Wooden Cellphone; Really?

Abhinav Kaiser | Aug 07, 2008 | 0 comments

We have come across all kinds of cellphones these days including wooden ones. The only difference being the so called wooden phones were actually made of a kind of plastic.

Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee have designed a cellphone concept which is made of real wood, Maple and the phone is rightly christened Maple Phone.

The cell phone measures 4.5 x 10.4 x 9.8 cm and is a slider with functions like calling, texting, MP3 player and digital camera. It provides basic cell phone functionalities in a cool and unique handset inspiring “special emotion” with its soft feel and a natural look.

The phone contains touch-sensitive sensors located in the back of the housing that turn on the backlight, responding to your finger touch, bringing the wood to life. It would probably use the capacitive touch technology, which is a special panel coated with indium tin oxide or a similar material capable to conduct continuous electrical current across the sensor.

Maple’s LCD display reveals itself from back as you slide the phone.

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