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Video Daily: The incredible Mozilla Labs concept smartphone

Mozilla Labs has shown off the Seabird concept smartphone this week, the conclusion of the "Open Web Concept Phone" project which began in early 2009.

The "Mozilla Labs Concept Series" asks the world what they want to see out of certain future devices, as long as they revolve around Firefox, Mozilla and the Open Web.



Billy May, working directly off all the community feedback, has now released a video for "Seabird."

The main new features of the smartphone are dual Pico-projectors, which allow for a fully projected keyboard, effectively turning your phone into a notebook.

Form factor is very slick for the touchscreen concept as well as very thin, while leaving enough room for the dual projectors.

There are no plans for the release of the phone or a Mozilla OS (the Seabird runs on Android), but I'll take a leap here and say there would be few people who wouldn't want to see this phone as a real device.



Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 26 Sep 2010 1:09

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• 9 comments

• Gplanet

  SWEET!!!!

  27.9.2010 07:36 #1

• KSib

  I like it a lot :D That Bluetooth headset within the phone should be in more newer model phones, I think.
  
  Then again, more people would walk around in public with Bluetooth headsets so maybe not. Awkward hellos are awkward, if you know what I mean.
  
  Also, why does Diamond Dallas Page edit these comments? (First post)
  

  28.9.2010 20:46 #2

• ddp

  KSib, ddp are the initals of my full name minus 1 letter. i've been using those letters a lot longer then diamond has.
  

  28.9.2010 22:41 #3

• raven30

  I like it they should come out with I like that you can use the Bluetooth headset to control the screen I am game.

  3.10.2010 09:22 #4

• voyager

  From 1:06, is that for real?

  3.10.2010 11:14 #5

• raven30

  Originally posted by voyager: From 1:06, is that for real? concept just an idea they can make it this will be the iphone killer

  3.10.2010 23:12 #6

• voyager

  Originally posted by raven30: Originally posted by voyager: From 1:06, is that for real? concept just an idea they can make it this will be the iphone killer And i discover that Yes this technology exist and the first was tested in a single ballpaint pencil.

  4.10.2010 03:52 #7

• Pauline 3 (unverified)

  Damn it!! Conquer the iPhones! Go manfacture this darn Modzilla Concept Smartphones. We could do away with our current keyboards. Where do I go register to get this first phone when it comes off the line?
  Pauline
  

  1.2.2013 17:14 #8

• deak91

  out side of the mini usb charging connection(it has been known to break on most phones) this is a kick ass phone. i would drop my iphone for this. im hopping with this video out apple will not try to steal any ideas from this and call it their own

  1.2.2013 17:37 #9