World's Slimmest Phone

moto writes "ThinkCE has some news of the world's slimmest phone. From the article: 'Slimmer than a stick insect with the runs, the new world's thinnest phone comes in the shape of the EV-K100 handset, an ultra-thin gizmo made by Korean cell phone makers KTF Technologies. Measuring a wafer-thin 7.9-millimeters, the EV-K100 grabs the "world's slimmest" crown from local rivals VK, whose VK2010 and VK2100 phones measured up at a comparatively lardy, pie-scoffing 8.8mm (with Motorola's RAZR being a positively obese 14.5-mm thick).'"

Comments

obligatory futurama:

[systemic chaos]

did you swallow your phone again?

This Is Not News

[eldavojohn]

Articles of the genre 'World's blankiest blank' are not news.

They're the basis of a bad Fox special but they certainly aren't newsworthy.

And to make this post even more Futurama oriented:

Leela: What's wrong Amy? Did you swallow your cell phone again?

You may laugh but I think we're coming up on that being a lawsuit waiting to happen.

We're consumers; we like our cars huge, our service fast and our cell phones microscopic.

Re:This Is Not News

[Jherek Carnelian]

Leela: What's wrong Amy? Did you swallow your cell phone again?

You may laugh but I think we're coming up on that being a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Not quiet the same, but it's already happened.
Though, from other articles, it sounds like it just might have been justifiable as it was being "overused" at the time.

It could have been even smaller...

[frisbeegeek]

Imagine how small they could have made it if they didn't try to jam a shitty camera and mp3 player into it...

Re:It could have been even smaller...

[Noishe]

The thickness of the phone is not limited by the inclusion of a camera or mp3 player. A ccd and a lense are tiny compared to what limits the thickness, and that's the size of the antenna according to the article.

Phones aren't going to get any smaller until they use a different technology to transmit their radio waves, or until someone finds out how to make the antenna smaller. So if they can put in a camera and an mp3 player for a few extra bucks while not increasing the size, then they should go for it.

Other uses

[jacks smirking reven]

Doubles as a toothpick.

Re:Razr

[eln]

The one looks to have very similar dimensions to the RAZR, which I already have. I also like that the razr is a flip phone, and also that it's almost entirely metallic. This makes it particularly sturdy and scratch-resistant, which is very important for a phone that fits comfortably in your pocket. There is no information on how sturdy this new phone is.

Zoolander.

[Donniedarkness]

Ok, I call BS on this article. I saw a MUCH smaller phone on Zoolander, and that was several years ago!

Those male models get EVERYTHING.... :(

Re:Razr

[CastrTroy]

As annoying as all that is, I've had 2 flip phones, and known many other people who have had them. They always die within a couple years due to some breakage of the joint. You can usually lock non-flip phones so that you don't dial them while in your pocket. Most non-flip phones I've seen had a much stronger screen than flip-phones in order to protect it from being scratched. If you're still paranoid, get a case.

I had read that as "World's Slimiest Phone"

[derinax]

...but then, that would be mine.

/ my first post in three months, and this is what I chose to write.
// please mod me down, so I may learn my lesson.

Re:They look familiar...

[Elemenope]

Aren't they the phones that were in "V for Vendetta"? Proof if anyone needed it that product placement works. Consumer culture is devilishly scary, sometimes.