fulltimer56
08-24-2006, 02:59 AM
Onyx prototype phone: No buttons,
totally hot
The Onyx phone has a lot going for it. Besides being slimmer and sexier than LG's Chocolate phone, http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/07/31/lg_chocolate_ph_1.html it sports a type of touchscreen technology http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/03/06/lay_your_hands.html called ClearPad. Developed by Synaptics, ClearPad eliminates the need for any physical buttons on the Onyx — things like the number pad, a GPS map, and a video screen appear when needed. To close windows, all you need to do is draw an "X" over them with your finger; and answering a call is as easy as touching the phone to your cheek. But wait a minute — what if you tapped the screen with your thumb while it was ringing? And which carriers are offering the phone? Luckily, the Onyx isn't burdened with such questions since it's just a prototype right now, put together by Synaptics and industrial designer Pilotfish to demonstrate the ClearPad technology. This phone w on't ever be produced, but Synaptics says ClearPad could be built into cell phones in "reality" by the end of the year.
totally hot
The Onyx phone has a lot going for it. Besides being slimmer and sexier than LG's Chocolate phone, http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/07/31/lg_chocolate_ph_1.html it sports a type of touchscreen technology http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/03/06/lay_your_hands.html called ClearPad. Developed by Synaptics, ClearPad eliminates the need for any physical buttons on the Onyx — things like the number pad, a GPS map, and a video screen appear when needed. To close windows, all you need to do is draw an "X" over them with your finger; and answering a call is as easy as touching the phone to your cheek. But wait a minute — what if you tapped the screen with your thumb while it was ringing? And which carriers are offering the phone? Luckily, the Onyx isn't burdened with such questions since it's just a prototype right now, put together by Synaptics and industrial designer Pilotfish to demonstrate the ClearPad technology. This phone w on't ever be produced, but Synaptics says ClearPad could be built into cell phones in "reality" by the end of the year.