Rumored Sony Ericsson "Kiki" handset isn't a boring one
By Paul Miller 
posted Jul 4th 2009 2:02PM
posted Jul 4th 2009 2:02PM
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That thing is atrocious!! How could something be so hideous?!
I wonder what's going to be the next big thing after touchscreen phones?
"I wonder what's going to be the next big thing"
...that's what she said
This looks like it would be a Japan-only phone. So considering that it's not all that weird.
"I wonder what's going to be the next big thing after touchscreen phones?"
Cell phone brain implants!
Agreed. I don't see how this is an attractive device by any means. Pass!
laser display eat battery really fast. and it's monochrome-ness make it less attractive.
When phone's direction is multimedia - multifunction. I don't think that laser display is suitable for handset.
Who would want a cell phone that would look like a miniature Coin?
miniature Coinstar is what I meant to say
w.....t.....f......
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A teleprompter -- the Obamaphone!
So it's a reptilian-cucumber phone?!?
sweet
It's so funny how they go out of their way to put "Vodafone." As if they needed to sport a carrier to sell their phone. Make better phones and get rid of that proprietary connector.
What kind of phone do you use?
Looks like a dreamy concept. Probably not a real product.
there won't be any complaints about how much battery is left....that meter is humongous
maybe I'm crazy, but I like it. It speaks to my inner 70s child with that blocky atari2600 color gradient :)
Concept art always looks so cool, and yet always so impractical.
Oooh a glass screen....Sounds durable.
And I like how they include the SE proprietary charger. Assholes.
I like it! seems very original. but what does kiki mean? Isn't that what a Korean types in wow when they laugh?
I went down to the beach and saw Kiki
She was, like, all "ehhhh"
And I was, like, "whatever!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7_3n7xyDg
In Tagalog it means a particular female no-no part.
Around these parts for arabic speakers, it's children's slang for poop. Like if a mom wants to ask her little kid if he's used the bathroom, she'd use the word kiki...
Somehow I don't think this product name will go down well around here...
I might be the only one thinking this but, I think it looks awesome. Regardless of functionality just based on style alone I would pick this up.
i also think it looks good. if it is a projection image onto the screen from the bottom of the screen it could look cool. however i dont think it would work at all in day light.
+1000
Greast for me
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What the hell?
Wha!!!!!!
Does anyone think that what you can see of the screen looks kinda WinMo-ish?
That's one good-looking piece of gear! Unfortunately, it's all about the UI. I want one, but I need more info about US carriers and how the UI stands up to the iPhone or the Touch.
Theodore wirth, you sir are an idiot
@jack:
Appropriate and well played.
Look at the stripes below the three extruded buttons, there are four of them, it looks like that unlabeled buttons.
The kids know where those are anyways.
I like it, it's a Motofone F6 Killer!!
and the Monofone is great if you like to have seperate devices.
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Even if it's real, it's obviously a chick phone
go green!
Only the women will buy this because they dont care for features and want something that matches their handbags. Cool beans.
I for one look forward to this if it is an actual phone. I always look forward to any new phone concept. With touchscreens seeming to dominate the landscape in terms of new phones, this is quite refreshing. The problem with touchscreens for me is that because a huge amount of phone's real estate is devoted to the screen itself and there is very little design wiggle room to play around with after that. I miss buttons. Heres hoping that this comes to fruition.
Make one in black!
If you clicked the Read link, you would see that they already have.
Indeed.
Beautiful.
If this is indeed the new Android XPERIA, how come it's running WM?!
They're still using FastPort connectors? Even Nokia switched off from Pop-Port...
Sony style baby yeah! !!! !
am buying.
looks like there's a slide mechanism to it...
the mobile elevator?
i cant believe they are still using that awful connector, so impractical, so easy to brake, so bloody big. never ever had a second sonyericsson phone mainly for that reason