Not that the iPhone isn’t small enough but we have a pretty cool concept phone to show you. David Turpin is the designer that came up with this cell phone. It’s a slider, but a slim one. It’s also pretty tight but rather long. It will sure fit in any pocket and it might even go unnoticed. If it gets picked up by any big cell phone manufacturer, we’ll be ready to get it. What would you pay for it?

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Here’s another glass cell phone concept. Or actually more than one. Will we see these cell phones emerge anytime soon? I hardly doubt we have any of the technology required to make all the parts, that make a smartphone tick, out of glass. Or do we have them secretly stored somewhere waiting to see the light of day?

Safe to say I would pick one of these Glassy Glassy concept phones over the new Storm if they were available today!

Designer Heikki Juvonen has considered handsets ergonomics when he design the concept in the future. The phone is said to be perfectly balanced in hand with all the heavy components. You will get a better grip of this phone but that doesn’t mean you would like it. It’s a little to weird for my taste but you might like the concept. And it will remain a concept for quite a while since I didn’t hear Nokia announcing anytime soon.

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Apple has a future in the netbook business but we don’t exactly know how it looks like. According to official statements we aren’t going to see an Apple netbook prototype in the near future. The MacBook Nano in the picture here looks pretty but it’s a fake.

Here’s what the creators of this monstrosity have placed inside:

• MSI U100 MacBook Nano
• Windows XP Pro + Mac OS X 10.5.5
• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
• 2GB DDR II
• 10 inch WSVGA LED (1024×600)
• 320GB SATA
• MMC/SD/MS 4

What do you think Apple? Ready to sue them for the whole concept they have created here?

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Now I have covered some bling bling tech gadgets lately, but this one beats them all! This watch is way too hot or way too boring! What do you think of it?

Unfortunately it’s just a concept at the moment, but hopefully not for long! The LED lights disclaim the need for a watch face as they are interwoven with the links on the wristband. You have style combined with the actual possibility of telling what the time is.

When this Hiranao Tsuboi creation will be sent to production we’re going to let you know.

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Here’s an interesting concept. The keyboard in the picture isn’t just a simple keyboard, it’s also a mouse. The Glide Keyboard from Weston Boege will help you type and click in the same time.

Slide the keyboard around your desk, I know, that can be really annoying, and use the integrated mouse controls to click your way around work. I’d like to see a price and an availability date stuck on the back of this keyboard. It would be sure fun to use it!

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You’ve gotta love the Post-Its. They are the best gadgets meant to remind you of stuff you need to do. Say for example I woke up one day and forgot to post the hottest phone news here on MobileWhack! A Post-It stuck to my laptop would remind me to do that.

But the yellow paper reminders although still popular will fade from our memory if devices like this E-Note prototype will ever get picked up and sent to mass production. The E-Note concept is simple enough. You have a piece of electronic paper powered by a solar captor. It can be stuck and unstuck easily and it has a visual alarm function which will let you know that you have to do stuff. To bad it’s too big for a wallet!

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Intel has a concept MID, based on Moorestown. It’s an ultra-thin device, with touchscreen and a better battery. The prototype was presented at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei.

Moorestown will use a system-on-a-chip (SOC), aka the “Lincroft”, which will integrate a 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller and video encoder/decoder. The chip will conect to a “Langwell: or a southbridge I/O hub which will support various I/O ports to connect with wireless, storage and display components. There will be 3G, WiMAX, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and mobile TV support and probably a lot more.

The Moorsetown will arrive sometime in not so near future, 2009-2010 to be specific. So then, why not make it a phone then? It might not fit my pockets, but it could be a great phone. We’ll keep you posted on further developments

What would we do without concept products? They are the expression of our dreams. Such an example is the Sony PSP 2 concept. Designed by Tai Chiem, the PSP in the picture proposes a flexible OLED display which can be rolled away when not used. An electric charge which powers the display will stiffen it whenever we do use it. There are stereo speakers on both sides, a jog wheel and a camera control. Well then this I would buy. I do not PSP 2 but I would if this was an actual product. Or what if we turn it into a phone? Or a touchscreen netbook?

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Here’s a fun gadget to play with. Forget about iPhones and iPods for a while and check out this twinned MP3 player. This could be the best Valentine’s gift for your better half. The devices splits into two MP3 players. In split form the playlists are similar but locked in place. That means you won’t be able to make any modifications unless you bring the players back together again.

What happens when you do break up? Who will get the full player? Well for now this device is just a cute concept. Whenever it enters production we’ll be there waiting.

After creating three different Nokia concept phones, Austrian designer Tobias Hornof decided to try his creative hand at Nokia’s elite Vertu line. This new concept called the Vertu Nautilus takes more than just a page from the classic, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and looks classy enough to join the Vertu ranks. The back is also reminiscent of something that belongs in the ocean, like a submarine’s outer shell with its rivets. We think it’s alright but will Nokia think the Nautilus has what it takes to become a reality?
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Singace Studio has a new GPS concept called My Way. And I bet you’d certainly be on your way with My Way. There are two interesting ways for you to reach your destination. The Target Mode will offer you the fastest way while the Cruise Mode is the more fun alternative.

