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rollable display is a special type of screen or monitor that can be rolled up like a poster or a map. It is flexible and can be easily carried around or stored when not in use.
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Gomes, A., Carrascal, JP, Visser, A. and Vertegaal, R. MagicScroll: A
Rollable Display Device with Flexible Screen Real Estate and Gestural Input.
In contrast to the 65 -
inch rollable display OLED TV LG announced this past weekend, Samsung appears serious about bringing The Wall to market sometime in the foreseeable future.
Perhaps this device could use a flexible /
rollable display as it won't need any other parts...
We have yet to see the first mass produced smartphone with foldable display, so some time will pass until a phone with
rollable display actually arrives.
For instance, LG Display is set to unveil a slew of products such as an 18 -
inch rollable display and the first - ever 98 - inch 8K TV in the world at the event.
Samsung has acquired a couple of new patents for
a rollable display device equipped with a fingerprint recognition sensor.
A number of new screen technologies have made screens more flexible, with screen manufacturers exploring everything from bendable to
rollable displays.
Polymer Vision, a subsidiary of Philips, reports that they will present a portable consumer device with a «
rollable display» at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, September 2 - 7.
The Readius, made by Polymer Vision — a spinout from Philips Electronics — is the size of a cell phone and has
a rollable display that stows away.
Samsung has been working on foldable, bendable, and
rollable displays for years.
The folks over at Let's Go Digital have discovered a Samsung patent detailing how
a rollable display could be used to deliver a broader tablet experience.
Samsung has acquired a couple of new patents for
a rollable display device equipped with a fingerprint recognition sensor.
Samsung was granted a patent last week for
a rollable display device which Patently Mobile covered as a patent application back in November 2016.
There are some claims that the handset would come with a foldable screen and others that say it'll be
a rollable display that can extend from smartphone size to tablet size.