Make this mini cellphone do just about anything, simply by swapping its case
Posted 04.10.2008 at 12:51 pm
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Carry a different phone for every situation, whether you’re traveling light or blasting tunes in your car. On its own, Modu is one of the smallest, lightest cellphones yet. But when you want to do more than basic calling, pop it into a new outer shell to give it features like a full keyboard, a wider display or a longer-lasting battery.
Modu fits into a slot in a shell and controls the shell’s components as if they were its own. The shells will sell for $30 to $90, and the company will let partners design custom versions, such as a model from Universal Music that could have dedicated buttons for playing songs.
Modu can also add a wireless connection to other gadgets. A camera with the appropriate slot could use the phone’s celllar link to e-mail pictures, for instance. Modu launches in Europe in October with several shells that are yet to be announced. It is set to hit the U.S. late next year, when you should be able to plug it into basic shells as well as devices, including a Magellan GPS unit and a Blaupunkt car audio system
Click here to see some of the potential forms the phone could take.
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This modu phone looks like the coolest gadget I've seen in a while. If you go to modumobile.com you can see all the cool jackets they have for it. My only question is: How much does it cost, and how do I get it?
This is the coolest little phone I have seen in a long, long time. The only thing that gets me is the price!!!
This phone is even cooler than the iphone. the iphone is huge and clunky this little phone can just change the casing. its like its own little computer. i cant wait till this comes out. unfortunatly its a whole year. what is the $$?