RIM patent proposes battery-charging cellphone holster

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/bb.png Even after the many announcements at this year’s BlackBerry World Conference, Waterloo is keeping that patent train a-rollin’. In a filing granted today, we get a glimpse of what RIM could have up its sleeve, er, on its hip. The claims detail flexible batteries built into holsters that recharge your phone when you’re on the go – all the while communicating to your BB’s CPU to bring you alerts through its own speakers – thus avoiding muffled sounds from covered parts. That’s all well and good, but here’s the real question: will these things eventually play nice with fuel cell-powered Berries?
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