Nokia may soon join LG and Samsung as flexible battery makers when a patent from Nokia recently surfaced. The patent describes a ribbon-like battery strip which can bend, twist and roll up. Tech specs and features are not detailed but the patent does explain how the battery works, which is through an anode block and cathode block connected via a battery ribbon that is vacuum packaged. This ribbon battery is targeted at:
"mobile phone, a gaming device, a music player, a notebook computer, or a personal digital assistant."
However, with the way it can be rolled up, we're thinking it would be perfect as the wrist strap for a Nokia smartwatch, which still hasn't been entirely confirmed just yet. Since this is still just a patent, there is no news on when Nokia will make such a flexible battery or for how much, but it does indicate some interesting things coming from Nokia in the future.
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