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  1. #1
    iPhone News
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    Apple's iPhone launch caused a wave of excitement that even now refuses
    to die down. The company is now planning to ride on this with a
    "clamshell iPhone". Yes, "clamshell iPhone" which will be smaller --
    likely half the size of the iPhone, but will take a couple of years to
    go to market.

    A touch-screen patent first filed by Apple in the US in September 2006
    has given birth to this speculation about Apple mulling a "clamshell
    iPhone". The patent application, which has been newly disclosed,
    contains illustrated features including a transparent dual-sided
    touch-sensitive trackpad cover; meaning the top of the iPhone is covered
    with a transparent touch panel which when opened reveals an also
    touch-sensitive inner side.

    It also appears from the patent that the "clamshell iPhone" will enable
    users write in numbers and letters using their fingers. Meanwhile, the
    patent doesn't talk about any keyboard though it does imply that
    sensitive controls could be used to create a virtual keyboard



    See More: Clamshell iPhone on the way




  2. #2
    The Bob
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    iPhone News <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
    news:[email protected]:

    > Apple's iPhone launch caused a wave of excitement that even now refuses
    > to die down. The company is now planning to ride on this with a
    > "clamshell iPhone". Yes, "clamshell iPhone" which will be smaller --
    > likely half the size of the iPhone, but will take a couple of years to
    > go to market.
    >


    Source?



  3. #3
    News
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way



    iPhone News wrote:

    > Yes, "clamshell iPhone" which will be smaller --
    > likely half the size of the iPhone



    And fanboi-fingers are expected to evolve to half the size, with
    visual acuity morphing to resolve a postage stamp-sized display.



  4. #4
    iPhone News
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way




  5. #5
    Anybody
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    In article <[email protected]>, The Bob
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > iPhone News <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    > > Apple's iPhone launch caused a wave of excitement that even now refuses
    > > to die down. The company is now planning to ride on this with a
    > > "clamshell iPhone". Yes, "clamshell iPhone" which will be smaller --
    > > likely half the size of the iPhone, but will take a couple of years to
    > > go to market.

    >
    > Source?


    The source is a so-called "reporter" who is simply guessing based on a
    recent patent filed by Apple that shows a multi-touchscreen, folding
    device - a device that looks more like a Nintendo DS, so no doubt an
    Apple pocket gaming system rumour is floating around too.
    Patent story on MacRumours: http://tinyurl.com/yo7z2r

    Apple files numerous patents every year and few of them result in
    actual products. It's simply part of their normal R&D cycle and
    safe-guarding their "discoveries".

    A "clamshell iPhone" is purely web-rumour at this stage, and hopefully
    stays that way (personally I dislike clamshell phones, people using
    them always look like Captain Kirk wannabes).



  6. #6
    Larry
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    Anybody <[email protected]> wrote in news:210320081423088188%
    [email protected]:

    > (personally I dislike clamshell phones, people using
    > them always look like Captain Kirk wannabes)


    You don't like our captain?......

    A couple of clamshells could be made to make the Star Trek Communicator
    contact sound...(c;

    It was logical for me to like Spock the best.....




  7. #7
    Anybody
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    In article <[email protected]>, Larry
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Anybody <[email protected]> wrote in news:210320081423088188%
    > [email protected]:
    >
    > > (personally I dislike clamshell phones, people using
    > > them always look like Captain Kirk wannabes)

    >
    > You don't like our captain?......
    >
    > A couple of clamshells could be made to make the Star Trek Communicator
    > contact sound...(c;
    >
    > It was logical for me to like Spock the best.....


    It's the never-ending stream of twits who STILL think it's funny (and
    original) to flip their phone open and say something like "Beam me up
    Scotty". :-\



  8. #8
    Larry
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    Anybody <[email protected]> wrote in news:210320081808208761%
    [email protected]:

    > It's the never-ending stream of twits who STILL think it's funny (and
    > original) to flip their phone open and say something like "Beam me up
    > Scotty". :-\
    >


    I always like to watch the shocked look on their faces, in the mall, when I
    dematerialize and disappear right before their eyes. You can see it just
    before the transition as the noise from the transporter grabs their
    attention.




