Not exact matches
Flexible electronics technology is already being used in such products as flexible, super-thin and durable LCD display screens, which can be written on with either a stylus or finger and then erased with the touch of a
Flexible electronics technology is already being used in
such products as
flexible, super-thin and durable LCD display screens, which can be written on with either a stylus or finger and then erased with the touch of a
flexible, super-thin and durable LCD
display screens, which can be written on with either a stylus or finger and then erased with the touch of a button.
Thin,
flexible screens
such as the one showcased by LG could allow the creation of newspapers that change daily,
display video like a tablet computer, but that can still be rolled up and put in your pocket.
Such flexible, biofriendly and transparent energy sources could someday energize implanted health sensors, insulin pumps or high - tech contact lenses that project virtual
displays onto the wearer's line of sight.
Because this material will stretch to match any distortions, a
flexible substrate,
such as a plastic, can be used to make the backing material of the
display.
The purpose of this demo is to prove the suitability of the technique for the highly cost - effective manufacture of products
such as
flexible LED
displays containing printed electronics.
Flexible ultrahigh resolution
displays have benefits for next - generation mobile electronics,
such as point - of - care medical diagnostic devices.
As
such, the work shows that graphene (combined with other
flexible 2D materials) is not just limited to simple electronic
displays, but could be exploited to create light emitting devices that are not only incredibly thin, but
flexible, semi-transparent, and intrinsically bright.
The focus of Polymer Vision has always been
flexible displays, and they were certainly among the first to show off
such a thing when we heard about the Readius in 2007.
As
such, what is amply clear is that it is not just devices with
flexible displays that are going to win the race but devices that as a whole exhibits flexibility, including the
display.
This means that
flexible backplanes can be coupled with a
flexible display medium,
such as electronic ink or OLEDs, to create a fully
flexible display.
E-Ink Chairman Frank Ko said in recent interview that his company is focusing R&D on
flexible display based on plastic substrates instead of glass, at looking at IoT applications
such as e-paper tags for retail and logistics in 2016, Ko said.
Pay attention that not every e-book with a sensor screen has
such a
flexible ribbon cable in the
display.
It's also waiting in the wings somewhat as we know firms
such as Samsung are working on hybridising the tablet and phone form factors via
flexible OLED
displays and the transforming designs they allow.
E Ink already offers
flexible displays in its small, low - resolution product lines,
such as wristwatches.
It can be built using similar technology to a standard LCD, used for
flexible displays, and is suitable for the sort of reflective
display used in e-paper, as well as transmissive
displays such as laptops.
By ditching the glass screen usually found on e-book readers,
such as Amazon's Kindle International Edition — reviewed here — LG said it was able to create a
flexible - but not foldable —
display that still maintains «excellent
display characteristics».
The only downside is that the eInk
display used in this thing won't be able to keep up with many of the tasks run by tablets,
such as watching videos or playing games, but you could install alternate eReader apps,
such the Amazon Kindle app, to make the eReader a lot more
flexible.
Northwestern University researchers recently used metallic nanotubes to make
flexible, semi-transparent, highly conductive films that can be used for devices
such as flat - panel
displays and solar cells.
Microsoft notes that «In bendable or
flexible electronic devices, such as FOLED (Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode) devices, the display part of the device has to be attached to the main body in a way that does not prevent or resist bending of the
flexible electronic devices,
such as FOLED (
Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode) devices, the display part of the device has to be attached to the main body in a way that does not prevent or resist bending of the
Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode) devices, the
display part of the device has to be attached to the main body in a way that does not prevent or resist bending of the device.
As
such, the
flexible display panel is folded by the support frame.
But after the YOUM branding for
such displays was announced, we barely saw any new phones that made use of
such bent or
flexible screen technology.
Samsung has long been working on multiple designs for smartphones with
flexible and foldable
displays, and the company has filed various patents regarding
such devices.
Apple's work explains how the two parts of a foldable device would be coupled, the proposed hinge technologies, and the
flexible OLED
display that would be needed for
such a smartphone.
Wraparound
flexible displays have been shown in handset concepts before, although mobile device makers are yet to launch
such smartphones.
A new patent granted to Apple shows how next - gen iDevices and iPhone could plausibly tout a sidewall
flexible display in favor of physical buttons and on - screen controls,
such as Active Virtual Buttons.
From what we know about the device in terms of rumors and the information derived from Samsung's patents and acquired / developed technologies
such as 10nm processor technology,
flexible displays and an AI - based voice assistant having additional Google Assistant support, Samsung seems to have the upper hand.
The Apple Watch 3, on the other hand, is expected to come with new features
such as a
display embedded fingerprint sensor and might even have a
flexible display.
While
flexible displays are yet to percolate down to mainstream gadgets aimed at the retail consumer, companies like Samsung and LG have been experimenting with
such devices for a while now.
Experts say the
flexible screens can have lots of benefits to users,
such as lighter
displays and screens that don't crack as easily.
«I'm continually changing the items
displayed on the mantelpiece — I like the fact it's
such a
flexible living area.