LG is clearly not resting on its laurels after the success of its svelte Prada handset, as these recently un-earthed patent applications show. First of the two interesting ideas (marked here with ‘A’) is a twin touch-screen interface (a little like the recent Pantech twin-screener), which can be used either as independent or inter-related screens – similar to the Nintendo DS games console.
Perhaps more exciting is LG’s concept for a moving icon interface (‘B’), where fish are used as a visual metaphor for the idea that icons can react to your input on screen. Tapping a new SMS, for instance, could cause a fish to swim over and ’swallow’ it, spawning a range of new fish-shaped options. Click below to see the full range of patent drawings.
More fish icons below. We like the idea that fish icons could swarm around taps and gestures that you make, moving to within range of your pointer:
And more twin-screen action:
(Unwired View via Mad4Mobiles)
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