Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls

Post by kamarg » Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

ObsoleteNerd wrote: post #18

giancarlostoro wrote: post #3

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Yeah what I want is a smart phone that has something similar that I can pull out more of the screen (or a Tablet) but the line in the middle kind of ruins it, if there can be a hard to see line in an end product it would be impressive as hell. I love the idea of having a smartphone and then extending it into a tablet format to consume video from Netflix or whatever service. Same with a Tablet, turn a 7 inch tablet to…

My absolute dream phone is something like the size of the new Samsung Note, and it would fold out to double the screen size for watching videos, and run desktop Linux/Win10. I could then use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse like I can now on Android, and it could be my only device I own.

Post by Steel_Phoenix » Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #3

readcarefully wrote: post #2

The actual engineering behind this is neat. The prototype nor demo video seemed very alluring. Perhaps someone will take this idea and do something interesting with it. At the moment I don't see it improving upon the current smartphone.

Yeah what I want is a smart phone that has something similar that I can pull out more of the screen (or a Tablet) but the line in the middle kind of ruins it, if there can be a hard to see line in an end product it would be impressive as hell. I love the idea of having a smartphone and then extending it into a tablet format to consume video from Netflix or whatever service. Same with a Tablet, turn a 7 inch tablet to…

Post by TaylorAlexander » Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 3:42 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #24

Steel_Phoenix wrote: post #23

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All the moving parts and flexible pieces seem like a failure point to me. I'd like to see something that can project a touchscreen onto a tabletop.

Something you keep in your pocket that projects itself to different screens around your home would be interesting too, and anywhere you go.

Post by rootedbox » Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 4:23 PM UTC

jelder wrote: post #16

That's it, they've finally found it: the worlds worst form factor.

Post by rjsw » Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 5:40 PM UTC

gnode wrote: post #8

amelius wrote: post #5

What would be the killer application for this technique? I don't see the advantages, because the thing is clunkier than a smartphone and handling it seems odd. What I want is a smartphone the size of a credit-card, that can project a bigger screen on a flat surface (e.g. table or sheet of paper).

> What I want is a smartphone the size of a credit-card, that can project a bigger screen on a flat surface (e.g. table or sheet of paper). That also sounds very clunky to me. Projection requires a white, yet unlit surface to work well. People are unlikely to have one of these handy while out and about. Added to which, it makes touch control impractical, except in the case of back-projection.