Nokia dreams up four-way folding Communicator

Not that Nokia's current Communicator is in need of a major refacing or anything, but we're always up for some innovation. A recent patent application from the outfit showcases a completely bizarre four-way folding Communicator, chock full of hinges, keys and pixels. In fact, the verbiage spells out a future device consisting of "at least four device parts," leaving open the option for a handset that miraculously unfolds to completely envelope you in a glass case of emotion. Hit the read link for the full dream spilled out in entirely too much detail.

[Via Cellpassion]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 26th 2008 9:26PM]

guaranteed,100% positive,has no chance to be an iphonekiller. will tank hard!!!!n fast

[pheer6224 Posted Dec 26th 2008 11:07PM]

Please, please stop comparing every damn thing to the freaking iphone.

[ArfGraf Posted Dec 26th 2008 9:36PM]

I'm thinking body armor;)

[pheer6224 Posted Dec 26th 2008 11:03PM]

Not saying anything about Symbian, but Nokia's hardware prototypes are always more interesting than whatever makes it to production.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 12:33PM]

Nokia used to make phones that function now they just seem to try and sell trinkets to the fashionites, form over function.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 7:54AM]

Wow.. I envision one day where your phone can fold into a portable chair for you to sit down in the subway!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 3:17AM]

Heres the device from the front, which for some reason *cough*applelovers*cough* wasn't included in the article
http://images.quickblogcast.com/87633-76573/nok_compatent.jpg

If you think about it, its quick comfortable to type on.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 11:05AM]

This patent application was done in June 2007. Since the phone hasn't surfaced by now, it is pretty sure it won't surface at all. Apparently this patent was one of those "just in case"-things.

Whipping a dead horse there.