Flip phones, even those with dual hinges are far from revolutionary. But DoCoMo’s Panasonic P-01A flip phone addresses a problem never before quelled, resulting in a unique handset. When the phone is flipped open in horizontal or landscape mode, the keypads buttons roll over to expose the numbers in the same orientation. I’m not sure if it’s a contract breaker, but like I said a notable and interesting feature.
Check the gallery pics for a bit more detail, but I’m not gonna lie, at first glance I did a double take as well.
November 18th, 2008 3:52 PM | by Christen da Costa
Flip phones were at one point all the rage (think Motorola StarTac), but now have been eclipsed by slider and candybar style phones. Not so fast says one company. I present to you the triple flip phone, The iCEphone. I’m not sure about it’s namesake or the companies name (The Medical Phone Ltd) that designed this concept phone, but it sure does look intriguing. Although there’s no actual prototype the company recently attended some unnamed expo and touted it as a ’survival phone’, which includes such features as a complete first aid survival guide, a simultaneous emergency call button that rings 911 and other medical staff associated with the feature, and last but not least a GPS beacon in case you’re down and out in the mountains of who knows where. Specs say quad-band, HSDPA, 3-inch 240×320 touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6, 3.1MP camera, GPS, WiFi and of course triple screens.
Looking very much like the Ming, the Motorola Krave ZN4 brings multiple touch displays to the flip phone market. Both the clear outer flip screen and the internal screen are touch sensitive with haptic feedback. It’s compatible with Verizon’s latest media offerings, which includes Vcast TV and Verizon’s Rhapsody store, and thanks to the built-in accelerometer watching videos on the 2.8-inch screen in landscape mode requires a simple turn of the wrist. Other goodies include a 2 megapixel camera, VZ Navigator and visual voice mail.
