Nokia fights touch screens with geometry

(Credit: Gizmodiva)

So here's the deal: If there's going to be any meaningful backlash against touch screens, it may require some innovative thinking on the part of button proponents. But we hope that it won't depend on the likes of Vertu and their $310,000 phones.

Nokia, at least, appears to be doing its part with a new design for the "7500 Prism" handset destined for the Chinese market for about $290, according to Gizmodiva. Its contribution to the cause? Triangular buttons that form a diamond pattern on the keypad.

We were just relieved to find that its "diamond" description wasn't referring to something like this. Or this. Or this...

[iamwho]

Diamonds are forever

I hate cel phones with a passion (ok, maybe I hate cel phone users, because of their collective stupidity in not knowing when to yap). But, all that said, I'd buy this Nokia for a couple of reasons: 1) it looks cool and 2) it's not the all-singing, all-dancing iPhone.