A very interesting Nokia smartphone concept was created by Jakob Kumar, a new and prolific designer. Dubbed Nokia Heartbeat, the concept allows users communicate by “telling stories”. Nokia Heartbeat’s shape is linked to its capture-based interface and fluid. The smartphone is basically “sucking up” information, capturing photos, videos and text.
You can view and edit the content on the device and then publish online. There is also support for social networking features, as well as messaging and calling (obviously). The most interesting is the interface concept on Nokia Heartbeat, staying true to the handset’s name. This user interface rotates around the idea of a heart’s pulse: lying detector, music bars, hearth graph. Such mechanisms were used to replace galleries and lists …
In addition, there is also a stylus in the mix, which is useful for editing content, while the lock buttons and volume on the phone are easily accessible. As the images of the Nokia concept show, a wheel is used by Heartbeat for moving around menus, like some compact cameras on the market today. A “composer” is also included in the user interface, allowing users to merge images, sound and video into a story.
This idea is original and simple, but it would be better for a MID, a PMP or a revolutionary camera, rather than a smartphone… or maybe even a console.
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