Bendy phone to edit music on the fly

 

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By Reuters

Posted on 21 Apr 2009 at 08:48

Design firm Pilotfish has unveiled plans to make an advanced music phone, hoping to tap untested demand for music editing on the go.

Pilotfish claims its "Ondo" concept phone will enable good quality recording of three separate sound tracks and allow editing of the music by physically twisting and bending the phone.

The company, which has also designed scooters and blood-pressure monitors, will initially target music enthusiasts and amateur musicians, but also sees wider appeal for the phone.

The phone's main touchscreen consists of three 'sticks' that can be removed and separately clipped onto a musical instrument or a person to capture live sound.

"The technology should be available in two to three years," says Stefanel Barutcieff, senior industrial designer at Germany-based Pilotfish, although he admits a commercial release is years away.

Pilotfish says broadening the features of music phones would benefit content creators, who could offer sound libraries or musical games for download.

Analysts claim the phone looks attractive but are sceptical about the potential demand. "In a fast moving market niche specifications and applications can rapidly become standard features," says Geoff Blaber from CCS Insight. "We've seen that with cameras, positioning and a host of other features."