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Tarati Touchless Phone Concept by Ami Kealoha

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A play on the "reach out and touch someone jingle," Tarati is Branko Lukic's new idea for a mobile that dials by passing fingers through keyholes creating a touchless experience. Nevermind multi-touch user interfaces, the former IDEO designer's concept makes dialing "a more magical experience and, hence, more indicative of what's really happening beyond the visible realm." Borrowing a name from the Sanskrit word for "he passed through," Tarati is the fourth in Lukic's Design Fictions, all previews from his forthcoming book nonobject due out later this year.

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This entry posted on 25 May 2007 at 11:35 AM
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