Ever dreamt of having a see-through phone which uses liquid as its fuel (speculatively ethanol) to provide the "juice" and has one of the most convenient way to see how much “juice” remains in a device. Juice being the battery life and in this case battery life being displayed with liquid. It seems like such a good idea: booze = power.
NEC, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, recently unveiled a new concept phone that uses fuel cell as power. While the idea is not new, NEC's fuel cell phone is really something that we haven't seen until now. The handset is apparently named NEC Flask Phone and, at a first glance, it looks like a giant lighter. On the second glance, there seems to be device that is said to be packed with some sort of a touchscreen that also plays the role of a keypad and features a large transparent liquid-reservoir that holds the precious “fuel” that is converted to electrical juice, thus it allows one to see when to recharge. It's so cool to be able to watch the liquid inside drain as you’re using the phone, so you can see how much power you have left. Without the need to recharge the device with electricity, NEC’s Flask Phone should reduce your carbon footprint a bit. There seems to be a “recharging” port on the bottom-end of the fuel-cell, possibly allowing for the liquid-fuel to be re-filled when needed. They say the contents aren't for human consumption, so the option of just opening up the fuel-cell and taking a swig doesnt exist and also might not help you smuggle any reasonably-priced alcohol into any popular nightclubs around the city.
NEC, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, recently unveiled a new concept phone that uses fuel cell as power. While the idea is not new, NEC's fuel cell phone is really something that we haven't seen until now. The handset is apparently named NEC Flask Phone and, at a first glance, it looks like a giant lighter. On the second glance, there seems to be device that is said to be packed with some sort of a touchscreen that also plays the role of a keypad and features a large transparent liquid-reservoir that holds the precious “fuel” that is converted to electrical juice, thus it allows one to see when to recharge. It's so cool to be able to watch the liquid inside drain as you’re using the phone, so you can see how much power you have left. Without the need to recharge the device with electricity, NEC’s Flask Phone should reduce your carbon footprint a bit. There seems to be a “recharging” port on the bottom-end of the fuel-cell, possibly allowing for the liquid-fuel to be re-filled when needed. They say the contents aren't for human consumption, so the option of just opening up the fuel-cell and taking a swig doesnt exist and also might not help you smuggle any reasonably-priced alcohol into any popular nightclubs around the city.
There are no technical details available regarding this phone concept, so I can't say much about the concept or about the features the phone has to offer. On the other hand, judging by its appearance, it's kinda hard to believe that this NEC phone will be able to offer any multimedia features or support, so it will probably be just another basic phone for calls, SMSing, and may be some games. The colors are obviously very woman friendly. NEC says that they’ll be releasing this liquid-powered handset sometime by third or fourth quarter of 2008.
Since the phone look more like a giant lighter, I won't be surprised if they embed a cigarette ligther into it and turn the concept into one of those crazy japanese invention, so for the moment I’ll be classifying this as just another ‘too good to be true’ concept phone.
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