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Old 03-05-2007, 02:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The BenQ-Siemens Black Box concept

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From what we can make out based on these photos, BenQ-Siemens had developed a "Black Box concept phone," which took home some Chinese design award in 2006. The idea apparently is to turn the phone into one large screen, and change function depending on whatever application you need at the time: a calculator, an FM radio, the phone itself, and something that looks like a game involving a goldfish and possibly a bathtub drain


Bad news: For unknown reasons BenQ-Siemens's European operations had to "go under" before it managed to get this slick handset out the door, so... it will NOT be more that a concept.
I say: They haven't used "NEVER" in that phrase... ;)
Question: Am I the only one who notices this inclination of manufacturers to TOUCHSCREENS (Apple's IPhone, Nokia's Aeon and now BenQ's BlackBox)?!
Nevermind! ENJOY! :-=
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Old 03-05-2007, 02:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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awesome post! That is awesome lookin! i think that everything is going to be touchscreen soon. Why would you need to waste space with buttons when you can have a bigger screen with buttons on it?
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Old 03-05-2007, 02:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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awesome post! That is awesome lookin! i think that everything is going to be touchscreen soon...
You've just made me sooo happy...lol
Well, yes! That's exactly my point...
I believe in a few months/years the "buttons" will be history...
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Old 03-06-2007, 04:21 AM   #4 (permalink)
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This looks like a attempt to copy the I phone.
As a matter of fact you can see in the quoted text that this concept won some prizes in early 2006, some even say that Apple's iPhone is not only drawing upon this one, but they have finished what BenQ-Siemens started... dunno
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Old 03-09-2007, 08:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Just a guess on my part, OK perhaps with a little (inside help) but I believe the Apple phone is a derivative of the Prada phone.

Regarding buttons........ah... there is nothing like change :)
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This concept phone looks SWEET! However, I wonder how "usable" it REALLY would be (no touch-feedback), and how durable it really would be under real-world conditions (that large shiny screen makes me worry a bit)...
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Just a guess on my part, OK perhaps with a little (inside help) but I believe the Apple phone is a derivative of the Prada phone.

Regarding buttons........ah... there is nothing like change :)

I agree. :roll: <== This is as close to a "nod" smiley as I could find.
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...I wonder how "usable" it REALLY would be... ...and how durable it really would be under real-world conditions...
Yep, that's exactly my concern... and being a touchscreen, it can't be protected neither...
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