not exactly ereaders but screen technology

Chi Cygni · 09-26-2011, 05:29 PM

Apologies if this was already discussed. Here's my little find

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ring-2012.html

ah, bendable ereader you could sit on without crushing it

back when I was a child we had a black and white tv... when I'm an old old grandma I will order my ereader/smartphone to bring me breakfast to bed with a rose in it's teeth, er, keyboard or whatever it will have

afa · 09-26-2011, 05:33 PM

Hmmm...

Bendable screens have been a concept that's been around for a while... but the idea that Samsung could actually release one next year??

I don't know if that's true, but if it is... that's pretty damn cool.

jgsmith · 09-27-2011, 10:31 AM

Do we really need bendable screens? Personally, I would not give up any readability for this "feature".

Jim

luqmaninbmore · 09-27-2011, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgsmith

Do we really need bendable screens? Personally, I would not give up any readability for this "feature".

Jim

I certainly would if it means I no longer have to baby my readers. One of the advantages of paper books over ebooks is the robustness of the former. It would be nice if this shortcoming could be addressed.

DuskyRose · 09-27-2011, 01:04 PM

So, what's going to keep it standing up like they've got it? Does it have an actual pivot point, or can it be bent at different locations?

If it's really flexible, I'd think you'd have problems controlling the display. Too flexible and you'll have problems getting it to stand up or hold a shape while using it. Like trying to read off a single piece of paper, okay if you've got it on a clipboard or on a table, harder to deal with if you're lying in bed.

Not flexible enough and I'd be afraid to break it by bending it too far. Or punching the wrong numbers because it has no internal 'backbone' and slides around.

Especially for reading, I think I'd like my ereaders all to have some solid substance to them. But admit it would be nice not to have to worry about breaking the screen in the machines they're currently in.

09-26-2011, 05:29 PM	#1
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	not exactly ereaders but screen technology Apologies if this was already discussed. Here's my little find http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ring-2012.html ah, bendable ereader you could sit on without crushing it back when I was a child we had a black and white tv... when I'm an old old grandma I will order my ereader/smartphone to bring me breakfast to bed with a rose in it's teeth, er, keyboard or whatever it will have

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09-26-2011, 05:33 PM	#2
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	Hmmm... Bendable screens have been a concept that's been around for a while... but the idea that Samsung could actually release one next year?? I don't know if that's true, but if it is... that's pretty damn cool.

09-27-2011, 10:31 AM	#3
jgsmith Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 233442 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Sony PRS-600, Kobo Touch, Kindle PW2	Do we really need bendable screens? Personally, I would not give up any readability for this "feature". Jim

09-27-2011, 01:04 PM	#5
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 753 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Note Air3, Palma, K-Scribe, Eclipsa 2e, & Libra 2, Ipads	So, what's going to keep it standing up like they've got it? Does it have an actual pivot point, or can it be bent at different locations? If it's really flexible, I'd think you'd have problems controlling the display. Too flexible and you'll have problems getting it to stand up or hold a shape while using it. Like trying to read off a single piece of paper, okay if you've got it on a clipboard or on a table, harder to deal with if you're lying in bed. Not flexible enough and I'd be afraid to break it by bending it too far. Or punching the wrong numbers because it has no internal 'backbone' and slides around. Especially for reading, I think I'd like my ereaders all to have some solid substance to them. But admit it would be nice not to have to worry about breaking the screen in the machines they're currently in.

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