14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia finally got the hint that Sidekicks are hot and looking great and thought that they would look even better with their logo on. The Finnish handset producer forwarded a patent for a device that looks incredibly similar to the handsets that became highly popular in the US.
It's all about the large side sliding screen being combined with a full QWERTY keypad and voila! you've got yourself a Sidekick. OK, it might not be all that easy, but Nokia's new patent does look very much like these media phones available in the US and designed by Danger.
There is also a notable difference between the two devices, other than the fact that one is real, while Nokia's is a mere concept. The new idea brings a turning part on the side as an opening device. This means that, in order to open the screen, the user will have to turn the handle 180 degrees. As a result, the device might have more stability, although there seems to have been no problem with the classic Sidekick devices.
From what it looks, Nokia's forwarded a Sidekick patent for a device that washes its hands from what really inspired it and tries not to look like Danger's phones. The new rotating part looks cool, but feels like it brings little or no functionality at all. This makes it look like Nokia just managed to patent a Sidekick design for itself.
The Finnish handset producer seems to have big plans for the future. It also looks into touchscreen technology and now it comes up with one of the most popular phone designs in the US and accounts it for itself. The touchscreen-enabled mobile phones are definitely coming next year, although it's not 100 percent clear that the same will happen with this patent.