We came across a pair of phone patents today so patently palatable that we couldn't help but dish 'em out together. First up is Sony Ericsson's bright idea to shove radar in cellphones. According to the application, the built-in technology could work hand-in-hand with the GPS module and camera to obtain a position, calculate distance to target, determine position / speed of said target using Doppler analysis and present the finalized information to the owner. Over on Nokia's side, the firm has apparently been working on a number of new designs and UI tweaks, even going so far as to draw up a handset with an integrated kickstand. Check out the links below if you're hungry for more where this came from.
Read - Sony Ericsson patent application
Read - Nokia patent application
posted May 23rd 2008 at 6:27AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blaine Oliver @ May 23rd 2008 6:44AM
So pretty much these would be good in say a builders phone? or even a good option for realtors (american i dont know how to spell) or estate agents. This actually sounds like a useful feature to add, instead of all these recent, i come in leather features phones have.
cantcount @ May 24th 2008 7:17AM
FIRST!!!!!
Jack @ May 23rd 2008 7:22AM
more like fail
Blaine Oliver @ May 23rd 2008 8:38AM
What an idiot, your a good 40 minutes late.
Josh @ May 25th 2008 12:31AM
his sn is cantcount for a reason...
Tomline @ May 23rd 2008 8:47AM
"even going so far as to draw up a handset with an integrated kickstand"
wait, doesnt the upcoming N96 already have one?
dayne517 @ May 23rd 2008 11:51AM
...the N96 already has a kickstand...
Phoenix @ May 23rd 2008 5:17PM
It's a completely different thing, more like a stand and MUCH more flexible
Geert @ May 23rd 2008 8:52AM
I think radar should be implemented in every phone for the purpose of not bumping into people or objects while texting.....
itlnstln @ May 23rd 2008 9:38AM
Is that Ben Stiller's phone from Zoolander?
thedesolate1 @ May 23rd 2008 9:52PM
Finding all the dragonballs will never be the same thanks to SE. We can all sleep in peace now knowing those patents are up there. All we have to do is resurrect all of our dead soldiers in Iraq once we summon the dragon.
keithwwalker @ May 24th 2008 3:25AM
wow, radar in a cellphone, think of the possibilities, lobbing home made smart missiles into israel, giving yourself testicular cancer, and if you are female - it may even give you testicles!