R K Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20526577 But rumours abound that next year will see the launch of the first bendy phone. Numerous companies are working on the technology - LG, Philips, Sharp, Sony and Nokia among them - although reports suggest that South Korean phone manufacturer Samsung will be the first to deliver. Morph is one of the bendable prototypes Nokia has been working on Samsung favours smartphones with so-called flexible OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology, and is confident that they will be "very popular among consumers worldwide". Their screens will be "foldable, rollable, wearable and more, [and] will allow for a high degree of durability through their use of a plastic substrate that is thinner, lighter and more flexible than… conventional LCD technology," says a Samsung spokesperson. Can anybody explain the point? (delighted for Manc Uni and the graphene industry obviously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuG III Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20526577 Can anybody explain the point? (delighted for Manc Uni and the graphene industry obviously) They look cool? Seems to work for apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmarks Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I'd like to see a phone that can do this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash4781 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Interesting. Do you think these devices would end costing very little? Disposable phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 My current provider called me about an upgrade (currently on an S2) and I just couldn't get too excited about the S3 (faster?, so what?). I guess with the mobile phone industry you have to make things 'different' to keep sales moving. That means exclusive (Vertu), or 'exclusive' (Apple) or trendy (your phone doesn't bend?, how old-fashioned). From a technical standpoint, I guess it might lead to less failures from broken screens? Is this a big issue? I suppose it may be. I guess a big leap forward in reducing energy inputs would be worthwhile, but I'm puzzled by 'bendy' as being much of a step forward. I dare say people will buy them just 'cause they're bendy though. I guess I'm just a late adopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl1 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 This story topped every other story on the BBC Website yesterday as the most read (you know ahead of conflict in the Middle East, crisis in Greece). I think this neatly somes quite a lot of things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Interesting. Do you think these devices would end costing very little? Disposable phones? Spammers already delight in them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Can anybody explain the point? Might be more comfy than a brick in the pocket? (just a wild guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 A bit like Everest, you have to have one because it exists . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Is this a big issue? I suppose it may be. I guess a big leap forward in reducing energy inputs would be worthwhile, but I'm puzzled by 'bendy' as being much of a step forward. I dare say people will buy them just 'cause they're bendy though. I guess I'm just a late adopter. Huge issue as far as I'm concerned. Drop a smart phone and (from my experience) you have a 1 in 3 or 4 chance of the screen cracking, major crack necessitates a £75 new screen. Normal non-smart phones are far more likely to survive unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 The bendy phone is probably less significant than the OLED display technology it uses. The technology is not there yet but in the future displays will be printed direct using something like an inkjet printer. Then there will be cheap plastic displays everywhere, all using a fraction of the power of the current LED displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maffo in oxford Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Apple have brought their bendy phone out already: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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