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Kyocera Unveils Kinetic Flexible OLED Cell Phone
inhabitat.com - 4/17/2009
Kyocera Unveils Kinetic Flexible OLED Cell Phone
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Charting the future of cell phone technology, Kyocera recently unveiled a kinetic energy-powered phone that is capable of folding up like a wallet . Designed by industrial designer Susan McKinney, the EOS phone consists of a soft, semi-rigid polymer skin surrounding a flexible low-energy ...
Kyocera's flexible, folding phone concept
core77.com - 4/16/2009
Kyocera's flexible, folding phone concept
— core77.com — 0jeffreysass.jpg [photo credit: Jeffrey Sass ] Kyocera's EOS folding concept phone incorporates a flexible OLED screen, changing... its form factor from a clamshell into something more closely resembling a wallet or clutch-purse. Explains Kyocera ... (more) Kyocera's flexible, folding phone concept

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How to green your cell phone usage
supereco.com - 4/23/2009
How to green your cell phone usage
— supereco.com — The jury is still out in the case to prove that cell phone radiation causes abnormalities in... the brain but considering that motorists who use cell phones while driving —even hands free--are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves or someone else, it ... (more) How to green your cell phone usage

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Green Daily:  Eco-Beat, 4/17

Ecoble:  8 Amazing Ways to Use Kinetic Energy at Home

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Eco-Beat, 4/17
Green Daily — ... Kyocera Developing a Kinetic Folding Cell Phone The more you interact with this soft-ish folding phone, the more kinetic energy it harvests from its piezoelectric generators. Open it up for wide screen interaction, then fold it up like a wallet. ...

8 Amazing Ways to Use Kinetic Energy at Home
Ecoble — ... This concept phone by Kyocera gains a charge the more it’s used.  The kinetic powered phone boasts a space-age design, folding into a convenient wallet size for portability and simple calls.  Space memory technology  allows the keyboard to pop up when in use and to blend flat with the phone when it’s not needed.  Unfolded, the low-energy OLED screen widens making it an ideal phone for mobile media fans. ...

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