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Ericsson
shows world's first titanium mobile phone
{February
8th 2000] During the International Furniture Fair in Stockholm, Ericsson will
show for the first time the R320 TITAN, a design study based on Ericsson's R320
WAP phone. The Titan phone is only made in a limited edition of 50 phones and has
been developed to study the material; titan, which has never been used before in
a mobile phone. The first, exclusive opportunity to experience the R320 TITAN will be
given at David Design's showroom in Stockholm on February 8th. Fully working
models of the titanium phone will be on display. However, the R320 TITAN is only
made in a limited edition of 50 phones and is not planned to become a commercial
product, the aim is to experiment with new materials and design. "As
Titanium is one of the strongest materials available, it is extremely complex to
work with and it has been a high-level task for Ericsson's engineers and
designers to succeed in making this product look good," says Jan Ahrenbring,
Vice President Marketing and Communications at Ericsson Mobile Communications.
"For an innovative company like Ericsson it is obvious to experiment with
new materials." Ericsson has a long tradition of using metals in their mobile phones;
many models have magnesium frames for providing strength. The unique solution to
use a solid metal construction, which Ericsson is first in the industry to
present, gives durability and also unique design. It was September last year at
a spectacular event in Hong Kong, that Ericsson globally unveiled the R320. The
R320 is only 15 mm thin and weighs less than 100 grams. Titanium was named after
the Titans - powerful mythological sons of Uranus, the sky god, and Gaia, the
earth goddess. Titanium is a common metal although relatively costly to produce.
Pure titanium is as hard as platinum, which is by far the strongest of the
precious metals. Titanium is immune to corrosive attack by
salt water
or marine
atmospheres and
also exhibits
exceptional resistance to a broad range of acids, alkalis, natural waters
and industrial chemicals.
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