Window Phone provides cool window on weather

Leslie Katz | Aug 20, 2009

(Credit: Yanko Design)

A friend of mine recently complained that local weather forecasts here in San Francisco have been off all summer (they should just predict fog every day and they'll be spot-on, but enough of my sun-deprived blathering).

A better predictor might be this innovative Window Phone (not to be confused with the Windows phone). The translucent touchscreen device by designer Seunghan Song promises accurate weather predictions. But especially excellent is that it would simulate the current climate on its display with, say, a clear screen on a sunny day, virtual drops on a rainy day, and a frosty veneer when it snows.

You'll note from the photos that the concept phone doesn't have any keys; images show a user blowing on it to switch the phone into handwriting mode for dialing and messaging. The blowing could get tiresome pretty quick, and we have some other questions as well (will the battery obscure the sleek, transparent design? Where will real-time, accurate data come from?). Overall, though, we think this is a very cool design--even on a hot day. More pics after the jump.

(Credit: Yanko Design)

Via Crave CNET

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Devlin

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Devlin says...
Wow. Just wow. I'm sure one day we'll see something like this but till then I'll have to be satisfied with my iPhone.

Aug 20, 2009 16:53

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vin8tan

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vin8tan says...
Well technically possible even today utilizing transparent OLED or e-ink sandwich in between glass. but it won't be 100% transparent. It would be about 80mm thick, and with a 30mm thick bezel or a 200mm plastic/metal housing at the bottom to make it weather proof that will hide all the other components. would be nice to have all the bells and whistles.

A similar but more achievable concept - www.yankodesign.com...

Aug 24, 2009 02:16

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