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Dual-screen and foldable Windows devices are on the way.
Microsoft has been working on a dual-screen Surface device that may well resemble the company's Courier concept. The software giant is expected to tease the device at its Surface hardware event next month, but new patents show that Microsoft's work goes far beyond just dual-screen hardware. A new patent, spotted by WindowsUnited, has surfaced that reveals Microsoft has been working on a special hinge that uses liquid to reduce the stress on flexible and foldable displays.
The liquid can be filled inside cavities around the flexible display to help it bend and move into different positions. Microsoft's example shows a device with two separate sides and a flexible OLED display that extends across the entire device. Microsoft has long been focused on complex and impressive hinge work with its Surface devices, and this particular hinge is described in a lot of detail in the patent filing.
[...] The most interesting part of this patent filing is that it's been filed by "Microsoft technology licensing," which could indicate the company will license this technology to other partners and PC makers. Microsoft is currently working closely with Intel and a number of OEMs to ready a new version of Windows, codenamed "Windows Lite," that will run on foldable and dual-screen devices. This new Windows version will be targeted toward dual-screen and foldable hardware. Microsoft has also previously licensed some of its Surface Pro hinge work to partners.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 16 2019, @06:38PM (1 child)
It's a blue liquid specially designed so that when it fails it notifies you by spraying onto the screen. It's patented as Microsofts BSOD.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:06PM
You forgot to mention that the blue liquid is a topical toxin.