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While people seem avid in ordering the development of new mobile phone concepts for Sony Ericsson, an extremely elegant one has appeared over the past days, a concept that could be able to confront the iPhone.

The phone has the Sony Ericsson's logo, but holds no specific features that could be found in the producer's similar products. Although it is only a concept with little chances of becoming real, this makes it more than a very impressive idea.

Even though no performances were revealed, the concept phone stands out through his sexy design: looking highly similar to the iPhone, with its full black body, large screen and huge touchscreen displays.

Unlike iPhone, this phone concept slides and reveals a full QWERTY keypad, that takes care of the recent research results which state that the iPhone's virtual keyboard is difficult to use. Furthermore, the buttons of this concept are small and at a considerable distance from one another, making it very easy to use.

There are little or no chances of seeing this elegant and stylish concept phone in stores, as its black look combined with the metallic accents and the full-QWERTY keypad are not to be found in a real Sony Ericsson mobile phone.

This soft mobile phone concept by designer Roman Kriheli is encased in a flexible plastic housing, with a soft polymer insert located between its microchiop and the casing. Basically, the user can bend it, drop it and toss it around and still have a good looking and functional mobile phone.

The flexible display (a 2,75-in. diagonal, a 433 × 266 pixels) and keys are located on the surface and while the display obviously looks like paper, the ink it has incorporated can change its position if affected by electric signals. They called the process “electrowetting” and it happens so quick that even display video is allowed. This display was developed by Robert Hayes and Johan Feenstra.

FDA has just approved the VX-5200 GlucoPhone model from HealthPia, in order to prove that people should make use of their mobile phones in a wide range of purposes and that these devices can combine many functions to make people's lives easier.

The GlucoPhone packs a blood glucose meter which is agreed to be its most important feature, compensating for its raw design and small display.

The glucose meter is set on the back of the phone and the test strip is to be stuck into a slot on the side. This works just as a regular glucose meter, but having the advantage that the user can always have it at hand, without carrying many devices. Furthermore, the phone is less bulky than other regular glucose meters, mainlu because it takes over most of the functions the other device used to pack. It also fits into many standards mobile phones, increasing its potential for further deployment.

Moreover, the user can send his results through a text message via an online database, making it easier for people to handle diabetes, which is also one of the reasons that this products has been developed.

The GlucoPhone is available for purchase on the market at an introductory rate of USD 150 and an extra USD 20 for each vial of 50 test strips.

M500, the world's smallest phone developed by SMS Technology Australia is actually a watch to enclose mobile communication capabilities. This is not the only watch to be used as a mobile phone, but it is widely agreed that the M5soo is the most special one.

The world's smallest mobile phone takes pride in an appealing design that managed to avoid the bulky similar devices look. This watch phone weights only 60 grams and comes with a 1.5 inch TFT touch screen that provides the maximum functionality in lack of any other buttons. M500 packs the most evolved performances of regular mobile phones in its small, stylish and slim case. Therefore, it has a a built-in MP3 and MP4 player, Voice Bluetooth, Data Bluetooth, Pop3 email and 128MB standard memory and U Disk functionality for all JM2E applications.

Being a watch, the M500 also has waterproof capabilities. Moreover, this watch-phone has been improved lately, as its stylus has been extended two inches more. Additional software changes have been included and the battery has been upgraded.

Currently being manufactured in 250.000 units per month, the M500 appeases people in dire need of stylish technology. While the global retail launch will take place in South Africa on December 10th 2007, the M500 can be found on several markets.

NEC have recently been expanding their horizons, introducing a wide range of new and interesting concepts, aimed at many and different targets. NEC's ideas combine everyday life objects with handset performances to add a tint of originality to their phones. However, their concepts will probably never make the stores, due to their restricted audience.

For instance, one of the phones reinvents the idea of camera phone, being capable of a huge performance in an interesting design. It resembles the Nokia N93i mobile phone, with a flip-and-twist clap, but instead of the clamshell axle, it has the camera with an extremely professional look, mainly because of the available tripod.

Also, there is a watch-looking phone in bright and vivid colors and a scissor-like phone as well.