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I used to make things like this as a girl.

Its a good thing.]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/You're late, do you have no concept of time?]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/I'm fashionably late.
It's a good thing.]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
psychoanalyse zippy?]]>Feb 1st 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/I was kinda buzzed once and talking to somebody across the table. Then he whipped out this cell phone, and it looked exactly like my Sony Ericsson P800! Then he returned it to me...

Still have no idea how he did it...]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Actually its a hamster. I just can't go anywhere without him.]]>Feb 1st 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
Worms in my pocket!]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Here's a video I found on youtube. Just watch from 0:15 to 0:40 and take a guess at what the green thing in her hand is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwF6YWHooTc

I WANT ONE!]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
Obviously there's nothing even close to being production-ready, but these are worthy ideas, for sure.

I'm sure that with the whole nanomaterial phenomenon, we'll see some seriously awesome stuff.

I bet within 15 years we see a handset whose entire exterior is 100% capacitive touchscreen OLED. That would be some trippy shit.]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
you forgot foldable, pretty, shiny, self aware, with an "i know what you need before you do" attitude...

gosh sounds like my girlfriend XD]]>Feb 1st 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/A lowrider iPhone? Sweet!]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
The whole idea that you are touching a piece of glass to press a virtual button goes against everything that humans are taught from day one when it comes to tactile feedback. ]]>Feb 1st 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/25/nokias-nanotech-morph-goes-on-display-signals-melting-devices/]]>Feb 1st 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
http://www.design-research-lab.org/team/internship-embodied-interaction/]]>Feb 1st 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
Good stuff!

Just please do not sell out to Microsoft or Apple!

Get the patent on this NOW!!]]>Feb 1st 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
Check out my idea below.]]>Feb 1st 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
really good concept, not so good in practice. ]]>Feb 1st 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/LOL]]>Feb 1st 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/]]>Feb 1st 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/
When your mom calls, it takes on the appearance of your mom (based on pictures and data you supply) and so, suddenly, you hear your mom calling you from your coat pocket. You take out this little icon of your mother, and she stands on your table/palm/wherever and talks to you. No phone to the ear. Just you and your tiny mom talking. She gestures, paces, and is basically a little mom-controlled android that takes action cues from the tone of voice and sounds.

If it's your buddy from work, he shouts at you and you can say, "Shut up, man. I'm busy." and he'll go away (i.e. be shunted to voicemail).

I won't even go into the applications when you call an adult phone line.

When in "neutral" mode, the phone-droid looks like whatever you want (skins/themes) and relays information to you through normal human-like behavior. If the battery is low, it acts tired and run-down. If the battery is dead, it lays there inert, as if dead. If the phone is put into sleep mode, the little android shape appears to be asleep. If the call is urgent, it yells. If the call is from an unknown caller, it actually says, "Someone I don't know wants to talk to you." or something like that.

And if you want to be extra-creepy, make it so that if you damage the phone (drop it, crack it, whatever) it bleeds and moans in pain until you have it serviced or put it out of its misery.

Why should a cell phone look like a little brick, anyway? Who decided they should all follow the same form factor basics?

THAT is innovation.]]>Feb 1st 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/see-fabian-hemmert-and-his-amazing-shape-shifting-cellphone-pro/Feb 1st 2010 7:01PM