What A Cool Idea

Whoa.

The wonderful people at Gadget Lab have unveiled a new prototype: a magnetic phone.

That's right. The phone actually comes in two pieces that you can connect in any way that's most comfortable for you. Want a flip phone? Boom, you've got it. Prefer the QWERTY keyboard? Got that too.

While the merits of a magnetic shape shifting phone are easy to see, there are a few flaws that are worth mentioning. For a person like me, who would lose her own head if it weren't attached to her shoulders, a phone like this has a lot of potential to be lost. Or I would lose one piece and be stuck with nothing but a keyboard or a display.

It looks like it's going to be a long time before a phone like this will be introduced into the mainstream, though, and for good reason. But the idea is one that will surely prove to be invaluable in the future.

For more information and pictures, visit Gadget Lab.