Nokia has filed a recent patent application that describes a device that is physically flexible and (obviously) sports a flexible display.

If you know your Nokia history well, you might recall the Nokia Morph concept phone showcased by the company just about two years ago. Back then, it was nothing but a cool concept a device that we wished, existed. Two years down the lane, has technology evolved so much that a concept phone with flexible display can actually be manufactured? 

Why not? Samsung has already shown us quite a few AMOLED flexible displays at the CES 2009 and is reportedly working towards a fully functional device. Sony showed off its flexible OLED screens last year. In fact, Samsung also plans to bring such displays into the mainstream consumer market in the near future. Such AMOLED displays are reportedly ready for mass production. The only issue that might be stopping them is to find a way how to make the rest of the device flexible.

Coming back to the Nokia patent, the application talks about a user interface, a device and a method for an improved user interaction, and in particular to a user interface, a device and a method for an improved user interaction through the use of a flexible display.

Nokia seems to be planning a device that will change its shape according to your needs and will also do things for you just by changing its shape. You can bend the device to resemble a can to make the device search for nearby pubs and bars. Or if you choose to bend the device to resemble a bowl, it should give you a list with the closest restaurants. If you bend the device to resemble a house or a tent, it will search for hotels and accommodation.

While at first this might sound cumbersome, it sure does sound interesting.