Futuristic phones from Fujitsu

Erica Ogg | Oct 07, 2009

The winning design, titled "Gesture".
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Out of 2,000 design concepts for mobile phones of the future, the winning entry in Fujitsu's Mobile Phone Design competition was not the flashiest or most forward-thinking. Instead, the grand prize was awarded to one that featured the most intuitive interface for users. What a concept.

This finalist in the Fujitsu design competition was designed by Wataru Igarashi and is called "Tile." The description states: "Screens have to be flat--the goal of this design was to break convention and create a distinctive design allowing user-friendliness previously unheard of."
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Jin-Gwon Go, a South Korean college student studying design won the equivalent of about US$20,000 for his mobile phone concept titled "Gesture". Of all the finalists, Go's design was probably the one that took the form of what most people would expect of a mobile phone. Fujitsu said his design stood out because of the gesture-based commands and touchable icons used to operate the phone using only one hand.

The description for the "F-Circle" by Yuji Ito states "the designed distinctive appearance (is) a departure from the typical rectangular mobile phone shape."
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Back in May, Fujitsu asked for some input on phone design from anyone who was interested. Roughly 2,000 submissions and four months later, the company unveiled nine finalists on Tuesday here at Ceatec 2009, including Go's Gesture.

Ceatec is a treasure trove of mobile phone design, thanks to the sophisticated cell phone culture here in Japan. Tuesday was the first day of the show, so be sure to check back throughout the week for more. And for the rest of the finalists, click on the gallery link.

Via CNET

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