Samsung smartphones with flexible, folding screens could soon be a reality
We
rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After
years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the
market: the flexible computer screen.
Imagine,
a tablet display you can fold up and put in your pocket, a smart watch whose
strap is the screen, or a handbag that is also a monitor and keyboard. Nokia
originally called this proposed technology “Morph”
back in 2008 because of the plethora of applications it would make possible.
Now it looks like it will become a reality.
After
nearly two decades of work, Samsung
is rumoured to be getting ready for the launch of the first flexible
smartphone. The company’s head of mobile recently said it was “time to deliver”
such a phone, and that the development process for it was “nearly concluded”.
But
perhaps more significantly, the Samsung Display division of the company recently said it had developed an “unbreakable
smartphone panel” that had passed rigorous safety testing. Even
after being subjected to temperatures of 71˚C and -32˚C, and dropped from a
height of 1.8 metres, the display showed no signs of damage and functioned
normally. Read More on BS
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