Maybe us, women, are more likely to be pretentious as far as the phone devices are concerned, as we’d rather have in our possession subtle mixtures of fashion and technology than not-so-very-good-looking such devices. This comes in a total contradiction with the pragmatism of men, who aren’t interested in those futuristic phones the ladies are so crazy about. So let’s now see what a girl wants, what a girl needs, whatever makes her happy and sets you free.
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For all those women who hate carrying their phones around and would prefer to wear them on their wrists, here it is the Bracelet concept phone which was developed by the Chinese designer Tao Ma for the 2006 Lite On Corporation awards. The phone starts slightly vibrating whenever the shiny bracelet receives a message. If you want to read the text, the only thing you should do is to just take the bracelet of your wrist and press its precious looking keys. It’s a device based on simplicity, therefore it might seem to compromise the display and the controls, which are places on the inner side of the bracelet.
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The same designer developed another wacky concept, the Ring-Cellphone, a unique mixture of simplicity and elegance which combines common functions of making or receiving a call. Whenever someone to get in touch with you, you must hold the ring close to your ear and draw the microphone as you use the handset. You must agree that, no matter how exigent you might be, the ring-cellphone is very cool to use and it’s the perfect expression of the most advanced communication ideas.
But look at this one too! It is surely a fashion accessory for ladies else it wouldn’t look so sexy, fashionable, haute couture, whatever you might want to call it. Moreover, when something is shaped like a clam or a little box to help you powder your nose, that certain something surely is a ladies’ accessory. The device also features a camera, which I’m pretty sure can record video and have at least a 3 megapixel resolution. As far as the keys are concerned, they are placed in a circular pattern and if I were to take a lucky guess, the middle segment is a touchpad. Notice the tiny external display which is probably used for incoming calls and text messages.
Yw Li, the designer who developed this clam-like clamshell concept phone, also created a fancy device that can be worn like a precious purse or bracelet, due to a long and probably golden chain. Even if it seems like an easy-to-wear phone, you should pay a special attention to matching your phone with the dress, necklace or other accessories. The handset is surrounded by pearls, so in case the chain gets any looser, you might be able to wear it as a necklace. There is no word on technical specifications, but if this flip phone with nice large display meets realism, it’s sure to impress ladies.
Does Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel ring a bell? It might not, but if I told you to say a few words about Coco Chanel, you will immediately remember the pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure of the twentieth century fashion. Based on one of the world’s most famous brands, Chanel, Fred de Garilhe developed a concept phone that contains a lower sliding part that has the display and the function buttons, and an upper-piece with a numeric pad. When it is not being used, all the user interface contents disappear in order to give you a shiny surface. We still do not have information about this concept phone hitting the mass production, but if it did, the ladies would have another item by Chanel to brag about.
Designer Aleix Ingles Elias created a business female phone, featuring soft shapes, intuitive interface commands and a pad with minimal visual buttons. The handset incorporates a “generous touch display” and a QWERTY physical keyboard, while the shell of the phone has a metallic feel. The keypad is all rubbery and the back of the device is adorned with soft touch black rubber, for a better tactile experience.
What would you say about an iPod in a bangle? Yes, you read it right. An iPod in a bangle. Designer Gopinath Prasana has visualized what could be the iPod of next generation, called the iBangle. It is basically a piece of aluminum with a multi-touch track pad to play music. To achieve the perfect fit, a cushion inside the ring inflates to keep itself taught against your wrist.
Nokia definitely has some of the most interesting and futuristic concept phones. Designed by Tamer Nakisci who won the Nokia Design Award, Nokia 888 Communicator uses liquid batteries, speech recognition, flexible touchscreen and touch sensitive body cover which lets it understand and adjust to the environment. The device can be carried anywhere, in any form. You can roll it, bend it, put it on your clothes like a clip and so on. It has a simple programmable body mechanism so that it changes forms in different situations. Even if the market seems ready for this type of phone, the only thing that’s missing is the courage of Nokia to move it from concept to mass-market commercial product. However, you shouldn’t expect to see the phone in the market soon.
The Benq-Siemens Snaked is a “reptile” looking phone, creepy somehow, which was also exclusively designed for ladies. It is an ultimate symbol for fashion loving women to demonstrate an attitude of pride and consciousness towards the female body by supporting body curves and attract through an emotionally visualized body monitor.
The idea of a cellphone watch is not so new, but the TripleWatch, which was designed by Manon Maneenawa, has an interesting triple flip technique that allows the user to transform the watch into a normal cellphone. When it’s used as a wrist watch, the phone has a speaker button, so the user can answer the phone and hang up while driving.
The Samsung Lavender was developed by Andrew Kim, an amateur 16 year old designer, who worked to this concept phone for nearly six months. The last thing to cross one’s mind is that the Lavender is, in fact, a phone. It’s more like a perfume bottle or a sophisticated jewel that issues a sense of high fashion and elegance. At a first glance, on the other hand, the asymmetrical shape might make you think the image is somehow distorted, but the truth is that precisely the unusual shape is what makes it different from any other phones you have seen before. The Lavender comes with a “Lavender Light” attachment that emits bacteria fighting UV light during charging. During regular usage, the LEDs emit light when the touchscreen is touched. On the other hand, there is a plastic perfume dispenser, which can easily be refilled. In order to activate the spray nozzle you should press on the metal head. Great concept for a 16 year old kid, isn’t it?
Honestly, the notion of making pink versions of every gadget is a little demeaning, don’t you think? Manufacturers expect ladies to bite just because of a small color treatment to devices. It’s true, many of the fairer gender go for style and color, when it comes to choosing a handheld, but these products must have the chops as well. In addition, touchscreens usable with long fingernails and being compact enough to go into a handbag are also bonuses. That’s why these futuristic phones have all the chances to be on your lady’s taste.
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