The Progression of Touchscreen Phones

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It all started with one screen! The first touchscreen phones had just one screen. This seemed sensible as all previous phones had one screen- with the exception of a few. For me, the next development seemed to be touchscreen phones with a hard keyboard. This is what started the idea of flip-out touchscreen phones. I guess then, someone thought "Why do we need a hard keyboard? Why not another touchscreen?" After all, we had just left 'button typing'. Well, that explains the dual-touchscreen phones, but how and why did someone decide to think up the three-screened phone in the above video. I guess it's evolution; however, I will be surprised if the new concept make it to the market. This does not mean I don't think it's amazing!

For more information visit here.

The first dual-touchscreen phone, the Kyocera Echo:



What can the Echo do?

"Highlights:
  • Dual 3.5” WVGA touchscreen displays combine to form a 4.7” display
  • 5 MP camera with flash, autofocus and 720p HD camcorder
  • Expandable memory: 8GB microSD card included; supports cards up to 32GB
  • Android 2.2 with access to more than 10,000 apps

Apps & Messaging:
  • Google™ mobile services including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™, instant message, Gmail™, YouTube™, and synchronization with Google Calendar™
  • Full HTML Web browser with Google search, optimized for dual-screen experience
  • VueQue™, a pre-loaded app that lets users watch a YouTube, video in one display, while browsing, queuing and buffering additional YouTube videos on the other
  • Corporate (MS Exchange ActiveSync) and personal (POP & IMAP) email access
  • Messaging – personal and business mail, Google Talk instant message and text messaging
  • Sprint Zone™ one-stop wireless account access, phone tips, news and more
  • Access to Telenav GPS Navigator and Sprint TV & Movies®
  • Media player and high-quality video streaming

Connectivity:
  • EV-DO rev. A dual-band digital (800 & 1900 MHz)
  • Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) hotspot capability (supports up to 5 devices)*
  • Stereo Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
  • 3.5mm stereo headset jack"
I'm sure the Echo will be excellent competition for all other mid-range Android devices and, with it's multi-screened edge, could very easily become the phone of choice for many.

For more information, visit the Kyocera Website.

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