Hong Kong-based British designer Michael Young has designed a mobile phone dock and handset for product design firm Native Union.
The product, called Moshimy, consists of a dock for recharging phone batteries and a handset for making and receiving calls while at home or in the office.
Its surface is made of olive green plastic and brushed aluminium.
Native Union say that using a separate handset when not actually on the move can spare the user from 96% of radiation compared to using a mobile phone directly.
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Here's some information from Michael Young:
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New from Native Union and Michael Young - The Moshimy range of handsets for mobile phones.
Changing the way we use our mobile phones. Celebrating the art of conversation.
Reversing the trend for miniaturization of the mobile phone. A super-stylish, full size handset from Michael Young that allows the customer to enhance the functionality of their mobile phone, increase the everyday comfort of ‘living’ with a mobile and offers 96% protection from the radiation emitted from every mobile phone.
We are not trying to change anyone’s habits, The Moshimy handset works with the customer’s lifestyle. This is not a solution for talking on the phone when the customer is on the move. This is very specifically a lifestyle accessory for use when the customer is not on the move. At home, at the office, typically 16-20 hours of the 24 hours available.
The Michael Young design, featuring a unique brushed aluminum honeycombed facia, includes extra functions to enhance the phones features. These include – Bluetooth Stereo speakers, conference call function, and phone battery recharging dock.
really into the finish on the inside of the handset, pattern is interesting too. no so sure about the overall form though or speaker design.
this is certainly a nice thing , just so out there in a world of making things small
its an odd typology , speakers big now , phones small ,now movable , some one had to figure this out i guess , nice one , and love the honeycomb stretch over the face m there really is nothing on the market like , bravo
uhm, seems quite pointless. either, use a regular phone (and redirect ur homephone-number to ur cellphone or vice versa), or keep ur cellphone in ur pocket and charge it at night, or just charge it at home/in the office and when it rings go/lean over and answer it. this basically seems to be a way to make ur mobile phone not mobile.
Great new aesthetic. good to see something a little different from the telecom sector.
The ‘Newson/90′s Tim Thom’ hybrid esthetic clashes too much with the Iphone/pod for my liking.
looks pretty unique and fresh to me xit , and very useful
Nice to the the old phone reinvented, as a speaker and phone product , a real sign of the times and looks way better than Bang & Olufsen , nice pattern work too