HTC Patent Shows New Kind of Slider

Thats really interesting. As an owner of the original HTC Universal (with its rotating flip-top) and now the HTC Kaiser, with its tilting screen, I am now convinced that HTC must have a bunch of hinge nerds working for them!

I dont know if I could get on with the design, but its really very interesting nevertheless.

Surur

Heh. I have no problem with hinge nerds. Hinge nerds are my friends.

Now that's cool. I'd love to see it up close and personal.

"Hinge nerds"... that qualifies as my favorite term of the day. :)

Looks like they're definitely earning their keep. I do wonder about the feel-in-hand... as in, wouldn't that be top-heavy? After all, I assume the number-pad area would be thinner than the area covered by the screen, so the overall shape would probably be harder to hold in the hand and dial.

Contrast this with the more curved remote controls that might be in your house, and you'll see that the part closest to your palm is likely to be thicker than the part by your fingertips.

I like the idea, but it looks like troublesome ergonomics.

lol "hinge nerds"

[quote=Malatesta;1421134]lol "hinge nerds"
Proposed slogan:

Hinge Nerds: Bringing devices together one half at a time