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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. "Why didn't I think of that?" by alexhard · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't know..maybe because the hands will be right on top of the screen and you won't be able to see anything?

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

      One of us *did* think of that.

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  2. haHA by TinBromide · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gonna get rich! I just filed a patent for the upsidedown laptop, where you pull up the keyboard and look down at the screen.

    Makes it easier for those of you who type with your feet. (I'm looking at YOU, AOLers...)

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  3. 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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    1. Re:Garmin GPS did this 10 years ago by montyzooooma · · Score: 5, Funny
      "I bought a Garmin GPS12 back in '98 that had the screen on the bottom. It made for great one-hand use."

      Whoa! There's GPS porn?

  4. Layout patent? by FredDC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How is it possible to patent the layout of something? I'll just go and patent a much used way of laying bricks on top of eachother and everyone who builds a house has to pass by my bank account first? This patenting is getting way out of hand!

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  5. 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/

  6. Next story? Upside-down slashdot! by neonux · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A patent has been filed for the "Upside Down Slashdot" which features the comments on top and the fucking article on the bottom. The idea behind the upside down Slashdot is, apparently, to allow quicker reading by not having to RTFA. 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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  7. 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.

  8. cool by White+Yeti · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, this was all on a bicycle, so that makes a difference as well. We need more posts that end with this line.