Motorola Patent Could Yield Dual-Screen Awesomeness
Motorola has gained a patent for a “Reconfigurable Multiple-Screen Display” that both GoRumors and Engadget seem to make fun of – but I think the end-result could be rather awesome. They’ve suggested the patent is for putting multiple devices together to achieve one large screen, but I think Motorola has a much different agenda. Maybe something like:
Or how about the clamshell form factor like my formerly beloved LG Voyager? That way the two screens could be flush with eachother:
I think people dismiss a lot of patents these days because of how ridiculous many seem (ahem apple ahem). I think this dual-screen version, or even something more outrageous where you unfold a device 3 or 4 times to reveal a huge screen, could be an incredible development. But still… should that be patentable? I can see how touchscreen technology should be patentable but unfolding/fitting a bunch of already-patented screens together to make a bigger screen and patent that – should you be able to?
Of course Motorola could have something COMPLETELY different in mind and many/most patents don’t ever make it to mass market in product form, but I thought it would be fun to speculate on the possibilities, especially since I personally think a pocketable dual/huge screen device would be a great idea.
Here is a pic from the patent filing:
What about having one screen be the actual multimedia and the second screen be thumbnails for picture galleries, album covers, book covers, YouTube videos or something else… so you can browse other selections while you watch the main one? There are already a bunch of “dual screen” offerings out there… but not many (if any) pocketable ones that fold out into larger screens. Unless you can name some/one?