Self-repairing smartphone screen?

[Marjo]

Hi guys happy Thursday! 

Have any of you ever cracked your smartphone screens?

Check this out. Motorola has filed a patent for technology that enables a smartphone screen to repair itself if it gets deformed, using a "heating effect".

What do you think, could this work...?  

I thought this sounded cool: "The user can reportedly use their body heat to get the screen to its original shape as well."

Would I need to have a fever? 

In any case this would be great for those that tend to drop their phones or for myself since I carry my phone in a handbag and you know how women's handbags are... filled with stuff that can potentially scratch the screen (keys, for example).

See here the article I read.  

[MercedesS]

I need one  for sure 

[MI5]

Very useful !

[jonsie]

I hope this comes to fruition... not sure how costly the phone would be with this screen? 

[Marjo]

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@jonsie wrote:

I hope this comes to fruition... not sure how costly the phone would be with this screen? 

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No idea what costs are for current screen materials... in the article it says it would be using some kind of "shape memory polymer" for these ones!

[jonsie]

Like a memory mattress then 

[Cleoriff]

Fingers crossed for me then...My phones are always in a case/cover....and never been dropped..even when I have had a few....

Just wait...now I have said that I expect I will drop it tonight....:smileytongue:

[Marjo]

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@jonsie wrote:

Like a memory mattress then 

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