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Nokia recently unveiled a new design: Morph.

This hyper-flexible concept phone, developed in cooperation is based uses a bendy structure with transparent electronics.

The idea is that the Morph's user could bend and flex their phone into any shape they liked: a bangle, for instance (pictured).

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Though it is unclear when (if ever) designer Christina Tapp's concept phone will be available in the shops, it is lovely to look at.

The Panasonic 'Art Nouveau' phone's sleek silhouette is fronted with a scrolling LCD panel.

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Ricardo Baiao/Yanko DesignFrom designer Ricardo Baiao comes the Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone, a creation entirely made of aluminium and glass.

Power is provided by the user's movements, captured by the phone's internal rotors.

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In Part 2: The phone made from your rubbish!!

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It is a concept design for the time being but Nokia's 'Remade' mobile phone shows what can be built with nearly all recycled materials.

The phone's metals comes from aluminium cans, its plastics from drinks bottles and its rubber key mat from old car tires.

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The Softphone concept is a series of discs with electronic fabric stretched in between.

Rather than tapping buttons, the user squeezes the phone to operate it.

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The Chute Smartphone by designer Michael Laut is one of the less far-out concept phones: it is for the most part an ordinary smartphone, but its shell is made out of light, biodegradable bamboo.

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In Part 3: The Keep-Fit Mobile!!

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Another phone from Nokia, this one consists of two wearable parts: a handset and a sensor unit to analyse your environment, health and local weather conditions.

The point of the sensor unit, which will be worn on your wrist or around your neck, is to monitor your health - which could include a heart-rate monitor and motion detector for measuring your performance at the gym, for instance.

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From designer Chris Owens comes the Edge concept phone.

A sliding, glowing, etched glass keypad makes this particular concept phone stand out.

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Another concept phone that is plausible on the grounds of being a typical smartphone but for a funky new shell.

The CulArt, by designer Seungchang Lee, combines wooden detailing and a rocky textured surface.

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