Project Rimino concept pushes the boundaries of mobile user interface design as we know it [VIDEO]

You don’t offten see a mobile concept as elaborate as this one. The Rimini UI/device combo is a refreshing breeze in the current attrition warefare led by the major mobile OS’s. Though the concept will hardly see daylight in a real product, it is evident a lot of thought has went into creating this interface system that’s unlike any other. Meet the Project Rimino.

Created by designer Amid Moradganjeh as part of his Master’s Thesis, the Project Rimino describes a minimalist mobile device that reacts to human interaction more intuitively than anything I’ve seen before.

Rimino escapes the application-driven structure and instead represents a task or goal oriented system that presents the most relevant tasks and options to the user based on the content captured with the device or the user input. Speaking of which, the Project Rimino imaginary device presents a wealth of new input approaches and methods such as:

• writing on the screen, writing with the device itself, scribbling next to the device
• blowing
• scratching
• shadowing the device with a hand
• twisting
• pulling and stretching
• knocking, poking and kissing
• gestures in front of the screen

Those are further aided by the interactive “lively pad” on the back of the device, which will make the phone feel as alive by regulating its own temperature, texture, force feedback, moisture, creating air flow, and even smell.

Several of the Rimino devices can be stacked together to form a bigger screen and these devices will be more than happy to connect to your other computers in a natural way via simple gestures, turning the device into a remote or a pointer or simply helping your phone text input with the computer keyboard.

You should really watch the video below to get the idea.

The Project Rimino has created a phone that’s smarter than most smartphones of today are. I doubt that we will be seeing many of those implemented anytime soon, but as the author concludes, the Future of computing is mobile… I totally agree on that part and thinking out of the box is the way to go.

Read more about the project at the source link below.

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