Is a Flip iPhone in the Works?

Is a flip iPhone in the works from Apple? That was one of the questions buzzing around the tech blog world today over a recent Apple patent described by Unwired View as being called "Dual sided trackpad."

The essence of this patent, explained Unwired View, is a device which separates a touch sensor array and phone display and then puts "the touch sensor array on a translucent (transparent) panel, makes this panel touch sensitive on both sides - top and bottom and connects them with a hinge."

There's obviously a lot more detail to this and we suggest you read the full Unwired View post and perhaps even take the patent for a spin if you want (46 PDF pages of snooze). While one certainly can't assume this patent heralds the eventual arrival of a flip iPhone, we can certainly dream.