Nokia Unveils OLED Phone You Control By Bending

Posted by timothy on Friday October 28, 2011 @05:33PM 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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Its not a phone by citizenr · 2011-10-28 20:23 · Score: 3, Informative

Its a picture frame concept. Even the booth was named "bendable DEVICE prototype", not bendable smartphone.

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Re:They do realize of course by fishicist · 2011-10-28 21:25 · Score: 3, Informative

I actually have it patented. :)
(WO2006134552) FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS AND USER INPUT MEANS THEREFOR.
(Although I think Philips let the patent lapse, and I think they stopped doing anything about it years ago.)