Motorola files patent for 3D technology in a flip phone
updated 05:25 pm EDT, Fri April 2, 2010
Motorola patents 3D technology for a flip phone
A patent application filed with the USPTO by Motorola reveals the company is working on technology for a flip phone that could display 3D images when it is in its closed position. This would be made possible by a translucent top screen in the cover that, when closed, provides a stop point for the image thrown up by the main screen in the main body of the handset.
When the phone is opened, the main display shows a traditional two-dimensional image. Motorola says contact names, phone numbers, images, video, scrolled menus and user interface commands, along with other on-screen display items, can be viewed in 3D. When the first 3D-capable handset would come to market has not been made known, although other companies should have theirs available soon or at a minimum before the end of the year. [via GoRumors]
