Microsoft's secret Surface patents have transformed into this 3D concept
Microsoft is reportedly focusing on a flip-up notepad-like mobile device, just like their Courier concept. While there were rumors of a Surface Phone for years, the software giant filed patents last week, which provided a really close look at some of the intricate hinge details for this kind of device. Designer David Breyer has taken the detailed patent images and transformed them into impressive 3D concept artwork.
Microsoft's mysterious device appears to have a wraparound display that bridges the gap of the hinge when it's opened fully (like a book). Breyer's concept images show how the device could work in a “tent mode” to see content, as well as closed to see emails on the wraparound display.
Microsoft's device seems to have two separate sections that fold together flat, and previous rumors have suggested the company will work with a stylus to transform this mobile device in to a notepad. Breyer's concept looks like a modern mix of Sony's VAIO P, Nokia's Communicator, and Nintendo's 3DS.
It's crucial that you stress these concept images are based solely on Microsoft's own patents, and that this kind of device may never make it to market. Microsoft previously created a Surface Mini tablet, only to kill it a few weeks before it had been due to be unveiled. Microsoft's patents shouldn't be quickly dismissed, though. The software maker filed patents because of its Surface Studio months before it had been unveiled, and the early drawings were identical to how their all-in-one PC launched. Either way, this “Surface Phone” certainly doesn't look like an average phone, just like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promised.
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