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Samsung Says It's Working On Foldable Laptop Displays (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the because-why-not dept.

In addition to the foldable smartphone that's currently in the works, Samsung says it is also working on foldable laptop displays. "Like foldable smartphones, Samsung is collaborating with display makers to develop laptops with foldable displays that will not just simply fold in and out but create new value and user experience, amid the changing market trends for laptops," said Lee Min-cheol, vice president at marketing for PCs at Samsung, during a laptop event in South Korea earlier this week. The Verge reports: Foldable displays in laptops could transform the market for 2-in-1 devices. Existing convertible laptops attempt to flip and twist into tablet and media modes, but a foldable display would certainly help create new designs. Samsung hasn't revealed which companies it's working with, or any expected date for a prototype or retail device. Still, laptops like HP's new Spectre Folio would be an ideal candidate for a flexible and foldable display, or even potential devices like Microsoft's "pocketable" Surface.

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  1. The Safety Laptop by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah we can fold if we want to, we can leave your LCD behind
    Cause your LCD don't bend and if it don't bend
    Well then that screen's not fine.
    I say, we can bend what we want to, with techniques that blow the mind
    And we can make products from out of this world
    Leave the flat screens far behind,
    And we can bend

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    1. Re:The Safety Laptop by fbk_606759 · · Score: 1

      The [url=https://www.newbecca.com/product/category/110502]display screen [/url] is from LCD-LED-ultra-thin-curve screen; now there is a folding display, will this be the technology of the era?

    2. Re:The Safety Laptop by necro81 · · Score: 1

      And me without mod points. Bravo!

  2. Translation by alternative_right · · Score: 1

    "create new value and user experience" => a new gee whiz gadget for you to express your personal uniqueness, drama, and quirks by owning.

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  3. A new value and user experience by Bobrick · · Score: 1

    No. What's your other stupid idea?

  4. Re:Folding?! by LordHighExecutioner · · Score: 1

    given who is the developer, I just want one that does not explode.

  5. Again. by mccalli · · Score: 1

    Amazing how these Samsung foldable display things always turn up about a week away from the next Apple conference. Like their foldable phones etc. which magically reappeared in the press just before the release of the last iPhone batch.

    They've been saying it for years. Don't get bye wrong - I'm sure they actually are working on them and I'd like to see one. I'm just bored of the whole crank-out-a-foldable-display-story-one-week-before-an-Apple-conference routine.

    1. Re:Again. by Nadir · · Score: 1

      If Apple ever comes out with a foldable display, you can be pretty certain they will source it from Samsung.

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    2. Re:Again. by mccalli · · Score: 1

      Oh yes, that's not what I meant at all. I'm just fed up of the hype trains for vapourware from various companies that appear just before an Apple event. Although these days, the Apple event itself can be slinging vapourware too - hello their wireless charging thingy.

  6. Re:Folding?! by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

    You misspelled ''shite''.

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  7. Old news by Hognoxious · · Score: 2

    Foldable laptop displays have been around for twenty years. I had one.

    The tricky part is making them work again once they're unfolded.

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  8. Re:There's No Viable Concept Here by Bobrick · · Score: 1

    This is exactly why the notion of foldable screens is both unpracticable and a gimmick. For the few use cases where a "foldable" (more like curved, really) screen would work, say a phone-sized screen on your arm showing relevant data for whatever work you're doing, there's really no more use for this concept than a "smart watch". I'd say the novelty factor will wear off in the first generation of these displays, but that might be too hopeful on my part.

  9. Rollable? by fish_in_the_c · · Score: 1

    I really want rollable screens, So I can roll my map / computer with touch screen up, like a map.
    It would be really cool to have satellite image of where I'm standing come up whenever I unroll my map.
    Folding is cool too , but I fell rolling really make for better use of size :) . I wonder if there are any objective studies on that? Has someone done the math, do round this or boxes make the best use of space? Assuming the round this can bend a little bit?

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    1. Re:Rollable? by omnichad · · Score: 1

      It would be really cool to have satellite image of where I'm standing come up whenever I unroll my map.

      That's easy enough to approximate. Just a clear vinyl sheet will do nicely.

    2. Re:Rollable? by fish_in_the_c · · Score: 1

      that's funny I wish I could use some mod points on that :) Thanks

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