Written on February 13, 2009 – 12:40 pm | by Maria Mihale |
When things don’t work according to the expectations, cell phones manufacturers have always a backup or a “plan B”, however you might want to call it, being some sort of escape from the most terrifying nightmares ever.



What happens, for example, when a well known company, but not one of the most popular and profitable, like the France-based Alcatel, is facing some difficult times when it comes to selling its products (aka cell phones)? Troubles must be somehow eliminated, and the best solution is a partnership with a more powerful company. Just like LEGO is. Because, you know, the LEGO brick is probably one of the easiest to recognize products that you can find these days in the market.



There are some recent photos that you can find on several gadgets blogs these days with a LEGO phone that is said to be the result of a strange collaboration, between Alcatel and the famous toys manufacturer. Actually, if you think about it, it ain’t so strange, because there was another similar attempt in the past, when LEGO and Digital Blue teamed up in order to design and develop a line of products made of the bricks you all know very well, aimed at kids. The devices included a digital camera, a walkie-talkie and a MP3 player.

As you can see in the picture above, you can easily detach the plates of the phone, which means you can customize your handset according to your preferences, choosing from a wide variety of keypad colors.

Even if there are some rumors that say that the Alcatel phones will become available sometime during the summer of 2009. As you probably already imagine, there is no information about the pricing either.