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25 Revolutionary Mobile Phones

From the iPhone to Cell Phones Made of Hay

— March 23, 2009 — Tech
This cluster celebrates all of the incredible cell phone designs that have the potential to be the next iPhone. Each concept seems to be more incredible than the last, whether it's a biodegradable cell phone made of hay, a sleek transparent glass touchscreen mobile or a cell phone especially made for the visually-impaired.

As we anxiously await the release of the iPhone 3.0 OS, click through the cluster of incredible cell phones below to see what the next-gen superphone might look like.
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Incorporating Viral Feedback
Incorporating Viral Feedback
iPhone 3.0 Features Cut-and-Paste, Turn-by-Turn Directions
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Mobile Phone Writes Too
Mobile Phone Writes Too
The CellPenPhone?
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Fuel Cell Powered Cell Phone
Fuel Cell Powered Cell Phone
NEC Flask
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Cell Phone With Large Pullout Display
Cell Phone With Large Pullout Display
Readius
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21
Carbon Neutral Mobile Phones
Carbon Neutral Mobile Phones
The Recycled Material Motorola Renew (CES 2009)
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20
Coupled Cell Phones
Coupled Cell Phones
‘Duophone' Mobiles Prove That Two is Better Than One
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19
3D Touchscreen Cell Phones
3D Touchscreen Cell Phones
The LG Arena Smartphone Takes Multimedia to a New Dimension
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18
24K Exec Cell Phones
24K Exec Cell Phones
The Mobiado Professional 105GMT Screams ‘Business Chic'
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17
$94,000 Diamond-Studded Cell Phone
$94,000 Diamond-Studded Cell Phone
Tiffany & Co Mobile
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16
Gaudy Mobile Phones
Gaudy Mobile Phones
Over-Blinged Overseas Technology
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15
Gem-Studded Cell Phones
Gem-Studded Cell Phones
Continental Mobiles Add Precious Stones & LEDs to Smartphones
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14
Garish Gadgets
Garish Gadgets
The Givori Nefertiti Mobile Phone is a Gilded Mess
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13
Emotion-Sensitive Cell Phones
Emotion-Sensitive Cell Phones
TouchMan Shares Your Feelings Visually
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12
Mobile Phones Made from Hay
Mobile Phones Made from Hay
The 'Natural Year Phone' for Green Geeks
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11
Kinetic Cell Phones
Kinetic Cell Phones
Ulysse Nardin Creates Eco-Friendly Mobile Technology
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10
Mobile Jewelry
Mobile Jewelry
The Cell Phone Ring
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9
See-Through Cell Phone
See-Through Cell Phone
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Phone
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8
Mobile Phone of 2014
Mobile Phone of 2014
Light Flash
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7
Ergonomic Cell Phones
Ergonomic Cell Phones
The 'Balance of Communication' Concept
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6
Cell Phones for the Blind
Cell Phones for the Blind
Nokia knfbReader Mobile
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5
Cell Phones With 5 Touchscreens
Cell Phones With 5 Touchscreens
The Packet
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4
Retro Wooden Mobile Phone
Retro Wooden Mobile Phone
Russian Craftsman 'Brings it Back'
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3
Glass Cell Phones
Glass Cell Phones
Lenovo 'Poison' Features Transparent Display
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2
Glass Mobile Phones
Glass Mobile Phones
‘Glassy Glassy' by Mac Funamizu
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$30,000 Cell Phones
$30,000 Cell Phones
Vertu's Solid Gold Boucheron 150
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