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Polaris - About Bloody Time

Wednesday, 7. October 2009, 00:49:21

If you've been reading here for long enough you'll probably have heard my ideas about the perfect smartphone handset - a decently sized touchscreen phone that slots into a bigger PC style base unit. The base unit has a much larger screen, a full keyboard, speakers, a large hard drive for storage and mouse functionality. While all the extra processors for the hardware will be included in the base unit, the phone itself is the brain of the unit, providing an operating system that works well in both forms (although it may take better advantage of the larger screen once connected to the base unit). I think it's such a good idea that I've been talking about it for over a decade now.

Meet Polaris. Filled with wireless sensors, the ability to wirelessly send a signal to a TV and a couple of speakers, this docking station does a bit more than charge your phone or synchronise with a PC. It's that TV signal that's interesting as Polaris beams the entire phones user interface onto your television. Processors within Polaris optimize the phone user interface to the television screen allowing easier access to key features.

And now for the clever bit. This is designed to work on every phone on the network. Unfortunately that network is KDDI in Japan so don't expect to see it over here anytime soon.
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Comments

qlue 7. October 2009, 05:05

:eyes:. That would make my netbook redundant! :yikes:.
Does it run Moblin? :left:.

KYren 7. October 2009, 07:13

I don't want to carry around the base everywhere. That's a base dependent phone. I want to have a desktop computer shrinked to the size of today's mobile phones.

Diabolical 7. October 2009, 07:59

Sounds awesome. For me size has nothing to do with it anymore. Chunky is the new slim :lol:.

Spaggyj 7. October 2009, 09:55

Coolie :D oh, to be Japanese awww

Furie 7. October 2009, 11:49

The phones can be used completely independent of the base unit in my design and this product. All the base unit does is provide a friendlier way to use the interface on a larger display.

KYren 7. October 2009, 14:16

Folding LCDs might be more appropriate option. Suppose you travel to an another place, the same kind of of base needs to be there as well. Will the phone work on a common CRT screen or it works only on LCD screens? A wall mounted LCD TV costs at least 50,000 Rs ($1000) here. If there's only one screen/tv in the house there will be a problem. :D

Furie 7. October 2009, 15:05

No-one reads what I've said. :rolleyes:

KYren 7. October 2009, 15:23

:confused:Did I say anything wrong?

Zaphira 7. October 2009, 17:32

I think it looks seriously cool. :up:

:sst: First thing that springs to mind is a Pokemon egg. :left:

rose-marie 7. October 2009, 18:27

Cool sci-fi look :D

Diabolical 7. October 2009, 23:30

What's the range?

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