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Kyocera's OLED Phone Concept Charges As You Flex It

Posted by timothy on from the other-products-to-flex-on-the-way dept.

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.

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  1. Drop-resistence? by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Would a "floppy phone" be more resistant to drops? Clumsy minds want to know.

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    1. Re:Drop-resistence? by HasselhoffThePaladin · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Just a guess as I'm not familiar with this technology, but sounds like dropping it might actually charge it (if it falls onto a rigid floor).

  2. Can it really be charged that much?? by elashish14 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    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....

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  3. But its a...Kyocera. by Cythrawl · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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.

  4. Re:Just show it an image of a mac, with its cover by BikeHelmet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How the heck did you get modded Informative?

    Twice, no less!