Food Tool for the Week: Nokia demos First Nanotechnology Concept Phone

Thought we would bring this article to you in its entirety – it is credited to Trend Hunter as the source. The interesting thing is how innovative technology continues to be and how even the idea of something like this quickly draws our attention. Cell phones have become a basic tool of modern life (albeit that they are pretty slick and come with a multitude of options), but basic does not mean that no further innovation is needed - much like the beloved hamburger which seems to get reborn year after year, with unfailing peeked interest and mass appeal.

Nanotechnology was one of the fields which FIQ sited last year to keep an eye on, as it will continually shape our future.

The design and elastic mind link might appeal to the creatives and iMarlin.

Enjoy (especially Brian Collins)

by Adrian Lai

If you were at the opening of Design and the Elastic Mind at the Moma last weekend, you may have caught a glimpse of new Nokia “Morph” concept phone. Developed by Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge, the device is part of Nokia’s vision to “reinvent the form and function of mobile devices.” Something like a cross between a Slap Rap bracelet and a Rubber band, the Morph is made of flexible nanotechnology that can be bent, folded, and twisted into radically different shapes, allowing for new applications, such as being worn around the wrist. On top of that, the concept device is self-cleaning and transparent throughout.

But don’t rush to your nearest Nokia Concept Store just yet. It’s going to be at least another 7 years before we see elements of the technology behind the Morph in new mobile devices. And even then, it will initially only be in the highest end of the market.