Nokia has showcased a new Nokia Kinetic Device at the Nokia world event, where Nokia introduced different devices and upcoming innovation by them. Its a phone which features a flexible OLED WVGA display.
The user will control this flexible Nokia Kinetic phone by bending, twisting and even squeezing it. This new flexible phone has a large display that can be bent from either the centre of the screen or around the corners and has a very wide viewing angles. The Kinetic was one of the star attractions at Nokia World 2011 at London’s Excel Centre.
According to Tapani Jokinen from Advanced Design at Nokia, "It’s the most tactile gadget I’ve ever held. You can’t resist flexing and curving the Nokia Kinetic. It’s as addictive as popping bubble-wrap. But this is no toy."
Twist forward to scroll through files and the twisting action controls the speed. The more you twist, the faster you scroll. Go too far and you simply twist back slowly until the file or contact you want is highlighted then, bend to action, or open the item on the menu. The phone uses this bend feature to control the UI of device. You can bend it from the center to zoom in and out of the screen. Also to scroll anything in screen, you need to bend the screen from the corners and unbending will stops the scrolling. If your phone rings, simply hold it to your ear and squeeze to answer.
“How often does form and function go hand in hand to this degree?” asks Tapani. “This goes beyond touchscreen, but there’s no intention to replace it. This is multi-modal. There are cases where touchscreen is superior, but there are also cases where touchscreen doesn’t work, like when you are wearing gloves for example, in the cold winters of Finland.”
This technology enable you to control device without specially touching the devices menu commands but simply by holding it on both hand and bend the screen according to need. This innovation can make phone control more easy and specially when playing games. This make you to use device without need to looking at this and also no need to touch the screen with direct fingers. Also such devices will fit in your pocket perfectly because they will mould to your shape. So the Kinetic adds extra twist, bend and squeeze dimensions to pinch and zoom on your touchscreen.
“We can even build in security functions so that the phone will only work when it recognizes your grip,” says Tapani. “This prototype shows how intuitive and natural interaction can be. It gives you ultimate control, when you are browsing. It’s like in your car, when you turn the steering wheel a lot, the car will move faster. This is the same. By bending, twisting and touching the screen. You can perform one, two, three, possibly four actions simultaneously.”
The applications for this type of gadget are limitless. It will be very easy to fit these evices into the curve of a car dashboard, for example. And the total lack of buttons will make it simple to waterproof these devices. The downside is that you need to use both your hands to control it also its uses much more effort than the present touchscreen technology to control devices which enable you to control phone just by tapping on screen menus.
Currently this Nokia kinetic device is just a prototype and we need to wait until this comes in a real public device. The Kinetic could be on the market in as little as three years. Here a video of same:
The user will control this flexible Nokia Kinetic phone by bending, twisting and even squeezing it. This new flexible phone has a large display that can be bent from either the centre of the screen or around the corners and has a very wide viewing angles. The Kinetic was one of the star attractions at Nokia World 2011 at London’s Excel Centre.
According to Tapani Jokinen from Advanced Design at Nokia, "It’s the most tactile gadget I’ve ever held. You can’t resist flexing and curving the Nokia Kinetic. It’s as addictive as popping bubble-wrap. But this is no toy."Twist forward to scroll through files and the twisting action controls the speed. The more you twist, the faster you scroll. Go too far and you simply twist back slowly until the file or contact you want is highlighted then, bend to action, or open the item on the menu. The phone uses this bend feature to control the UI of device. You can bend it from the center to zoom in and out of the screen. Also to scroll anything in screen, you need to bend the screen from the corners and unbending will stops the scrolling. If your phone rings, simply hold it to your ear and squeeze to answer.
“How often does form and function go hand in hand to this degree?” asks Tapani. “This goes beyond touchscreen, but there’s no intention to replace it. This is multi-modal. There are cases where touchscreen is superior, but there are also cases where touchscreen doesn’t work, like when you are wearing gloves for example, in the cold winters of Finland.”
This technology enable you to control device without specially touching the devices menu commands but simply by holding it on both hand and bend the screen according to need. This innovation can make phone control more easy and specially when playing games. This make you to use device without need to looking at this and also no need to touch the screen with direct fingers. Also such devices will fit in your pocket perfectly because they will mould to your shape. So the Kinetic adds extra twist, bend and squeeze dimensions to pinch and zoom on your touchscreen.
“We can even build in security functions so that the phone will only work when it recognizes your grip,” says Tapani. “This prototype shows how intuitive and natural interaction can be. It gives you ultimate control, when you are browsing. It’s like in your car, when you turn the steering wheel a lot, the car will move faster. This is the same. By bending, twisting and touching the screen. You can perform one, two, three, possibly four actions simultaneously.”
The applications for this type of gadget are limitless. It will be very easy to fit these evices into the curve of a car dashboard, for example. And the total lack of buttons will make it simple to waterproof these devices. The downside is that you need to use both your hands to control it also its uses much more effort than the present touchscreen technology to control devices which enable you to control phone just by tapping on screen menus.
Currently this Nokia kinetic device is just a prototype and we need to wait until this comes in a real public device. The Kinetic could be on the market in as little as three years. Here a video of same:
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