# Distorted Dextrous Handsets The w00t Mobile Phone Offers the Best of Both Worlds By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-02-05 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/w00t-mobile-phone References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/gallery/w00t-mobile/743093) & [clemensauer.at](http://clemensauer.at/) In just about every way, the w00t Mobile Phone seems to have all the most convenient and intuitive elements wrapped up onto one [crooked case](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-sliding-system). Designed by Clemens Auer, this smartphone truly deserves its title for successfully bridging the gap between [touchscreen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-id360-touchstone) and [tactile control](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communicator). Providing buttons for functions that best suit them and display navigation when it's most instinctive, the w00t Mobile Phone is not satisfied being one way or the other. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Dual Interface Devices:** Creating devices that combine touchscreen and tactile control could offer users the best of both worlds. - **Empathetic Design:** Designers could take cues from the w00t Mobile Phone and create products that are more intuitive and convenient for users. - **Flexible Form Factors:** Exploring unconventional and crooked designs could lead to new innovations in mobile phone design. ### Where This Applies - **Mobile Technology Industry:** The w00t Mobile Phone could disrupt the mobile technology industry by providing a more user-friendly option for consumers. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** Consumer electronics companies could take inspiration from the w00t Mobile Phone to create more intuitive and convenient products for users. - **Product Design Industry:** Product designers could experiment with unconventional form factors like the w00t Mobile Phone to create distinctive and unique products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inclusive Smartphone Control Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/assistive-key-device.md) - [Wacky Design Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-phone-experimentation.md) - [Swappable Keypad Cellphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sidephone-sp01.md) - [Accessible Keyboard-Like Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multidimensional-communication.md) - [Multifunctional Foldable Mobile Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/move-mobile-device.md) - [Double-Display Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duo-phone.md) - [Vibrant Sharp-Edged Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-brutal.md) - [Keyboard-Intact E-Ink Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-minimalist-phone.md) - [Tactile Accessible Mobile Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessible-mobile-technology.md)