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See that crazy faceplate with matching wallpaper that sells for two-a-penny on Amazon? Well, Samsung wants to patent something even worse. It’s so bad we had to hide it away after the break. (Honestly, don’t look at it – unlike the USPTO, you won’t get paid for your trouble.) At first we believed the hype that it was some kind of wild Super-OLED-lenticular-transparent-flexible-display concept for smartphones, but now we’re not so sure. The patent application simply refers to a printed “film layer” stuck onto a smartphone’s case, which aligns with images on the display and gives the impression of a seamless all-over skin. Refuse to believe that anyone would try to claim exclusive rights over something so old and so commonplace? Go on then, have a gander.Continue reading Samsung patents phone skins, mood swings, Amazon
Samsung patents phone skins, mood swings, Amazon originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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