14 DAY TRIAL // Bending, folding and even sitting on your phone might turn out to be for some people more enjoyable than they would think. No more taking care of the fragile technology, but simply throwing it around like you would with any old piece of paper. That's what Roman Kriheli's concept forwards.
Having hard cased mobile phones is so yesterday. The future lies in the flexible handsets, or so must have thought the developer of this flexible phone concept. Actually, there are several advantages that such a device could bring for its owner. Such a device would surely manage to survive a large amount of accidents that seem to threaten mobile phones at this time.
The concept is based on a simple idea. A soft polymer is inserted between the microchip module and the flexible plastic casing. The 2.75-inch display is also capable of bending and is capable of supporting a resolution of up to 433 x 266 pixels. The keys are located on the surface and have the same paper look, as this concept features only black displaying capabilities.
The technology involved in this type of solutions implies "electrowetting". This means that display looks pretty much like paper, but the ink incorporated in it changes position when affected by electric signals. Such a performance is actually possible and has been developed by Robert Hayes and Johan Feenstra.
The flexible phone concept is about to be tested in the near future, as this idea is highly possible. Many people will think this technology brings a large number of advantages. Many others will just love the fact that this device will surely manage to make them stand apart from the crowd, as it's not all that often that you have the chance of seeing a phone bend in your hands and still be fully functional.