20 December 2007

Nokia patents a dedicated gaming phone!

Nokia strikes back with another great idea, dedicated gaming phone or maybe it is better to say portable gaming console with mobile phone and camera functionality and filed patent probably related to the long awaited Next-generation mobile game deck.

This is undoubtedly cool and very promising concept looks even better than the few days ago revealed Nokia Triple Slider patent.

Phone looks pretty slim and easy to carry around and in the normal mode it can be used as an ordinary mobile phone, camera or media player. However the most interesting part is the retractable sliding handles at the both sides of the phone. From other hand in the gaming mode handles make the device holding area much wider, making it as easy to operate as any dedicated portable gaming console.

Described in a patent application called “Handheld electronic devices” this Nokia device... . . .

“…is a computer gaming console, input elements 121, 122 being provided for user input by the left hand of a user and input elements 123, 124 being provided for input by the right hand of user. The games are displayed on the display 110, but in other embodiments, the games can additionally or alternatively be provided for display on another electronic device associated with the device. In the present case, the device 100 also allows the user to make radiotelephone calls (e.g. using cellular telephone functionality), take pictures (camera on reverse of device 100 is not shown), and play recorded/streamed audio (e.g. music/speech etc).”

This is the definitely step in the right direction and I just hope that we’ll actually see something similar soon or later.

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