There’s something smelly about the winning entry of this competition. It has a very high degree of deja-vu. Not that I disagree with the jury, for the idea is remarkable. I’m just saying it’s been done before, and not that I don’t want Tamer Nakisci to enjoy his € 5000 and 15 minutes of fame, but I’m pretty damn sure he stole the idea from NEC and just slightly upgraded it with some new fancy gadgets that weren’t around at the time the concept was born. I’ll let you be the judge of that. Here’s a comparison :
The Prize Winning Entry by mister Nakisci : |
The NEC ‘Tag’ Soft Shell Mobile Phone |
* Edited.* I’ll put it in another way : if it’s a concept contest, I think you need to think of a new concept, and be original. If the jury says for other concepts that they remind them of an existing design, then what is this? – I think other entries are more original.
Check it out on [the NEC site] and notice this was the 2003-2004 edition.
Nokia 888 via [Engadget] – [Concept Lounge on Coolz0r] – [Nokia Concept Lounge]