Nokia's concept for a smartwatch with multiple displays has shown up in its patent filing
The smartwatch race was bound to get more entrants with the market showing promise. Despite the Samsung Galaxy Gear not being the revolutionary device Samsung was hoping, all the manufacturers are betting big on the segment. Nokia is the latest one to join the party.
The Finnish company was recently awarded a patent for a slightly bizarre smartwatch design. The patent was submitted in August last year. The device has been identified as the Nokia Facet by the research team over at Nokia.
The design of the smartwatch is slightly difficult to grasp. Calling it a smartwatch would be a misnomer, it is more like a bracelet. The Facet bears multiple screens because plain old straps are overrated. The device is worn on the wrist with each segment having its own display. You can turn your wrist as much you want and still be looking at a screen.
The displays work in tandem with each other. The device aims to utilise a lot of gestures to streamline the process of working with multiple screens. As an example, you can slide apps from one display to the other. Or you can make a swiping gesture to move all apps one display up sequentially.
The Nokia Facet is a concept and it is likely to remain in the lab for the foreseeable future. The patent doesn’t imply that Nokia is planning to release any such device soon but it is one of the design concepts which are being developed and considered.
It is not clear how Nokia’s deal with Microsoft will affect its work on smart watches but we can expect that both the companies would be entering the race soon.
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