We’re hearing of smartwatches and flexible smartphones every day but Motorola seem to be combining the two ideas. The US Patent and TradeMark Office has shared a patent application by Motorola revealing the company is working on a smartwatch with a flexible display.
The patent was first filed on June 19 2012 by Alberto R Cavallaro, way before the current rush of smartwatch announcements.
The patent focuses on “a flexible chassis module” which is then coupled with a display module. The patent states, “This method allows flexing of an electronic device with a flexible display for curved viewing, if desired, or bending with minimal stress.”
The aim of the smartwatch is to create a display which will also bend with the wristband element of the watch. Considering the patent was filed over a year and a half ago, we could see some news of a flexible Motorola smartwatch in 2014 as the company is probably already well stuck into the development process.
We are expecting a bunch of smartwatch releases and announcements in 2014 including rumours of the Apple iWatch launching with the iPhone 6.
LG has been pushing its new LG G Flex flexible handset which will be available in 2014. You can view and try out the LG G Flex in the UK in some EE stores now. It seems 2014 is set to be the year of the flexible display.
by jamesp via Featured Articles
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