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Triple Slider Patent – Torn Apart Feelings

By Dotsisx on December 22, 2007

We are a little bit late on this one for a reason: I have been looking at this and trying to get myself to either love it or hate it, but I can’t seem to stick to one feeling without the other resurfacing in the next second. So what is it all about? Nokia just patented a triple slider concept device: it is a triple-layered device, with the top layer being the screen, the middle sliding both upwards to reveal a multimedia menu and downwards to reveal an ordinary keypad, and the bottom layer sliding sideways to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. Jump after the break for pictures and thoughts.

Triple Slider 2

Seems like both the keypad and the keyboard can be open at the same time (see the picture), but with the QWERTY having a top raw of numbers, I wonder about the utility of such a feature.

Disclaimer: Even though this is a patent, and may be made real in a month, a year or never, I am going to tag along and say my thoughts on the matter, if such a device ever goes out of the Nokia labs.

  • It definitely looks like an N810 meets the N95, but who am I to breed mobile devices?
  • It looks like it could be a touchscreen device, and by now you must know that I am a big fan. I love that Nokia is thinking about adding navigation keys to their touchscreen devices that come with a keypad, that way the device is still easily usable on-the-go.
  • I also love that this looks like a multimedia device that sports a QWERTY. Seems like Nokia is starting to think that multimedia fans also do a lot of typing, or that businessmen do like to listen to some music. Could it be an Nseries with a QWERTY like Ricky asked a couple of days ago, or an E-Series with multimedia capabilities? Or a new breed?
  • Although I love the concept, I can’t help but think how solid this thing should be to handle a triple slide without creaking or squeaking or having a loose mechanism.

What do you think about this patent? Do you see an actual device sporting such a design or do you think it’ll just fade away in the drawers? Do you agree that less is more and that all these keys on one device make things a little too complicated, or do you think there is a real audience for such devices, especially after the public got used to the concept with the Helio Ocean and the Pantech Duo?

[Via: Unwired View]

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  • malaeum

    I spent a bit of time analyzing this one myself and I am less than confident in it. I loves me some Nokia phones, but I don’t think that a first generation device of this nature will have anything near great build quality. I however do like that it is triple layered, unlike Helio’s Ocean. With it having three layers though, I am concerned about the thickness to durability realtionship. Also things like a way to angle the screen would be nice, especially as we get nicer and nicer displays. Lastly the keypads look cramped. I don’t like cramming more keys on a device and just making them smaller and smaller. The numpad espeically appears cramped and I am a N73 user who doesn’t mind the keypad at all.

  • malaeum

    I spent a bit of time analyzing this one myself and I am less than confident in it. I loves me some Nokia phones, but I don’t think that a first generation device of this nature will have anything near great build quality. I however do like that it is triple layered, unlike Helio’s Ocean. With it having three layers though, I am concerned about the thickness to durability realtionship. Also things like a way to angle the screen would be nice, especially as we get nicer and nicer displays. Lastly the keypads look cramped. I don’t like cramming more keys on a device and just making them smaller and smaller. The numpad espeically appears cramped and I am a N73 user who doesn’t mind the keypad at all.

  • Demetri

    I agree. A triple slider is a recipe for things to crammed in and possibly break. While I do value the qwerty keyboard, I still try to keep things as simple as possible. I have been an e62 user for about a year and I think that form-factor is perfect. It allows for one or two handed use. The fact that it was used for both the e61 and e61i, tells me that it is a favorable design. I would like to see a e61i design with a US 3G radio, and a high resolution camera. I think it would be a big success.

  • Demetri

    I agree. A triple slider is a recipe for things to crammed in and possibly break. While I do value the qwerty keyboard, I still try to keep things as simple as possible. I have been an e62 user for about a year and I think that form-factor is perfect. It allows for one or two handed use. The fact that it was used for both the e61 and e61i, tells me that it is a favorable design. I would like to see a e61i design with a US 3G radio, and a high resolution camera. I think it would be a big success.

  • Dotsisx

    @ Malaeum
    let’s not forget it is a patent and the keypad will probably look totally different on the actual device.

    @ Demetri
    Haven’t had the chance to play with an E61 or E62 yet, but I held the E61i for a couple of seconds and was extremely delighted. It looked great and felt great and solid in the hand.

  • Dotsisx

    @ Malaeum
    let’s not forget it is a patent and the keypad will probably look totally different on the actual device.

    @ Demetri
    Haven’t had the chance to play with an E61 or E62 yet, but I held the E61i for a couple of seconds and was extremely delighted. It looked great and felt great and solid in the hand.

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