  9. #9
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    At 21 Mar 2008 18:08:20 +1200 Anybody wrote:

    > It's the never-ending stream of twits who STILL think it's funny (and
    > original) to flip their phone open and say something like "Beam me up
    > Scotty". :-\




    Then I probably shouldn't admit my ringtone is the "woo-wheeee-woo" bosun
    whistle sound effect from the original series' ship's intercom? (Sure, the
    'beep beep' or chirps of the communicator would be more authentic, but
    you'd never hear them in a loud room!)

    (And, for the record, I don't use a flip phone or ever uttered the words
    "Beam me up" into a cellphone.)


    Discovery Channel aired a cute documentary a couple of years ago called
    "How William Shatner Changed the World," starring the man himself, that
    (very tongue and cheekly) made the case that most modern day technology
    (like the Motorola flip phone) was inspired by, or copied from, Star Trek.





  10. #10
    Kurt
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Anybody <[email protected]> wrote in news:210320081423088188%
    > [email protected]:
    >
    > > (personally I dislike clamshell phones, people using
    > > them always look like Captain Kirk wannabes)

    >
    > You don't like our captain?......
    >
    > A couple of clamshells could be made to make the Star Trek Communicator
    > contact sound...(c;
    >
    > It was logical for me to like Spock the best.....


    This might be for all you guys:

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Crea...ator-edition-R
    AZR/

    --
    To reply by email, remove the word "space"



  11. #11
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way


    "Kurt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > This might be for all you guys:
    >
    > http://www.instructables.com/id/Crea...ator-edition-R
    > AZR/


    I'm a geek, but I'm not THAT much of a geek!

    Besides- my WinMo phone looks more like a tricorder than a communicator...
    (and not just because it's stinking huge!)








  12. #12
    Anybody
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    In article <[email protected]>, Todd Allcock
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > At 21 Mar 2008 18:08:20 +1200 Anybody wrote:
    >
    > > It's the never-ending stream of twits who STILL think it's funny (and
    > > original) to flip their phone open and say something like "Beam me up
    > > Scotty". :-\

    >
    > Then I probably shouldn't admit my ringtone is the "woo-wheeee-woo" bosun
    > whistle sound effect from the original series' ship's intercom? (Sure, the
    > 'beep beep' or chirps of the communicator would be more authentic, but
    > you'd never hear them in a loud room!)
    >
    > (And, for the record, I don't use a flip phone or ever uttered the words
    > "Beam me up" into a cellphone.)
    >
    >
    > Discovery Channel aired a cute documentary a couple of years ago called
    > "How William Shatner Changed the World," starring the man himself, that
    > (very tongue and cheekly) made the case that most modern day technology
    > (like the Motorola flip phone) was inspired by, or copied from, Star Trek.


    I don't watch the show, but there were promo adverts playing here this
    week for Boston Legal that had a clip of Shatner's character opening a
    flip-phone with Star Trek communicator noises.

    They should then have had the next scene with Shanks' (who Shatner was
    calling) phone ring with the Stargate movie theme.



  13. #13
    Larry
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    "Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in
    newspTEj.39733$C%[email protected]:

    > Besides- my WinMo phone looks more like a tricorder than a
    > communicator... (and not just because it's stinking huge!)
    >
    >
    >


    It has blinking lights and an egg vibrator on a cord??




  14. #14
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    At 22 Mar 2008 01:39:34 +0000 Larry wrote:

    > > Besides- my WinMo phone looks more like a tricorder than a
    > > communicator... (and not just because it's stinking huge!)

    >
    >
    > It has blinking lights and an egg vibrator on a cord??



    Yes to the blinking lights- flashing green for GSM, yellow for WiFi and
    blue for bluetooth.

    While we 're off on this nostalgic tangent, even as a kid I could never
    understand how Spock could figure out what data was on those square plastic
    UNLABELED memory chips they shoved into the ship computer. He'd shuffle a
    stack of red, yellow and orange blank squares, pick one, scrutinize it's
    empty face and say "the star chart for the Denebian Sector..." and plug it
    in.

    Perhaps the label was written in ultraviolet, infrared, or some other color
    only Vulcan eyes could see... ;-)






  15. #15
    Larry
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    Re: Clamshell iPhone on the way

    Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > Perhaps the label was written in ultraviolet, infrared, or some other
    > color only Vulcan eyes could see... ;-)
    >
    >


    Nope. When he was holding it in his hand, he mind melded with it so he
    could see what it contained.....in his logical mind....(c;

    He didn't need "HUMAN" labels.




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