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The new transparent screen device from Sony Ericsson is almost out and yet people are not exactly talking about it. Well, there is no surprise there as this gimmicky little phone seems to be nothing more than a stylized designer GSM device. Still, there is something to be said about a mobile phone with a transparent screen, its experimental technology at its best; concept phones are always a great way to push current technology into different directions. It is always easy to innovate by going past the normal limits of current hardware, but to actually try something new is a great big step. Whether this is a step in the right direction or not is still anyone’s guess.
Appreciating See Through
Okay, here is the clincher, what else can you do with a transparent screen? One interesting concept phone released several months back featured a transparent body that allowed you to take images of the view through the phone. Not exactly a great replacement for a camera’s viewfinder, but it did make sense particularly for point and shoot camera users. Oddly enough, the Xperia Pureness has no camera function at all. As it stands, there is no functional reason as to why this phone is using a see through screen; as we said, this is one gimmicky mobile phone.
The Bottom Line
Physically, you can see through this mobile phone. As it is, people’s attentions are also passing through this mobile phone at Sony Ericsson’s more attention worthy devices. It is nice to see that SE has not forgotten the GSM market and are still developing phones for them. But we could have really used a normal Walkman phone instead. Not to say that the Pureness is without its niche; there are plenty who would for this avant-garde mobile phone in a heartbeat.
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