Microsoft patents modular Windows Phone with swappable batteries, keyboard, and gamepad

We have seen slider phones with speakers , gamepads , and naturally, the normal keypad — but what with the intention to swap out your slider accessory for something new? a brand new patent from Microsoft is exploring the chance, showing off an idea smartphone with a sliding modular bay. Bored with that keyboard? Replace it with a gamepad, or a life-giving battery pack. In line with the patent claims, the various modular components would even function wirelessly, citing a touchscreen module which doubles as a wireless handset or a media remote. Neat? You bet, but we wouldn’t get our hopes up — Microsoft typically keeps out of the handset manufacturing game, and the last modular phone to pique our interest didn’t exactly make a dash.

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