Cell phones these days are turning into Swiss Army knives, packing in all sorts of functionality which may be nice and all, but could tack on unnecessary bulk that we may not need all the time. The idea was born which breaks down the components into several pieces so that you can remove the camera if you don't need it, or detach the QWERTY keyboard when you don't plan on doing any emails or SMSing.
So, Sony Ericsson used this idea, and here it is, the new patent that seems like a good idea on the face of it, a detachable screen for phone users, it has been called ‘Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device’.
The phones could offer all of the usual feature and also still remain reasonably slim. There will be two detachable screen housings, they want the user to be able to use different screens for different functions i.e. One unit could be hold GPS, Camera whilst the other screen has a different set of functions, this would allow the user to switch screens. The patent also explains that both of the housing could communicate with each other via Bluetooth.
The main downside is, would it be practical to keep swapping units, and would they break easy with being swapped over. Also if I lose the screen I don’t have to say bye-bye to my phone, I’ll just buy a new screen.
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