https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...a-foldable-smartphone-with-no-display-crease/ Apologies if there is a thread on this already (I didn't see one). I'm amazed how far some technology has come in my 38 years on Earth. I can't even imagine what the next 20-30 will bring. I imagine it will get to the point where phones won't even have cases and it'll just be a piece that you can roll up in a tube.
That phone looks so cool. I just got a Xr a couple of weeks ago. I wonder now, if I had waited a little bit longer if I would have went the extra expense for one of these. Also, Motorola, make one that looks like a TOS communicator, please.
I remember being amazed at the RAZR back in the day before the first iPhone. I never thought I'd see it make a comeback.
I keep thinking the scroll will come back--a tube like comlock that unrolls--like this prop from RED PLANET http://www.flashfilmworks.com/MovieGuide/RedPlanet/red06.jpg Call it the M-BRANE That would have even less of a crease problem....the return of the scroll.
That was my first thought too when I saw the advert on the television the other night. Flexing a polymer sheet over and over at one fixed point will inevitably crack it. I had a Motorola Razr for years back in the day. Great little phone, my only complaint was the volume to the ear piece. Slightly lacking back then, was difficult to hear the person on the other end of the conversation if there was a lot of ambient background noise. All in all, cool design..
I had a couple Razrs before I went all Galaxy. They both inevitably failed due to charging via the USB port. Same with the first couple Galaxys. I'm glad for wireless charging. It's hard to get any phone to last 2 years without losing the ability to charge or connect to a computer.
The RAZR was my favorite back in the day... Gotta wonder how many times the plastic can bend before signs of artifacting appear. Or before it snaps in two due to weakening over x period of time. A simulated environment only goes so far. A device can pass any number of QA tests but when released officially something unexpected is found and the fan becomes a mess.