Signce Studio says:

Discover a new two mode navigational experience. Often you need to get from A to B as efficiently as possible. “Target Mode” covers those situations when time is of the essence and navigation has to be unmistakable. [On the other hand,] sometimes you are lucky enough to have some unexpected spare time. Your would prefer to roam around and discover new places rather than just go straight from A to B. “Cruise Mode” helps you arrange your trip so as to make spontaneous discoveries along your way.

Well unless I am in a hurry to get to a certain location, I’d definitely choose the Cruise Mode. I like discovering things when I am traveling. I just need a price and a ship date.

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Nokia has been awfully silent lately, at least for me. Luckily I just came across a concept phone which might represent the future of the N-Series. I don’t think there are any numbers left so this N smartphone is referred to as the N-XT.

The phone has been designed by Chris from Symbian Freak, is a public concept which Nokia could pick up if they wanted to.

From the picture above we can see immediately the main characteristic of the N-XT. It will have a display which will both slide and swivel. And here are the rest of the imagined features:

• 4.1 inch full-touch display with a Wide-VGA resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16 million colors
• Symbian S60 5th Edition Touch interface
• 8-way D-pad
• quad-band WCDMA connectivity
• 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, optical zoom, auto focus, face detection, xenon flash & dual-LED flash and video recording (WVGA at 30fps)
• Dedicated graphics processor unit (GPU)
• Accelerometer
• A-GPS and compass
• Built-in DLP 720p projector
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Audio & Video players
• FM radio and FM transmitter
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 24GB of internal memory plus microSDHC support
• 1,800 mAh battery.

OK then, it looks good on paper. Would you like one? Would anyone care to imagine a price for it? Please keep it under $2,000 please!

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Don’t get too excited, the phone you see above is, unfortunately, just a concept. A very cool concept at that.

Other than GPS, the thing that really makes this phone unique is the fact that you can press a button on the side and the phone turns into a car video camera. Sleek, yet useful.

Don’t expect to see the BMW Video Phone phone anytime soon, if ever. But we can dream, can’t we?
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The problem with business cards for me is that I always misplace them. There’s nearly not enough space in my wallet to keep them all and I always find myself needing certain contact information while on the go. That’s so annoying wouldn’t you say? I could certainly use a B-Scanner.
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It’s too early to even start talking about the next generation of iPhones. We’re going to wait for next year’s rumors about any potential iPhone 3 handset. The iPhone still needs a few changes so we should definitely get a newer version.

But in the mean time we found this picture wandering around the internet. Wouldn’t you like such an iPhone successor? Sure it’s just a picture and we’re treating it accordingly, but such a concept phone would be a real hit.

How do you like the concept wristband in the picture here? Designed by Jukka Roitto, Miska Vaisanen and Jordan Siegler and called Seek, this device might be a hit product in a few years. Or not.
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We have seen quite a number of concept cell phones come our way, but this should be the first time we are seeing a VOIP phone go the imagination way. The Tatung VOIP concept phone, designed by Nova Design, has already won the 2008 IF, Idea, and Red Dot awards for its sexy and sleek looks, but if it becomes a reality, it won’t have to survive with its futuristic design alone. This internet phone has Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections to hook you up to your favorite VOIP provider for long hours of low-cost chattering. Those flushed numbers on a touch keypad add all the more to its ultramodern appearance along with the false antenna, not to mention the customizable casing. So, any manufacturers out there interested?
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Motorola, world’s leading cell phone manufacturer, has come up with a new concept of Motorola Sparrow. A concept conceived to provide retail stores with a mobile point of sale device, Motorola Sparrow is capable of solving increased service demands from a variety of consumers while decentralizing the check out point. Using this new Motorola Sparrow, consumers can get out faster by paying faster.

The Motorola Sparrow is an all-in-one device that combines a scanner, RFID, point of sale (POS) system, communication and credit card reading capabilities. Equipped with touch sensitive areas, the front and back of the Motorola Sparrow makes it easy to navigate and use.

The MPOS (mobile point of sale) system is not available in many devices and fortunately the Motorola Sparrow has got it for making shopping easy for the consumers. This new concept in eye-catching colors has been thoughtfully designed by Rinat Aruh. I am waiting to see it in stores soon.

Remember that low-res video clip we got you back in May about a mysterious Sony Ericsson device with PSP-like icons? Well, Se-nse was able to get their hands on a better-looking video and this ain’t the PSP phone that we have been speculating about for some time. What we can glean from the picture is that this mysterious device has a two-way mechanism like the N95; sliding down will give users access to multimedia controls and sliding up makes way for the camera. There also seems to be a third slide-out function hiding a QWERTY keypad underneath. Pretty cool design if you ask me, but we will still take this with a generous pinch of salt until Sony Ericsson decides to come out in the open about its choice between the evasive PSP phone and this touchscreen monster. Head here if you care to watch the original video.

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