Nokia demonstrates flexible user interface prototype at Nokia World

At Nokia World 2011, Nokia showed that it can think out of the box with a very interesting prototype demonstration. Called the “Nokia kinetic device”, it features a flexible display that gives users a brand new way to interact with a mobile device. Instead of the usual touchscreen tapping, swiping, and pinching, the Nokia kinetic device works by being twisted, bent, bowed and tapped. A very interesting concept if you ask me, though it’s definitely not something that could replace traditional touchscreens, though it would do a good job in complementing them.

The technology for the flexible displays can also be applied to future phones/tablets for more durable devices that can be placed in the back pocket and sat on without any fear of breaking them. Plus, this flexible UI can work even when a person is wearing gloves, which makes it more usable than capacitive touchscreens when outdoors during the winter. Check out a video demonstration for yourself:

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Yesterday I revealed to you the Express, Feel and Share Nokia phones, designed by Provoke and available in a New York exhibition starting this weekend. Now it’s time for some extra pics of the beautiful handsets and some info about them.
One of the most beautiful devices designed for 2012 is the Express concept phone (above), that allows the user to change the color of his/her handset electronically, according to the mood he/she’s in.
The Share concept, on the other side will be designed for specific groups, who like to share information and communicate through codes and symbols. It’s a totally urban concept, that supports content tagging and the Share device you can see below is customized for skateboarders.

Nokia 2012 Concept Designs

Nokia’s main design contractor, Provoke Design must own a time machine of sorts (or a really wild imagination) in order to come up with concepts that might roll out come 2012. These new concepts are currently being paraded in New York at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition starting this Saturday. These fully functional prototypes are supposed to demonstrate the core innovation proposed, whatever that means. They consist of Express, Share, and Feel concept models. I wonder if any of those pack in a projector of sorts.