2nd gen of iphone flip i found on the net
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Apple's iPhone launch caused a wave of excitement that even now refuses to die down. The company is now planning to ride on this with a "clamshell iPhone". Yes, "clamshell iPhone" which will be smaller -- likely half the size of the iPhone, but will take a couple of years to go to market.
A touch-screen patent first filed by Apple in the US in September 2006 has given birth to this speculation about Apple mulling a "clamshell iPhone". The patent application, which has been newly disclosed, contains illustrated features including a transparent dual-sided touch-sensitive trackpad cover; meaning the top of the iPhone is covered with a transparent touch panel which when opened reveals an also touch-sensitive inner side.
It also appears from the patent that the "clamshell iPhone" will enable users write in numbers and letters using their fingers. Meanwhile, the patent doesn't talk about any keyboard though it does imply that sensitive controls could be used to create a virtual keyboard.
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The Apple iPhone has been available for less than a month, but already there are indications of a second-generation iPhone in the works. Taiwan's Wintek has been given touch-screen panel orders for this iPhone, according to reports published by Taiwan's Commercial Times.
The pricing? Apparently between US $249 and $299. While all these are still rumors, it will be interesting to see if the thing actually materializes. The current form-factor of the iPhone is not bad - it's easy on the eye and does not feel overly bulky in your hand.
Would this, in fact, turn out to be the iPhone nano that we keep hearing about? Time will tell. At least there's time till September.