Mobile Phone Technology
That is a conductive Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) using liquid crystal molecules to display images, the Daily Mail reported.
When the phone is in off mode, the molecules align to form a milky composition, but when switched on they re-align to form text, icons, and other images. Electric current is carried through transparent wires. “It will happen near the end of 2013. Trust me,” said Polytron general manager Sam Yu.
The company, according to Yu, will develop a smaller lithium ion battery that would be much less noticeable. When complete, the phone will have a dual-sided multi-touch display in front and back.
The prototype phone has yet to feature any software or operating system, the report said. A Japanese company recently used a transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) in its wristwatch but had trouble adding hardware to the smaller frame.
“The challenge of using a transparent display in a wristwatch, and I suppose other wearable technology, is that you need to store the batteries somewhere else (usually they are stored behind the LCD panel),” Tokyoflash marketing manager Paul Cooper said.
It remains to be seen whether the phone’s transparency by itself will attract buyers, as the prototype does not offer significantly different functions than most smartphones.
“Display quality is paramount,” Avi Greengart, research director at Current Analysis, told The Verge.
“If the display quality is not up to par with the best of today’s AMOLED and LCD screens, a phone using it won’t sell even for its novelty value,” said Greengart.
Cellphones are no longer a functional necessity. They have social, societal, class, strata and fashion implications that simply cannot be ignored. Thus while the race is on to get trendier and classier mobiles, another race has begun to get out ‘glassier’ mobile phones! And if you have come in late, let us assure that the heats for the race have already yielded some amazing results. Here are the ten finalists for the race to the champion ribbon.
1. LG Transparent Mobile Phone: LG-GD900
LG-GD900 Pioneers of transparency in phones
Here comes the pioneer! The LG-GD 900 was the first phone ever to bring about the transparent revolution in phones. This premium caliber handset comes with a sleek silver body, a sliding keypad which is translucent and has its very own dedicated
2. The nokia cellphone concept:
Nokia see-through phoneMake your conversations transparent!
What appears like a piece of decorative plastic, suddenly lights up into a phone!This cellphone concept has been developed for Nokia by Juan Carlos Garzon, a Colombian designer. It features a cool translucent display. It also has a five megapixel camera embedded along with the amazingly neat touchscreen interface for easy usability. LED lights up the display for use in the dark and the hardware, battery and the on/off button are neatly enclosed in an elegant ‘lower case’! The transparent display is definitely the ‘capital’ selling point here.
3. Mobiado and Aston Martin:
Transparent Android phone prototype Mobiado and Aston Martin show transparent Android phone concept
When a luxury car maker joins hands with a luxury phone maker, you can definitely expect something awesomely ‘mobile’! That is exactly what Aston Martin and Mobiado have teamed up to produce. The concept phone that has been named ‘CTP002′ is delightful in its simplicity and overwhelming in its features. The android phone concept, integrated with Facebook, Twitter and modern technology, plans to make all your ‘virtual’ life transparent to your friends and loved ones.
4. Transparent cell phone:
Second Life mobile phone concept An Android transparent concept phone
What is amazing about this phone from designers Cho Sinhyung & Jeon Jungjae is the fact that it will automatically alert you as the battery dies down! As the battery life reduces, so does the transparency of the phone! You know its time for a recharge when you hold a piece of grey matter in you hands. They plan to use an E-ink to achieve their goal. The concept may not have much utility value but it definitely scores high on the ‘cool’ value! The designers will have days of bounty ahead if their concept catches the eyes of giants like Apple, Nokia or Sony.
5. Classy Glassy:
Classy Glassy phone concept
Now this is what we call true transparency! This mobile phone concept has been developed by a Tokyo based designer, Mac Funamizu. It is so cool that it has to be titled with a double ‘glassy’ to emphasize its absolute transparency. What looks like a simple printed plastic has all the circuitry and features of a full fledged phone!
6. Fully transparent smartphone based on Windows Mobile:
Windows mobileWindows in Windows? - transparent mobile concept
While like other phones, it has a transparent display and keypad, it also features a screen that changes the display style based on the weather! So the next time you find dew drops or ice covering you phone, do not panic. It is just the phone’s way of being ready for a rainy day!
7. Transparent crystal cell concept:
Transparent Crystal phone concept A Bloodrabbit concept!
Relax and have dreams. Awake and arise to achieve them. BloodRabbit has got the first part right with its amazing transparent concept phone. The phone is designed to be the size of a credit card and as light as one too.
Now, who could have ever thought your credit card and cellphone could both fit into your wallet one day. But how does one fit in all the electronics? That is the “awake and arise” part BloodRabbit is working on.
8. RFR IPhone Next:
iphone concept the ever innovating Apple at its best
This means that the user changes the very dimensions of the phone! Quite a bit of ’shape memory’ alloy has gone into the modeling of the phone which also comes with two OLED screens for the transparent display. The phone has been christened, “RFR IPhone Next,” and is definitely a next generation phone.
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