Most smartwatches on the market look like traditional watches: they’ve got a watch face and a separate wrist strap that holds the watch to your body. But the upcoming Wove Band is basically one big screen. That’s because it uses a flexible E Ink panel as its display. The entire screen can bend around the […]
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Two smartphones with folding displays on the way?
Samsung’s rumored to be building a smartphone with a folding display that could launch in 2016. But Samsung’s phone might not be unique: LG Display is also said to be developing a foldable display for smartphones, and according to ET News, the company is mass-producing the screens to meet an order by a US-based company. […]
Lilbits 307: Phones with folding displays?
Flexible display technologies been under development for years, but the closest thing we’ve gotten to devices with displays that can actually bend are phones like Samsung’s “Edge” phones with curved glass edges and the LG G Flex line of phones which are not only curved, but which can also flex a bit without breaking. But […]
LG’s new OLED lighting panels are the most flexible yet
LG is expected to start mass production of a new type of flexible display this summer. The folks at OLED Display.net report the new plastic OLED screens lighting panels can bend further than existing solutions. Update: LG’s new technology applies to lighting panels, not the screens you find on phones or tablets. It could be a while before […]
Flexible display, battery technology advances
Try hard enough to bend your smartphone, tablet or laptop in half and you’ll probably break it. But gadgets of the future could be a bit more… flexible. Or at least damage-resistant. A handful of devices on the market already use flexible displays. That doesn’t mean you can roll them up, but it does mean […]
Lilbits (7-11-2014): Hacking Android Wear
Android Wear may be an operating system for smartwatches… but under the hood it’s a lot like Android for phones, tablets, TVs, and other devices. So it’s not surprising that shortly after the first Android Wear watches started shipping we started to see developers creating custom ROMs. Want to know how to get a little […]
PlasticLogic unveils flexible AMOLED display for wearables
PlasticLogic makes ePaper screens for eBook readers and other devices. Now the company’s showing of a new flexible display that could be used for smartwatches or other wearable products. The new screen is a flexible AMOLED display that can be used for curved devices such as watches or bracelets. PlasticLogic’s new display can show 256 […]
LG’s first phone with a curved 6 inch display on the way
Wish there was a gigantic smartphone that curved to meet the contours of your face when you hold it up to your head to make a call? LG appears to be working on a new phone called the G Flex which has a 6 inch curved glass display. It’s not just the screen that’s curved […]
Samsung Galaxy Round smartphone has a curved display for some reason
Samsung’s been working on flexible display technology for a few years — and while it’ll be a while before you can actually roll up a phone and stick it in your pocket, the company has unveiled its first phone with a curved display. The Samsung Galaxy Round sports a 5.7 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel […]
Lilbits (5-20-2013): 1TB of Flickr photo storage for free
Google’s not the only company offering new photo features to users. Yahoo is overhauling Flickr with a major update today, including up to 1TB of free photo storage for all users. Here are some of the top news stories from around the web today. Yahoo revamps Flickr, 1TB of free photo storage for everyone Yahoo […]