Apple filed a patent for curved touchscreens and displays today, [AppleInsider] says, which describes a system for making curved touch sensitive glass.
This patent filing is designed to create a curved screen surface that remains touch sensitive without deforming or distorting the image the display would produce, and would be able to be used in displays, touch-sensitive mice, touch pads, and other devices.
While flexible touchscreen displays isn't new, Apple's technology differs because often the substrate that adds touch sensitivity to a device is flat, regardless of whether the glass panel that covers it is curved, which means that touch sensitivity suffers, since sometimes a person's finger is actually further away from the touch panel than it might appear, or than in a traditional, non-curved device.
Apple hasn't made any 'moves' to create curved touchscreen mobile devices like some of its competitors including LG and Samsung. A Bloomberg report from November even went so far as to suggest the company was working on a curved glass iPhone for release in late 2014, and that it was also building better touch input for future devices. A patent for better touchscreen designs for curved glass devices definitely lines up with those reports. [Techcrunch says]
What are your thoughts about curved displays? and how would it play in the future of mobile technology?
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