Dual sliders are so 2006: Fujitsu concept goes four ways

by Chris Ziegler posted Nov 24th 2006 at 8:38PM

Hey LG: why slide just two ways, like your SH100, when you could slide four? That's the question Fujitsu seems to be asking with a new concept phone they're parading around these days. The rounded, almost egg-like handset appears to feature touch sensitivity for virtually every control -- well, it would, anyway, if it were a functional prototype -- and can be slid in all four cardinal directions for access to different functions. Left reveals a keypad (though usability might be a concern here), right offers music controls, up gives you camera / video recording stuff, and down appears to reveal gaming controls, not to mention a traditional d-pad on the phone's surface. While this particular example will never be seeing the light of day on a store shelf, Fujitsu says they expect to see similarly-equipped models coming to market some time in 2007.

Filed under: Handsets, Others

Tags: concept, four slider, four way, four-way, FourSlider, FourWay, fujitsu, slider

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fallenconcept @ Nov 25th 2006 12:17AM

this is probably one of the coolest phones i seen in awhile but i dont imagine it would be super easy to dial with if you have bigger fingers.

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Jeff @ Nov 25th 2006 1:07AM

The possibility of sliding four is cool, but the design is terrible I think.

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Dustin @ Nov 25th 2006 3:13AM

I think people would have jumped on this in 1999

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Adam Bolcsfoldi @ Nov 25th 2006 5:00AM

Isn't this the Benq Oxyon concept-phone they showed off in September?

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/benqsiemens-oxyon-ipodish-slider-phone-203720.php

And now it's Fujitsu's making?

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Camp @ Nov 25th 2006 10:11AM

That looks totally and utterly useless.

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wako @ Nov 25th 2006 12:20PM

Interesting design but would be rejected by consumers if it ever went in the market.

I dont even want to think how much of a pain it would be to try to inter in a phone number...

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JP @ Nov 25th 2006 2:45PM

And how exactly do they expect you to text message someone with that sucker? next....

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B @ Nov 25th 2006 4:25PM

@#7-If it's a four way slider, I'm sure one of the sliding sides would be a full QWERTY keyboard. I don't think text messaging would just be eliminated.

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Ben Burkhalter @ Nov 25th 2006 8:12PM

dude that phone looks awesome

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KJ @ Nov 25th 2006 8:35PM

If they eliminated the controls underneath the screen so it was one big screen, with the ability so that as u turn it the screen will flip (so as to eliminate the vertical keypad in favor of a thumb pad)and had the gaming controls on the opposite side u could potentially turn this phone into a good gaming phone.

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