Korean electronic giant Samsung is apparently inching closer to smartphones with flexible screens. For the ongoing trade fair Electronics Show (CES) 2013, the company showcased Youm, a flexible type of and unbreakable display concept. The display technology was showcased by the South Korean manufacturer in 2011 and contains been improved over the years.
Youm displays are manufactured using OLED and you will be impervious to cracks even when dropped from your height, based on a Samsung executive. A technology of the future, Youm was shown on a screen measuring 5-inch (diagonally), having all around 720p resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The prototype were built with a wraparound screen that covered the right side of the heart. tool and may very well be helpful to view stock tickr and such information, thus providing more screen space to users.
In the keynote, Samsung also showed a youtube video detailing the options for this display technology. It demonstrated that the display may be folded like a wallet or maybe a book and also rolled up.
However, according to technology news website The Verge, the prototype showcased at CES 2013 lacked many of the key options that come with phones, for example radios, OS, camera etc. Without these essential features, the display - rolling around in its current form - could only be used to display images, but performs no functions.
The conference also had Microsoft chief technology officer Eric Rudder who showed a Windows Phone 8-powered device obtaining the flexible display board. This prototype might be bent into wavy patterns based on the whims and fancies of users.
Forthcoming nexus s rife the upcoming Samsung Samsung galaxy s IV should have an unbreakable and possibly even flexible display which demo gives some credence to those rumours.
Youm displays are manufactured using OLED and you will be impervious to cracks even when dropped from your height, based on a Samsung executive. A technology of the future, Youm was shown on a screen measuring 5-inch (diagonally), having all around 720p resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The prototype were built with a wraparound screen that covered the right side of the heart. tool and may very well be helpful to view stock tickr and such information, thus providing more screen space to users.
In the keynote, Samsung also showed a youtube video detailing the options for this display technology. It demonstrated that the display may be folded like a wallet or maybe a book and also rolled up.
However, according to technology news website The Verge, the prototype showcased at CES 2013 lacked many of the key options that come with phones, for example radios, OS, camera etc. Without these essential features, the display - rolling around in its current form - could only be used to display images, but performs no functions.
The conference also had Microsoft chief technology officer Eric Rudder who showed a Windows Phone 8-powered device obtaining the flexible display board. This prototype might be bent into wavy patterns based on the whims and fancies of users.
Forthcoming nexus s rife the upcoming Samsung Samsung galaxy s IV should have an unbreakable and possibly even flexible display which demo gives some credence to those rumours.
