The big thing about touchscreen mobile phones is that, theoretically, they do away with all the old frustrations of mobile user interfaces, heralding a new dawn of tactile touch navigation. Or something like that. The iPhone has done a pretty good job, but other handset manufacturers are trying to figure out how they can improve on Apple’s UI.
LG’s solution? Hold a competition for designers to come up with a new mobile UI, with a $14,000 prize. Check out the winning entry. It’s called ‘Driving’, and it’s an on-screen steering wheel. I wouldn’t fancy text messaging with that, but imagine playing a driving game…
(via Engadget Mobile)
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