This is a concept phone and it’ll never be on sale, but I though that it was a well-done concept in terms of aesthetics, done by ToShaRa from se-nse.net. If I saw one of these in public, it would definitely catch my eye. The W1i from Sony Ericsson, complete with Walkman branding, sports specifications that are a little…incongruous, not to mention far-fetched. Running on Windows Mobile Professional, it’s got 120GB of memory, an Intel 2.0GHz CPU, Carl Zeiss optics used on the camera (of which there are two), three 6 watt speakers, plus the usual support for microSD, GPS, and Wi...

Sometimes I pick up my phone and say to myself “Gee, this communication device just isn’t cryptic enough. It’s too user friendly and not enough like a puzzle out of the Da Vinci Code.” Apparently designer Marc Schömann was listening in, because he’s now created a baton style mobile that forces you to twist sections of it to make calls. The phone has no display and no buttons, and uses haptic feedback—though it’s not really clear for what. Line up the number you’re trying to dial on twelve numbered sections and then twist the top until an LED turns gre...