Five cutting-edge phone designs for 2009 and beyond

The (possible) phones of the future

LG Japan announced the winners of its first-ever Mobile Design Contest last week by showcasing prototypes for cutting-edge phone designs at the Tokyo Designers Week convention. All of the handset designs were submitted by outside parties, though LG cautions that we shouldn't expect any of them to hit the market anytime soon. In this slideshow, we'll examine which phone designs took home prizes, as well as the features that differentiate them from today's smartphones such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry Storm.

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