Designer creates transforming smartphone-cum-smart watch concept

July 17th, 2013, 16:51 Posted By: wraggster

Limbo project offers a 'new lifestyle' as an extension of the smartphone.
Apple's iWatch is rumoured to be experiencing engineering problems, which may prompt Tim Cook to scrap the device entirely.
And with wrist phones quite the hot topic, a concept for a new flexible 6mm-thick smartphone that transforms it into a smart watch has been unveiled.
The recently designed 'Limbo' phone would be made up of materials with elastic properties and would be powered by Android.
Three powerful magnets on the back of the device would connect it to the wrist cradle, which is designed to not put any pressure on the wrist by using similar materials to the device.
The gadget would contain an 8MP camera on the back and a 1.3MP on the front and would be wi-fi, Bluetooth and 5G-enabled. It would also charge wirelessly, similar to the Nokia Lumia.
The general concept of the phone appears to focus on offering ways to live a healthier lifestyle - as it reads blood pressure, and contains a motion sensor that would be activated when mounted onto the wrist, presumably acting as a pedometer.
Not only that, the Smart Healthcare feature reads all the information collected from the blood pressure reader, and - if we're reading the pictures correctly - contacts a hospital if it thinks your health is in danger.
Even though these plans may never come into fruition, the Limbo has still offered a more exciting smart watch concept to compete with the Androidly than Apple or any of its counterparts have, so kudos for that.

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