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Ever wondered how the phone of the future will look like? We surely did. Phone producers show us every year some really superb concept phones and even if 99% of those phones never see the production line they give us a small glimpse of what the phones will look like in a not so distant future. We've made a list of what we think are the coolest concept phones presented in the last year. This is not a top, so the order is random. Oh, and one more thing, remember, these are concept phones, which means they are not in production and are not for sale, so please don't ask us where can you can get and what's the price. So, here it goes:

1. Nokia 888 Communicator

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Nokia definitely has the most interesting concept phones. Nokia 888 Communicator is a striking futuristic concept phone. The phone, which uses liquid batteries, speech recognition, flexible touchscreen and touch-sensitive body cover,is designed by Tamer Nakisci and won the Nokia Design Award. We also have a video presentation made by Nokia.


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2. Nokia Aeon



Nokia Aeon was presented by Nokia on their website in the Research & Development section. What is so great about this phone is that it looks like it will actually go into production next February. Of course, its just a rumor, but still, makes us hope to actually see it someday in the GSM shop. All we know about it for now is that its a touchscreen phone and it looks fantastic.




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3. SKY "Sleek & Slim"



"Sleek & Slim" from SKY is another concept based on touchscreen technology. The phone has a discretely glowing touchpad, hideaway keys and generally utterly-fashionable minimalist design.




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4. Benq-Siemens Snaked



Benq designers thought of women too and presented Snaked. This is a "reptile" looking phone, creepy somehow, but still is very cool. The Snaked is a fashion phone for sport loving women, because it also has body monitoring sensors to help the ladies keep those fine shapes.




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5. "What You See Is What You Get" Concept



One thing is for sure about this concept phone...they could've named it shorter. Designed by Pei-Hua Hang, the phone's name comes from the fact that this concept no longer uses an LCD as viewfinder for the digital camera, instead it uses a transparent frame. And of course, interaction is made through a touchscreen.




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6. Retroxis by Dark Label



If most phones presented here will never be sold in store for sure, the Retroxis concept phone from Dark Label looks kinda human, and makes us hope we'll be able to get one of these one day. Designed by Lim Sze Tat the phone is encased in high polished polycarbonate renowned for its lightweight and toughness and has an invisible OLED display that silently hides away when inactive.

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7. Benq-Siemens Black Box



Black Box designed by Benq-Siemens uses a touch screen as its keypad and, depending on the functions you are using, the touch screen changes the control layout immediately.




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8. NEC Tag



Somehow similar to the Snaked concept, the NEC Tag is a flexible phone concept that can be , for example, hung from a belt or wrapped around the user’s arm. Interesting is that the phone has shape-memorizing material and sensors that allows the phone to change its shape according to the mode.




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9. TripleWatch



Though the idea of a cellphone watch is not so new, the TripleWatch designed by Manon Maneenawa has an interesting triple flip technique that allows the user to transform the watch into a normal cellphone. When used as a wrist watch, the phone has a speaker button that allows the user to answer the phone and hang up while driving.




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10. Asus Aura







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Don't you hate when sometimes really good looking concept phones show up, just because you know it will probably never see production?

Its the case for Hulger’s Ziricote Luxury Wooden Phone which is a very sleek slider phone, but most major functions aside from dialing can be performed without needing to slide out the keypad. Of course, no info if it will ever go into production, which is too bad, because the phone really looks awesome.



Via bornrich.

A czech website posted a video demo on a bluetooth controlled car through an application installed on a Nokia Symbian phone. This is pretty cool and is also simple enough, you use your navigation button to control the car movement (left, right, accelerate and brake). I wonder if you can drift or make a 180 turn.


View the video here.



Via AutoUnleashed.

Dark Label presented Retroxis, a very interesting concept phone designed by Lim Sze Tat.

Retroxis reflects a retro approach towards design with clean aesthetics, optimum controls and functions. It is encased in high polished polycarbonate renowned for its lightweght and toughness and the invisible OLED display silently hides away when inactive to make your phone look clean and stylish.

Via Yanko Design.

Smokers, get ready for one strange device. The Chinese invented what seems to be the first Mobile Phone Cigarette Pack. Cigarette King 3838 has a unique cigarette pack shape and, beside the VGA Camera and the MP3 player it has a place at the back where you can keep 7 cigarettes, for rainy days. The phone also comes with a free lighter and a pack of real cigarettes.

Of course, the phone has printings warning you that smoking is bad for your health. Apparently the phone costs around $200 but we have no idea if it will come out of China.







Via phonedaily.