Xelibri

[1][2][3] Two "collections" each consisting of four unusual phones, released before the Xelibri project was dropped due to poor sales in 2004.

The first Space on Earth (2003 Q2, Xelibri 1 to 4) collection with its Star Trek influences was designed in-house by Siemens whilst the second Fashion Extravaganza (2003 Q4, Xelibri 5 to 8) collection was contracted out to IDEO design.

Although on the outside the designs were eye-catching and experimental, the technology inside the phones was nothing more than low end unsophisticated Siemens models which lacked all but the most basic features (voice and SMS).

This, when coupled with strange keypad design, made the phones quite difficult and cumbersome to use.

It was described as a "Retro-Futuristic Classic" in the press release with its launch and was offered in two colors: Smoke and Champagne.