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gizmodo.com - 12/30/2008

Nokia's Four-Way Folding Communicator Patent is Hinge-Tastic [Patents]

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Nokia applied for a patent on Christmas for an innovative communicator-type device that folds out into four attached pieces, presumably two for a keyboard and two for the screen. It's not totally clear what this device would even do; Nokia included media, games, and communication in their ...

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unwiredview.com - 12/24/2008

Nokia 6208 Classic has a touchscreen and an alphanumeric keypad

— unwiredview.com — While Nokia N97 is the Finns’ first smartphone to feature a touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard,... the unannounced Nokia 6208 Classic is (almost) the first to have a touchscreen and a regular, alphanumeric keypad. Yes, you’ve heard well, the giant ... (more) Nokia 6208 Classic has a touchscreen and an ...

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engadget.com - 12/27/2008

Nokia dreams up four-way folding Communicator

— engadget.com — Not that Nokia's current Communicator is in need of a major refacing or anything, but we're always... up for some innovation . A recent patent application from the outfit showcases a completely bizarre four-way folding Communicator, chock full of ... (more) Nokia dreams up four-way folding Communicator

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cellpassion.mobi - 12/26/2008

Nokia patent hints at future Communicator!

— cellpassion.mobi — Patent Application 20080313857 filed with the USPTO hints at a future Nokia Communicator that will be much... more 'brick-ier' than the existing ones. And part of the blame would go to its mind bogling four-way folding form factor! Yup, it has got no ... (more) Nokia patent hints at future Communicator!

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Nokia patent shows four-way folding Communicator
Tech Ticker — ... Origami inspired patent shows a Nokia device (purportedly Communicator) sporting hinges to complete a four-way folding mechanism. Not that we are completely against it, but how can someone come up with such a uniquely bizarre phone design? How do you fold it first – horizontally or vertically? Lots of questions are running through our minds right now but we’ll leave it to next time until we see something substantial developing on this form factor. Patent [Via Gizmodo] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Tracking ...