A Nokia application to the US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed its work on a handset that’s operated by cranks - no, not grumpy office-worker types - and which looks suspiciously like the troubled Sidekick Slide.
Nokia_patent Nokia cranks things up a notch
The handset looks about the size of the iPhone, but Nokia’s …
Hmmm - I regularly spend considerable time away from power outlets, so bought a freecharge mobile phone charger/emergency battery combo.
It takes a substantial bit of cranking (using quite a lot of force) to charge the internal battery (in turn charging the phone) - I suspect there's not a lot of market there - too much effort involved.
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Nokia cranks up twisty-turny phone design
A Nokia application to the US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed its work on a handset that’s operated by cranks - no, not grumpy office-worker types - and which looks suspiciously like the troubled Sidekick Slide. Nokia_patent Nokia cranks things up a notch The handset looks about the size of the iPhone, but Nokia’s …
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Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 11:39 GMT
Marc Lawrence
Bayliss #
So this is not the start of the clockwork battery / mobile revolution we have been waiting for... apparently...
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 12:15 GMT
Anonymous Coward
They just cant seem to better the PSION Series 5 mechanism can they. #
They just cant seem to better the Psion Series 5 opening/closing mechanism can they.
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 12:15 GMT
Stu Reeves
Err prior art.. #
Can you apply a patent to a rack and pinion motion invented oooo sometime around the era of the pyramids?
Oh sorry forgot, may have word computer or phone tagged to it....
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 13:54 GMT
Edwin
@Marc #
Hmmm - I regularly spend considerable time away from power outlets, so bought a freecharge mobile phone charger/emergency battery combo.
It takes a substantial bit of cranking (using quite a lot of force) to charge the internal battery (in turn charging the phone) - I suspect there's not a lot of market there - too much effort involved.
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 13:54 GMT
TeeCee
Can't resist..... #
Is this for making crank calls?
I think that this is a Nokia wind-up.
Fast taxi please.
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 13:54 GMT
Andrew J. Winks
Be very a-frayed #
It is nice to see that they have numbered all the positions of the wires that will break through constant flexing.
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 13:54 GMT
Richard Guthrie
Design f aw #
Do they n t rea ise that the E g ish anguage has twe ty six etters i it
Posted Friday 23rd November 2007 14:01 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Re: Psion 5 mechanism #
Hear hear! Nothing beats the Psion's design. Even the 3 series is outstanding in terms of the folding mech. Shame about the flexies though.
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