Fan Concept Brings Microsoft’s ‘Andromeda’ Patents to Life
- Mehedi Hassan
- Dec 18, 2017
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There’s been a lot of talk surrounding Microsoft’s foldable mobile device Andromeda lately. The first ever patent of the device showed up as early as January of this year, and three more patents of the device showed up this month.
All of these patents show off a device that seems to resemble Microsoft’s foldable device, but these are just patents, and it can be quite difficult to visualize exactly how the end result might look. Thankfully though, designer David Breyer came up with a new concept which brings Microsoft’s Andromeda patents to life. And it looks brilliant, just like every other tech concept, of course.
The concept takes inspiration from the latest Andromeda patents that Microsoft published only last week. The patent described a mobile device with two different surfaces (no pun intended) that will be connected together with the “self-regulating” hinge. It will have a couple of different viewing modes, including a complete flat mode where both the displays will be very close to each other in order to basically form one display with small bezels in between — at least that’s the plan.
Breyer’s brilliant work on the concept shows off exactly how Microsoft’s idea might look like in real life. The concept device seems to have a curved side which allows the device to actually bend and not look too bad when it’s in the flat view, but Breyer has also designed a feature similar to Samsung’s Edge Panel on its modern Galaxy flagships where notifications are displayed:
You can take a closer look at the concept device below:
If Microsoft’s Surface team manages to come up with a simialr looking device, the device would catch a lot of eyes. But of course, concepts are (mostly) mindblowingly beautiful, but the real deal probably wouldn’t look as good due to engineering limitations and other potential cost or manufacturing aspects. Still, it’s only a matter of time before we get to see the real deal which will hopefully look equally awesome.
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Locust Infested Orchard Inc.
<blockquote><a href="#228694"><strong><em>In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek: Will MS finally out do the notch??? It's the butt crack down the middle!</em></strong></a><strong> </strong></blockquote><p>The alleged "butt crack" is more pronounced in both the Apple MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. That's because they've been abused more by iSheeple, renowned for their engagement in sheep shagging.</p>
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Locust Infested Orchard Inc.
<blockquote><a href="#228706"><em>In reply to PincasX:</em></a></blockquote><p>If it is indeed true the artist used one of the macOS desktop images, most probably having designed them on a Mac, if makes one ponder why a Macophile would even contemplate designing an artistic impression of a Microsoft device, unless that is, the said Macophile is desperately eager to quit the Apple platform, hoping to own this luxurious Microsoft device that has won him over.</p>
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Locust Infested Orchard Inc.
<p>With another super-duper article discussing the soon-to-be-released Microsoft pocket-able and/or handbag-able device that shall once and for all sound the death knell for Android and iPhone smartphones, I shall savour the ridiculous commentary that shall emanate from both the iSheeple and Gulaggle camps, in their vain attempt to preemptively belittle and mock a device that has yet to see the light of day.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To all within the iSheeple and Gulaggle camps: </strong>Give it your best shot to once again deride this device. These comments of yours shall haunt you upon the release of this gorgeously highly functional device.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To Mehedi Hassan: </strong>There's a typographical error in the first line of the final paragraph with the word "simialr".</p>