Comments on: Patents Pondered: Say Hello to... iFlip? - Wait-a-Thon

By: zack

zack — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:50:07 +0000

i think that they might use this technology for there laptops next year not the iphone i have a hard time believing apple will go back to a flip phone (normally bulkier)i think they will use it so u can ether have a normal laptop or a tablet pc. (mac)

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:36:16 +0000

That's an interesting idea but not a practical idea, although I support that Apple brings some changes to its iPhone design.

By: Justia

Justia — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:03:52 +0000

Interesting story, hard to imagine the iPhone in that form.

By: topolina

topolina — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:54:06 +0000

I personally like the flip phones- my old cell phone didn't have a flip and kept turning itself on in my backpack.

Not sure I get the translucent screen though...

By: schleifnet

schleifnet — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:05:13 +0000

ugh, i remember this argument with the first smartphones came out, flip versus candybar style, can't stand the flip personally, but if this happens i'd want a second screen with some sort of feep back maybe not a touch screen, but a keyboard with oled screens like that russian made one

By: AnteL0pe

AnteL0pe — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:08:04 +0000

Giving up the large screen is not something I'm interested in at this point, though Apple has released plenty of products that make sense only after they're released.

By: labgpr

labgpr — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:56:24 +0000

I have to agree with some of the other posts. The main thing I like about the iPhone is the big screen. I will stick with the current design, but you never know if you can fight Job's RDF

By: chadman

chadman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:30:10 +0000

I don't like the concept. It defeats the purpose of having a computer in your pocket.

By: mad6c

mad6c — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:26:42 +0000

Don't see it happening but with Apple you never know. Browsing seems like it would lose its appeal.

By: burnsaa

burnsaa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:12:31 +0000

Oops guess I should have kept reading on the main page as the very next post answered my question.

By: burnsaa

burnsaa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:01:10 +0000

hmm this looks like it would suck not dissing on your photoshop skills or anything just the actual design. I haven't owned a flip phone for about 5 years now and there's no way I'm going back.

So anyword on who won last weeks contest I thought the winner would be posted in the first post the next week isn't this it or am I missing something?

By: jlai

jlai — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:25:47 +0000

I think one of the most appealing features of the iPhone was that it had such a big screen.. I guess just don't like flip phones.

By: blackmoose

blackmoose — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:55:16 +0000

Doesn't hurt to get a patent, but it wouldn't be for me, the more moving parts, the more that can break. Apple keeps it simple and that's good for me.

By: tschertz01

tschertz01 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:18:14 +0000

Can't say that I would be too interested in this particular form factor, but then again a real product could sway me if it was designed as well as the original.

By: tcterrified

tcterrified — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:56:22 +0000

Flip seems cooler for a slightly larger form factor to me...who knows if this will ever see the light of day...

By: NPR_aficionado

NPR_aficionado — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:32:43 +0000

Very interesting...can't wait for AT&T's exclusive contract to expire!

By: marcol

marcol — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:44 +0000

Since I think my first Cell Phone will be an iPhone

Now there's an opening line to a first post! I hope you enjoy mobile technology, despite the occasionally curmudgeonly tone of some these forums I'm sure we'd all agree that it's really a great deal of fun and actually rather useful too.

By: marcol

marcol — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:10:12 +0000

As I was pondering over in another thread, multiple hardware designs have a downside if it means the UI can't be fully optimised for any one bit of kit. That seems like a real strength of the iPhone at the moment but I guess two designs might not be too many. A flip though? I'll pass on that unless it's much better than it is in my imagination

By: wencdj

wencdj — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:37:47 +0000

Since I think my first Cell Phone will be an iPhone, I am intrigued by this rumor, but I am not so sure about this translucent jazz. I would think there would be bleed through from front to back, making things difficult to read. I like the one piece design. Flip phones are a gimmick as far as I am concerned.

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:17:53 +0000

Meh. I'll pass on the flip. But I would like to see some new form factors, just not this one!

By: hyeking

hyeking — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:45:57 +0000

I hope apple doesn't make a mistake and make it bulky. Flip phones also get too boring too fast.

By: gruswitz

gruswitz — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:01:44 +0000

I really doubt this will occur. The touch screens take a fair amount of internal space as well as the battery. If the iPhone were spit and miniturized in this manner, there would be even less room for the other electronics. I like the idea for adopting flip phone converts, but we'd lose some of the screen real estate, battery life, and all the apps and webapps made for iphones would have to be reformatted for the new design. I don't think that sounds very apple.

By: Bri Guy

Bri Guy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:57:45 +0000

I just KNEW Dieter was a Trekkie Seriously, I wouldn't mind having the option. iPhone in at least two form-factor flavors? YES!

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:15:29 +0000

Old-school flip "Dieter to Enterprise!" fondness, eh?

All my old flip phones busted at the joint, and I like the slab personally, but again I'd never bet against Ive.

By: Bad Ash

Bad Ash — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:50:47 +0000

I hope the iPhone does not go in this direction... Ever since my first Treo 650 I've wanted to avoid flips at all costs... Please say it's not true...

By: Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:10:39 +0000

I am having a tough time visualizing exactly what the translucent thing would look like -- though rene's photoshop definitely helped! I've wanted a decent flip-smartphone ever since using the treo 270. My favorite part about this: it would mean I could just flip open the iPhone instead of using that slide to unlock the screen.

Plus there's nothing better than flipping a phone open to answer and closing it to hang up.