Product Visionaires GmbH, a BenQ Mobile subsidiary based in Berlin, is a creative think tank developing future concepts primarily for BenQ-Siemens. They have released their designs of few concept mobile phones recently. Described as "cool and creative", these concept phones can easily be described by another word - CRAZY! Here's a small sample of what they've come up with thus far. They have a "snake-clinging design" that resembles a wraparound bracelet, complete with prominent music controls; one that gets all warped out of shape as if it were in a funhouse mirror, providing a "non-symmetric body and ununiformed key pad" that can be bent and twisted to fit your fancy; and a touchscreen concept that is probably the most normal looking of the three.

And here's another concept phone - Asus Aura, produced by Hungarian design company Egy Studio for Taiwanese vendor. It was clearly inspired by iPhone, although it has some interesting innovations addressing commonly mentioned shortcomings of Apple's cellphone. The phone has a frontal adorned by a fantastic 3.9 inch LCD screen that surfaces the entire phone. And believe me; this ought to be one crazy touchscreen experience. That's not all; the 97x49x6mm frame also accommodates a 2 megapixel camera, a QWERTY keyboard that is ridiculously slender and a microSD card slot. as far as network and connectivity specs are concerned, there's a lot to smile about as it provides support for GSM, HSPDA, UMTS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It amazes me how compact technology has become.