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Nokia Morph Concept (long)

Alexander Budde · 4.9M views · 2008-02-25 · 5:57

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Overview

A concept video from Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center showing Morph, a flexible, self-cleaning, shape-changing phone imagined through nanotechnology.

On Hacker News

HN brings it up as a nostalgic, exciting concept in threads on foldable phones and design, and sometimes as an example of concept videos that never shipped.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2011–2025

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arzeth · 2019-02 · Strong recommendation

These Samsung's and Xiaomi's foldable phones don't excite me as much as Nokia Morph. On 2008-02-25, Nokia showed a concept phone Nokia Morph [1]. I have just watched the video about it [2] again and I am still as excited about it as I was 11 years ago. > The phone's theoretical feature list would include the ability to bend into numerous shapes, so it can be worn around the wrist or held up to the face; transparent electronics, which would allow the device to be see-through yet functional; self-cleaning surfaces that can absorb solar energy to recharge the phone's battery; and a wide range of fully integrated sensors. [...] The manufacturer believed that some of the device's imagined features could appear in high-end devices by 2015. So, I am waiting for something like Nokia Morph but also with a screen that can take the form of a standard physical keyboard and give me the same tactile feel. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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v-yadli · 2025-01 · Recommendation

Anyone remember the Morph concept? [LINK] [VIDEO] Blew me away back then, but forgot the name. This archive helped to recover the bits in my head. Thank you!

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drKarl · 2011-09 · Recommendation

Yeah, and some years ago I saw a concept video even more awesome: The Nokia Morph [VIDEO] And it is not a hoax: [LINK] It is expected to hit markets on 2015.

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