Nokia is eschewing the curves which they arguably brought to mobile phones in the first place and going all angular.
The Nokia Prism was unveiled at a fashion show in China. Yes, a fashion show, not a technology conference as might be expected. To be honest, the technology under the surface of this handset really isn't anything to write home (or a blog entry) about: Bluetooth, USB 2.0 (I like), EDGE, GPRS and Tri-Band.
But the design is rather original, no? I love it when visions of the future from decades gone by actually come to be realised, rather like this lovely slab.
I do, however, have one concern about the angles and this is:
Every pair of jeans that I own has a white line around the lefthand pocket where my phone has sat. It makes me all nostalgic, looking at an old pair of 501s which no longer do up to see the outline of my first ever mobile - a Siemens S8 - which this page informs us has such groundbreaking features as a "large 4 line display" and "99 name phonebook".
Look at those sharp edges on the new Nokia! A recipe for denim disaster, no?
Some more about the Prism:
From the Mobile Gazette
From the Register
and finally, for those of you who dabble in Mandarin, from Nokia
Nokia Prism
Is this the best looking phone ever?
The Nokia Aeon is a lovely new concept phone from the Finnish giants:
I was a little slow on the uptake with this one but what a phone! Nokia have taken the touch screen to another level... the phone consists of two separate screens held together in the middle by a fuel cell. You can apparently assign the two screens to do whatever you want.
The review says it should be wipe-down. Couldn't agree more when it looks that good.
Concept phones are all well and good, but there are some real beauties out on the market already. Check out the LG Chocolate Black Label, for example:
It's stylish, yes, but I still prefer Scandinavian phones. They just seem to make more sense and have less frivolous features. It's like putting an Audi next to a Lexus, y'know?
So here's something a bit tasty and Scandinavian:
I really wanted to show a good looking Ericsson handset but... ermmm... here's the Nokia 8600 Luna anyway. It's very much like the 8600 Sirocco Gold, but more understated. Lovely huh?