Usually when we're talking about Nokia and patents, a mention of Qualcomm can't be far behind. This time however, we're looking at something entirely less boring, fascinating even: ultra-sound sensors that detect hand gestures in the air in front of the device. Now the stretch. Nokia's chief designer, Alastair Curtis, was asked at a recent cocktail party why Nokia's N-series of multimedia devices have yet to see a multi-touch interface, Curtis replied, "We've not launched what we think is right for N-series in a touch product. You'll see in the coming months, years... what we feel is right." Curtis then elaborated, "Much as I'm talking to you now with gestures." Hmm. Ok Alastair, if such devices are in the chute, as long as they don't resemble the Palm V-series... we're cool.
[Thanks, Pdexter]
Read -- Patent application
Read -- Curtis quotes
posted Nov 21st 2008 8:09AM
What's the gesture for "Do what I frakken say or I'm going to pick you up and toss you against that block wall"?
Middle finger
If Blackberry fanboys hate the iPhone's touch keyboard, I wonder what they'll think of an "air" keyboard?
Like you do with your wife?
Wonder how it'll cope with the universal hand gesture for 'wanker'?
It would probably make my phone ring :D
It will connect to internet and show pr0n
Is it me or this nokia device look like a palm?!
Yes it does... Which is why is mentions Palm in the actual post.
Looksy how much:
http://www.bcarter.com/images/tip090/3COM_Palm_V_in_cradle.gif
Hah, yeah, I came here to say it's a Palm V but I see you guys beat me to it.
That is not the Palm III series... It's a Palm V/Vx
I instantly thought of my old Vx from 99. Good times :)
So that's where my old Palm Vx ended up!
LOL...3 Palm posts within 1 minute
> ...3 Palm posts within 1 minute
Those laid-off-yesterday Palm employees have lots of free time now.
Fourth picture on bottom right looks like Syler on Heroes is making a move :)
No, it was the Borg. They are announcing that Capacitive Resistance is Futile.....
Running out of ideas are we Nokia?
Ahh, well we have to make a patent, lets see if we can slip one past the judge... a little palm here a little HP iPaq there... add in a touch of iBrick and voila! the new Nokia nookie!
That patent is 2 years old from Nokia.Tthis news just means that they have been working with it since.
Put this to one of those N series TS flagships next year and i'm sold.... or even better make it E series device (metal and superb build quality).
Because no company is allowed to take existing ideas and put their own twist on them.........coughapplecough
The patent is related to the tecnology, not on the design. Juts cause it looks like a Palm does not mean that the product WILL look like a palm.
I would love a phone that has a similar design to the Palm V. Sexy.
ha call it the "psyPhone"
Palm V is a CLASSIC! It might be dated nowadays but back in 98 it was like the "we are living the future".
Haven't you talked about that before?! Thats so old... (http://www.nowhereelse.fr/nokia-travail-sur-le-multi-touch-sans-touch-brevet-3712/)
Bien fait, this was posted on that site in january, good call.
Not sure where this Palm thing came out :D it's just Nokias patent picture from 2006/2007 and nothing to do with the coming device(s).
Hey Nokia, why not do a mind-controlled one? That would be truly innovative and does not make the user look like a weirdo in public. (I'm kinda serious.)
Am I the only one seeing the fat fingers?
Looks like the chubby finger man cant use a touch screen anyways, hence the gestures... The third one is just unnaturally fat looking!
The last pic: "If you laugh at me for being fat one more time, I'm going to throw you out of the damn window!"
dude...your avatar is Mario.
Huh yesterday it was putting your finger in a little box to intentionally poke something, today its something that lets you not touch the box at all. Personally I think I'll stick with a keyboard.
Isn't this the same as Microsoft Sidesight?
Handwave for s60 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu5Guu875tw
Rochambeau
Why can't you say Rock-paper-scissors like everyone else?
Italian people are going to have a hard time talking on the phone when they keep waving their hands around
I'm interested in seeing what will come of this, but frankly, I'm still holding out (and my breath) for Nokia's mighty morphing nano super-cellphone.
Looks like a bad comic strip.
Fig1 : "Just zip it!' (in sassy Perez Hilton kinda voice)
Fig2: "Talk to the hand"
Fig3: "Oh no you di in't!" (Head bobbing not pictured)
Fig4: "You don't know who you messin' with!"
More like:
"Want a treat little phone?"
"Ok, lie down"
"Ok, fetch the ball"
"Bad phone!"
@ Rok.S & SewerShark
"Not sure where this Palm thing came out :D it's just Nokias patent picture from 2006/2007 and nothing to do with the coming device(s)."
Guys, everybody in this blog knows any upcoming Nokia device isn't going to look like a Palm V. The question is, why would Nokia want to tout their 'breakthrough technology' with an exact illustration of a long discontinued device made by a competitor? Kinda slack isn't it?