Sony Ericsson patents detachable screen design

Sony Ericsson’s new patent, ‘Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device’, is an innovative design for a modular mobile phone.

The screen forms one module, while the keypad, camera, GPS receiver, etc are on another module.

The modules can be separated from each other, but can still communicate via Bluetooth.

The idea could allow a mobile to offer a full set of features via the swappable modules, while still keeping a slimline design.

Sounds a great idea until you want to capture a moment with your camera phone and realise you’ve got the wrong module attached.