A Screen-less Smartphone
一款没有屏幕的智能手机
For as long as any of us can remember, people have been on a quest for the best in mobile communication.
长久以来，在我们的记忆中，人们一直追求完美的通讯设备。
From the huge Motorola "brick" phones of the 1980s to the extending antenna, various branded "flip phones" of the 1990s to the "who's phone is the smallest" competition of Nokia and Sony Ericsson of the 2000s to the "who's phone is the biggest" period of Samsung and iPhone we're currently in, mobile phones are a major part of everyday life.
从80年代摩托罗拉巨大的“砖块”手机到长天线手机，从90年代各品牌的翻盖手机到2000年代诺基亚和索尼爱立信之间“谁家手机最小”的竞赛，再到现代的三星和苹果竞争“谁家手机最大”的时期，手机已经成为我们日常生活中重要的一部分。
The true question though is always, "what's next?".
真正的问题一直都是：接下来是什么？
I want you to imagine a world with a mobile phone that isn't bound by screen size, interface or OS.
你不妨想像一下这样的世界，手机屏幕不再受屏幕大小、界面和操作系统的约束。
Instead of a typical screen, it would use holograms to display images in mid-air or on a surface.
不再是一块标志性的屏幕，它将用全息图把图像投影在空中或表面。
Instead of typing your text messages, it would use voice recognition to transcribe the messages or send voice-to-voice messages.
不是打出你的文本消息，而是用语音识别抄录信息或者直接发送音频消息。
Instead of being rectangular, it would be cylindrical or free to take any other form.
它将不再是矩形的，而是圆柱形或者其他任何形状。
Now before you tell me I've seen Star Wars one too many times, you should know that this is not a joke, not some Sci-Fi fan's wet dream but rather something being pursued by French designers Philippe Starck and Jerome Olivet.
先别跟我说你已经看过《星球大战Ⅰ》好多遍了，你要知道，这并不是个玩笑，也不是一些科幻粉的湿梦(？梦遗？)，而是法国设计师菲利普·史塔克和杰罗姆·奥利弗的追求。
Codenamed "Alo", the two designers imagined this as challenge to a mobile phone market that is currently dominated by purely touch screen phones.
代号为“Alo”，这两个设计师认为它(这种技术)对于现在被触屏手机控制的移动手机市场是一个挑战。
Though the technology for the Alo to truly become a reality is a little ways away, the recent release of the bezel-less, edge-to-edge screened Xiaomi Mi Mix (designed by Philippe Starck) could indeed be a peek of things to come.
尽管以现在的科技水平，实现Alo有些遥远，但是从最近发布的小米Mix无边框手机，确实能窥见一些Alo有可能会实现的迹象。
——2018-11-13 Edited by @Theo
