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thelostone
01-12-2010, 09:45 PM
Concept phones are always interesting but this new one, called EMPATHY, from BlackBerry is quite a sight to behold ? so long as you like your angles, that is

Concept devices usually incorporate some kind of quantum and, as yet undiscovered, esoteric technology and this new one from BlackBerry, known as the EMPATHY, is no different ? it detects the emotions of both you and your contacts.
The EMPATHY, which is a rather angular affair, is the brain-child of the Art Center College of Design.
But that?s neither here nor there. The point of the device is to showcase something that could, potentially, exist in the future ? it?s a projection, if you will, of future trends and technologies.
The EMPATHY ?communicates your frustration at the phone's inability to properly sync IMAP accounts in real time. All of this anger and joy is displayed on a social map -- colored rings indicate your contacts' previous and current emotional states -- which is presented on a full touchscreen that can become transparent when the phone's not in use.?
Why you would want a mobie to do this god only knows