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A look at Samsung's new flexible OLED phone prototype

article published on 10 January, 2013

Yesterday, Samsung showed off its impressive new flexible OLED phone prototype at CES to much attention. The displays can be rolled up into a circle without cracking or losing any details. Although Samsung's prototype could not be fully rolled, the phone had a 5-inch, 16:9 resolution screen that curved around the edge of the phone without any loss of image. Of course, there is no ... [ read the full article ]

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Qliphah
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_ 		10. January 2013 @ 11:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well so much for finding a case that wont block part of the screen. And screen protectors would be a bitch to keep on.... Other than looking pretty I hope this phone is just a demo.

The tech demo yesterday however showed how the screen now uses a flexible polymer and not glass, so shattering or breaking it would be much harder, or "unbreakable" as samsung put it.
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mukhis
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_ 		10. January 2013 @ 11:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this tech may be really useful if you keep the phone inside, say, a backpack, and the damage would be prevented if pressure (accidental) would tend to break the phone, impressive.
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_ 		10. January 2013 @ 11:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nice looks great!
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jaydubva
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_ 		10. January 2013 @ 11:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm thinking of something that wraps around you wrist or forearm like in alot of scifi films.
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NHS2008
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 08:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jaydubva:
 I'm thinking of something that wraps around you wrist or forearm like in alot of scifi films.
A watch phone.
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Qliphah
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 11:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by NHS2008:
Originally posted by jaydubva:
 I'm thinking of something that wraps around you wrist or forearm like in alot of scifi films.
A watch phone.
Something like this,
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/e-in...thinnest-watch/
I'm still debating the $130 investment...
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NHS2008
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 11:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Qliphah:
Originally posted by NHS2008:
Originally posted by jaydubva:
 I'm thinking of something that wraps around you wrist or forearm like in alot of scifi films.
A watch phone.
Something like this,
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/e-in...thinnest-watch/
I'm still debating the $130 investment...
that would have looked cool in 60s Sci-fi movie!
Too big for me..
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PraisesToAllah
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 11:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'll still use my phone to look at the time.
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NHS2008
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 11:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah. But watch is still useful when you are working or in hurry..
a quick glance to wrist compared to pulling it out of your pocket and unlocking it.
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pigman
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_ 		11. January 2013 @ 15:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Given the rectangle with rounded corners farce this will be more for patent protection than anything else.
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