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Report: Samsung’s flexible/folding phones might come in 2017

Samsung’s been rumored to be working on phones with folding displays for a while, but according to a report from Bloomberg, Samsung might actually launch some in 2017. Two phones with “bendable screens” are said to be in the works, including one that folds in half “like a cosmetic compact” and another that would look like […]

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E ink and Canatu unveil flexible display for wearables

E Ink’s digital paper displays are often associated with eReaders like the Amazon Kindle or B&N Nook. But over the past few years E Ink has been producing displays for digital signage, luggage tags, and other products that can benefit from low-power, sunlight readable screens. We’ve even seen a few E Ink wearables… and soon […]

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Oppo’s tablet prototype can fold in half

Tablets are a thing largely because some folks want to run smartphone apps on bigger screens, but don’t want to carry around 7 inch or larger phones. One day flexible screens and modular devices may offer a solution: imaging a 4 inch phone that becomes a 7 inch tablet when unfolded or attached to a […]

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ReFlex display prototype lets you control apps by bending the screen

Flexible display technology has been in development for years, but these days the closest thing you can get to a smartphone with a truly flexible display is one with curved edges. But one day you may actually be able to buy a phone that bends… and to use that feature to interact with apps. Researchers […]

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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 […]