This new smartphone concept is going to blow other
cellphones out of the water thanks to a design that’s inventive and intriguing.
The smartphone concept is the result of a partnership between French designers
Philippe Starck and Jerome Olivet and the electronics company Thomson. The
smartphone is called Alo and is a far cry from the rectangular blocks you’re
used to. In fact, it doesn’t have a screen at all. Instead, the phone projects
3D holographic images of what you would usually see on the screen (i.e.
messages, images, movies etc.).
It is completely voice activated and has a
translucent elongated “gelatinous” shape designed to easily fit in your hand.
“Alo provides a fully vocalized interface in all phone functions, reads SMS and
emails, and even allows them to dictate their messages rather than typing
them,” Olivet told Dezeen. “The phone’s camera acts as an ‘eye.’ Among other
things, it allows the reader to read the texts he detects or to identify the
faces. It also allows you to project a 3D hologram to view a movie or message.”
Olivet specialises in product design for new technologies.
The core of the curved device is made of aluminium
alloy. This core is surrounded by a pliable casing that has been designed to
function as a haptic interface. It provides feedback through heat as well as
vibration.
While this phone is still only a concept.
Highsnobiety reported that the designers plan to develop a prototype with
Thomson this year.
