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KDDI's "Ply" concept lives up to its name

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This one is kinda awesome too...

 

www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/08/25/kddis-ply-concept-lives-up-to-its-name/

 

 

KDDI's "Ply" concept lives up to its name

As carriers go, Japan's

KDDI au

seems to spend more time than just about anyone dreaming up crazy concept handsets -- some of which actually

go on to become production models

(this is Japan, after all). Alongside those Yamaha-branded

musical instrument phones

, KDDI has been showing off the plywood-inspired "Ply," an expansive touchscreen backed by a number of layers that represent the phone's various functions. Said functions are actually pretty far-fetched -- there's a printer, pico-projector, and analog clock with a minute hand that actually swings out beyond the body of the phone itself, for example -- but the phone itself is pretty stunningly beautiful, so we'd love to see it on the streets of Tokyo even if it meant nixing the printer.

post #2 of 3

Very cool! Too bad phones like this don't really make it into the US market.

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 I'll be impressed if this even makes it to the Japanese market.... still, very cool!

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