19 December 2007

Interesting Nokia handset concept
with fingerprint-scanning display?

Did you ever play with magnets as a kid? I am just not sure about you, but Nokia definitely likes to play with magnets ;)

Actually to be precise, Nokia is seriously is thinking about making its charging and headset ports magnetic, just like Apple's MagSafe ports on its laptops although with a bit different functionality.

That’s right! Nokia has filed another patent for using the magnets on cable jacks as well as on the connectors on the phone side to prevent inserting the wrong jack in the wrong port.

The idea is quite simple, the charging port would be polarised opposite to the headset port and it will be the same with respective cables so basically it will be impossible to plug the wrong plug into the inappropriate jack.

Great idea although to be honest I am not that impressed as I haven't problems with outing the right thing on the right place LOL

The patent also mentions that it would also help to avoid dust from settling into these ports as well as provide strong and more secure connection. Day by day, patent by patent, Nokia Research Labs have driven impressive gains in productivity lately.