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Nokia Unveils OLED Phone You Control By Bending

Posted by timothy on from the both-hands-on-the-phone-no-the-wheel dept.

jldailey618 writes "Nokia just unveiled an OLED smartphone that is controlled by flexing the device with both hands. By bending corners and pushing the sides inward and outward, the user can scroll, zoom, and select. 'Researchers would not discuss exactly how the processor behind the twisty screen functioned, but they did say that it would be compatible with most current operating systems.'" Reader jones_supa adds a link to The Inquirer (with video), which points out that the twist-based (rather than poke-based) interface means "you can do many basic functions such as scrolling, zooming and answering calls even while wearing mittens."

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  1. There is only one spokesman for this phone... by phillymjs · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and if you disagree with me, you can bite my shiny metal ass!

    ~Philly

  2. Re:innovation is dead? by NoobixCube · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know, right? Only Apple could ever have thought of touching things on a screen!

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    Admit it. You post strawman arguments as AC so you get modded Insightful for refuting them, rather than Troll
  3. RSI by abelb · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nokia: Changing the way we bring RSI to kids.

  4. The Ultimate In Planned Obsolescence... by beaverdownunder · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...you get your own customers to gradually break their phones so they inevitably have to buy new ones. Smart thinking.

  5. Users beware! by ctrl-alt-canc · · Score: 2, Funny

    When the corners of the device are bent by the user they become rounded, and Apple can sue you!!!