Kyocera's OLED Phone Concept Charges As You Flex It
Mike writes "Kyocera recently unveiled a kinetic energy-powered phone with a flexible OLED display that can be folded up like a wallet. Dubbed the EOS phone, the display unfolds to reveal a wide screen, and shape memory allows the phone's keys to pop up when in use and blend in with the surface during downtime. Best of all, the phone's soft, semi-rigid polymer skin is embedded with an array of tiny piezoelectric generators — the more you use the phone, the more it charges!" So far, it's just a design idea — but a cool one.
What?
"...semi-rigid polymer skin is embedded with an array of tiny piezoelectric generators"
Can you imagine condoms made of this stuff? The porn industry alone could power half of California. Energy crisis solved.
Cue Trojan, Inc. patent in 3..2...1
Would a "floppy phone" be more resistant to drops? Clumsy minds want to know.
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
...but if it can't withstand being in my back pocket with my fat arse sitting on it repeatedly, then what's the point.
It is by my will alone my thoughts acquire motion; it is by the juice of the coffee bean that the thoughts acquire speed
"Kyocera recently unveiled a kinetic energy-powered phone with a flexible OLED display that can be folded up like a wallet."
Uh, no.
They unveiled a concept.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
But iphone does not do that. So, this is a complete useless technology. If Apple has not thought about it, it's not worth the money.
Nothing beats iphone.
Can we move on now, please?
With the kinetic energy powering the device having my phone die during lengthy phone sex calls is a thing of the past! Yaaaay!
So, if it comes with straps to strap it to your wrist while you're, uh... "surfing the 'net for interesting pictures and videos", then the average slashdotter would never need to plug this phone in!
Kyocera's OLED Phone Concept Charges As Your Flex It
It charges as my flex it?
What the fsck does that mean? I don't have a "flex", and even if I did, it wouldn't "it" (whatever "it"ting is).
Too good to be true?
ilovegeorgebush
I'm holding out for devices that can be charged by the heat of being in my pocket. I have a few candy bars that have found out just how hot it can be in there...
The musings of just another geek and his junk.
Why is it important to have it near grass? It just seems odd. Is it supposed to be a wide screen tv for ants?
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
This is no way to fix the economy...
its called the VaporFon
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Exactly how much kinetic energy is absorbed by a flexible phone in your hand/pocket? And not only that, I'm not familiar with efficiency of modern piezoelectric devices. I don't see how the numbers are remotely feasible....
I have left slashdot and am now on Soylent News. FUCK YOU DICE.
Ah, concept products
http://counternotions.com/2008/08/12/concept-products/
this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goLIWBSjg9w
Kyocera make shit phones, period.... This will be just as shit as the rest of their lineup. I have been repairing Cellphones for 4 years now and EVERY Kyocera phone I see is utter garbage.. The OS they use is crap. The Signal/RF capabilities of the phones is crap. The issues they produce are equally baffling. Internal memory gets corrupted and you cant even set a normal ring tone shit like that.
When a REAL cellphone manufacturer starts to make one I'll be interested, as it stands if it's made by Kyocera I wouldnt even use it to wipe a cows ass.
no gadgets required. alternatively, you could discharge your energy into focusing on the barrage of deceptive hypenosys that we are subjected to daily.
I don't want to.
Discuss...
-=Bang Bang=-
Cool idea, but wouldn't it break over time? I can imagine rips starting to occur after repeated fold/unfolds (which would occur several times a day throughout the normal 2 year contract)..
The alternate universe 80s version of me would totally buy that. But then a competitor will start rumors about it slapping closed and lopping off someone's ear.
Your floppy will be hard soon.
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
But why doesn't it have a zipper? All the coins will fall out.
Your floppy will be hard soon.
by SmallFurryCreature (593017)
Those words out of a furry just sent chills down my spine.
The new exercise phone. Strengthen your palms.
How the heck did you get modded Informative?
Twice, no less!
could this not be integrated into today's existing flip phones? It could charge when you open/close it and your battery would last longer. just think how many times some people open/close their phones to view or send a text message - that's a lot of juice that could be collected
Wow, all those cool features, this sounds absolutely... oh wait, "just a design idea"? Some guy has cobbled together a wish-list of features which are in no way possible to create with current technology? That's really impressive. Thanks for wasting my time.
PS: geekmux I wasn't responding like that to your post, your post was funny it's the Anonymous Coward that I was posting to.
Ah, understood. I do thank you for taking the time to clarify. I was sincerely hoping I didn't come across that desperate. ;-)