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axxxr Posts: > 500

Sony Ericsson have filed a patent for a Mobile Phone Multimedia Cradle that can transform your phone into a full blown home multimedia center.

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When seated, your phone is connected to the multimedia cradle via a system bus. The cradle itself includes:

Microphone, speaker (or speakers for stereo sound) and separate larger numerical keypad for normal telephony operations
Larger display (on the order of a 7Œf diagonal screen size), a full, or proportionally slightly reduced, standard QWERTY type keyboard, mouse that can be connected via a port receptacle integrated into a side of the housing,
Multiple varied computer peripheral jacks, ports, or outlets including, but not limited to, an ethernet jack, a USB port, an IEEE video jack , a Memory Stick port and a compact flash port.
Short range RF transceivers for broadcasting signals wirelessly to other devices via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other protocols or FM.
And now think of the cool things you could do with your phone if you had such a cradle:

Broadcast your music. Via FM transmitter you could broadcast all the music stored on your Walkman Phone to a nearby hi-fi stereo system or a gboom boxh that has FM radio. The a larger display on the cradle will allow for much easier music library viewing. Playlist manipulation is also much easier with a nearby mouse and QWERTY keyboard on 7 screen.

View and edit your photofs. View pictures on the bigger screen. Itfs actually very similar size to a standard 4~6 photograph. Order, view, edit you pictures and videos with a keyboard and mouse. Store them on Memory Stick, add them to e-mails and send via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or ethernet, print them through a connected printer.

Synchronize your files and data. Again, with the cradle connected to a home network, your smartphone is just another node in it.

Use a handsfree mode to communicate. With built-in mic and speakers you donft need to pick up your phone.

Browse the Internet, edit the your messages and send e-mails. Itfs easy to do with QWERTY keyboard and mouse. The cradle is connected to your home network so you have seamless Net access. Or, with HSDPA support on your cellphone and unlimited data plan, it can become your gateway to the net. You donft even need another ISP, apart from your mobile carrier.

Connect all the peripherals you need. With a number of dataports available on the side of multimedia cradle, you can connect external monitor, scanner, printer and any other peripheral to your phone.

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Posted: 2007-02-01 20:22:40
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jcwhite_uk Posts: > 500

Looks like an old atari computer where you put in a phone instead of a cartridge.
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Posted: 2007-02-01 21:05:33
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axxxr Posts: > 500

This is just the Patent design,im sure the final end product will go through many design changes before it hits the market.

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Posted: 2007-02-01 23:20:33
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Oco Posts: > 500

Atari? no way looks like a Commodore 64

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Posted: 2007-02-01 23:35:10
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bart Posts: > 500

i love it.
its the future, this will insure the strenght of symbian and SE
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Posted: 2007-02-02 00:14:29
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axxxr Posts: > 500

I agree.

I also happen to think this is a brilliant idea...well done

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Posted: 2007-02-02 00:43:14
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renesis Posts: 204

The futurd is now.

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Posted: 2007-02-02 03:17:24
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rockygali Posts: > 500

so its like a tablet PC with a cellie extension

genius... pure genius! let PC be the PC...

and the SE Docking Station be the trend of the future.. kewl!

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the future....
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Posted: 2007-02-02 03:43:50
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hitmark Posts: 32

Hmm, i feel like claiming that they have ripped of one of my ideas. Still, as long as it gets made i dont care. And better its se then apple or ms...

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Posted: 2007-02-02 04:21:43
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chriswg85 Posts: 210

This is really a brilliant idea that should hopefully pave the way for even more convergence between devices. I can't wait to see how the final product turns out. Good job SE!
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Posted: 2007-02-02 08:27:01
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