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Upside Down Phone Patent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the upsidedowntalkin dept.

An anonymous reader noted that "A patent has been filed for the "Upside Down Phone", which features the keypad on top and the screen on the bottom. The idea behind the upside down phone is, apparently, to allow faster texting by have a more comfortable position for the thumb to work from. A quick check of this seems to confirm the theory, making this one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments."

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  1. Garmin GPS did this 10 years ago by cvd6262 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I bought a Garmin GPS12 back in '98 that had the screen on the bottom. It made for great one-hand used.

    I guess adding "cellphone" to a design is just like adding "on the Internet" to a business plan.

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  2. Nothing new by earthloop · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ericsson did this way back in 1999 with the "Hedvig".

    Project was cancelled, one reason being users didn't like the upside down configuration.

    1. Re:Nothing new by earthloop · · Score: 5, Informative

      (Replying to my own post, ugh!)

      Pics of Hedvig can be found here:
      http://semania.mobilmania.cz/content/view/87/2/

  3. Re:Not Why Didn't I Think of That by monsted · · Score: 5, Informative

    Too bad Bang & Olufsen has done it for a few years now.

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/serene-cellp hone-from-samsung-and-bang-olufsen-155610.php

    You may now rip that patent to pieces.

  4. Re:"Why didn't I think of that?" by fang2415 · · Score: 5, Informative

    One of us *did* think of that.

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