KDDI au concept phones explained and pictured
By Joshua Fruhlinger 
posted Oct 1st 2008 12:06AM
posted Oct 1st 2008 12:06AM
First off, the "gem" flip concept opens up to reveal a crystalized solar panel, while the other surfaces are graced with a qwerty keyboad and phone controls for your ponderous space exploration.
Meanwhile, the "voyage" phone's battery area open up to reveal a standard solar panel. On the flip side, an LCD screen displays planet Earth as shown from the moon, because, you know, that's where you are, and stuff.
These concepts, designed by Hiroano Tsuboi are based on what KDDI calls a "soup atomic element." They, too, utilize a solar panel, but sport a new display (not-yet invented) technology that promises to appear out of nowhere where the time is always 9:10.
All iPhone clones!
Apparently all phones are iPhone clones. Heck, even the iPhone must be an iPhone clone. :P
Well when you think about it, the iPhone 3G is an iPhone clone.. I mean look how many similarities those have!
Guys, he is mocking those idiots who thinks everything is an iPhone clone. Its satire ftw...
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I kinda figured that, or I would have said something... entirely different.
I like the wording "Not yet invented" technology. These all look like someone just learned how to use a scroll saw, paint and stencils.. I'm not impressed.
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haha sorry, couldnt help myself :P
Their design looks different from what we got used to today, true. But what we got used to today will look antique and boring one day in future.
Those red minimalistic bricks could become a hype and an obsession one day.
The red one on the right in the last image, looks like one of those flip open picture frames... or a game boy advance sp. OLD TECHNOLOGY!! hehe
This thing better stay a concept.
Otherwise, someone's gonna lose ALOT of money.
They're not exactly going to fit into your pocket anyway
I see the space but where's the soup?
Its "cup-o-soup" packets tucked neatly under the solar panels, for convenience!
these are obviously some student designs from some mid level ID program , moon campus.
iGOO MEGA been there done it* ;))
Stories from 'the sun' and tons of 'concept' devices? Has engadget gone down the drain?
That black phone is possibly the nicest looking phone I've ever seen. I really hope these are good phones and aren't made of cheap plastic. It's about time someone out there released a phone that doesn't look stereotypical.
that phone looks enourmous!
I LOVE designing for 'not yet invented' technologies. You should see my series of atomic-powered wrist watches. The other day I submitted a blank piece of paper as my design for a next generation computer. It's going to happen, trust me. I just need to find a new job now so I can afford to buy one.
First look, I thought it was a "2001 Space Odyssey" photo concept.
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