The Paddle Smartphone Takes on Multiple Shapes and Sizes
Michael Baxter — March 6, 2014 — Tech
References: uhasselt.be & designboom
The Paddle smartphone is like nothing the world has ever seen before. While smartphones are always changing and adapting to new markets, fan bases and cultures, there has never been a phone like this...not by a long shot.
The paddle looks less like a phone and much more like a Rubik’s cube. The phone shifts shapes and sizes for whatever the user needs to use it for. This shape-shifting ability allows for a variety of controls based on needs.
For the video game function, it turns slightly wider for ample control; when folded, it can skip through pages like a book. That versatility is few and far between when it comes to the smartphone market, and while this is a ways off for actual retail consumption, the concept is amazing.
Photo Credits: designboom, uhasselt.be
The paddle looks less like a phone and much more like a Rubik’s cube. The phone shifts shapes and sizes for whatever the user needs to use it for. This shape-shifting ability allows for a variety of controls based on needs.
For the video game function, it turns slightly wider for ample control; when folded, it can skip through pages like a book. That versatility is few and far between when it comes to the smartphone market, and while this is a ways off for actual retail consumption, the concept is amazing.
Photo Credits: designboom, uhasselt.be
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