56PM]

Jesus. It's like an 80s game show set in the palm of your hands. All they need is for Wink Martindale to market it and they'll be set.

[johnny5 @ Aug 23rd 2007 8:14PM]

It may be the wrong implementation, but gotta say that getting pictures off a cellphone is pretty non-intuitive for most people.

[johnny5 @ Aug 23rd 2007 8:21PM]

It may be the wrong implementation, but gotta say that something's needed because getting pictures off a cellphone is pretty non-intuitive for most people.

[social networking @ Aug 24th 2007 10:21AM]

Have you reviewed http://www.zooped.com social networking ?

[moondy @ Aug 24th 2007 2:59AM]

is it me or are people all of a sudden having less time to do simple things

[jafeth mariani1 @ Aug 24th 2007 6:09PM]

I think my selfmade flying-camera could also be interesting like that :)
http://angelsmagazine.blog.de/2007/08/24/fly_fotos~2865615