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 Combining two entirely different ideas of paper mail and e-ink technology, Fabien Nauroy has managed to create one of the best concept phones we have seen in some time, the Nokia E97.
Dark sleek looks aside, the Nokia E97 has a unique pullout LCD screen, which can be removed from the handsetjust as you pull a paper from an envelope, and can double as a storage device or a desktop picture frame. The handset goes for an ‘AZERTY’ keypad shunning your usual QWERTY, along with a smaller LCD screen right above it. The whole package seems cool as ice but as for now, as intangible as any other concept phones we have come to see until now.
That pane can be left protruding but still attached – for use with the keyboard – or removed completely and passed around as a photo, video or internet viewer. It would also have its own internal storage and a desktop stand, meaning it could be used as a digital photo frame.
Nauroy envisages a leather portfolio case which would have a pocket for a second screen, so the two parts are obviously intended to be sold separately. He’s certainly got the Nokia design language down to a fine art; the Finns could do worse than looking to Paris for their next inspiration.
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