A future Motorola phone might not spend all day in a pocket. It could wrap around a user’s wrist and then transform into a handheld screen when needed.
A newly granted U.S. patent describes a flexible wearable that can switch between smartwatch and smartphone configurations. The filing shows display sections forming a wristband before pivoting into a wider rectangular device for handheld use.
Patent drawings explain how it might change shape. Daily use would decide whether the design deserves to leave the lab.
How the smartwatch could turn into a phone
The flexible display sections would form the band, leaving a compact watch interface visible…
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