{"id":205,"date":"2014-08-20T01:07:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T05:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aptgadget.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2014-08-20T01:13:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T05:13:07","slug":"samsung-files-patent-for-flexible-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aptgadget.com\/es\/samsung-files-patent-for-flexible-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung registra una patente para pantallas flexibles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well it seems like there\u2019s no shortage of tech news these days. Samsung is the latest company to turn heads following their latest patent application which is definitely unlike anything we\u2019ve seen to date. The patent shows some extremely abstract ideas relating to what appears to be a flexible smartphone.<\/p>\n

This goes way beyond the current generation of curved oled screens like we\u2019re seeing on TVs or wearable tech like Android gear. The main difference between the current line of curved screens available is that the current technology is curved but is still rigid. In contrast, Samsung\u2019s patent seems to show a device that can be bent into shape, and will retain its shape until the user manipulates it again.<\/p>\n

While it may be a little hard to wrap your brain around what you\u2019d do with this the Samsun patents seem to point to a couple of potential uses envisioned by Samsung\u2019s engineers. For example, imagine shaping the phone into an \u201cL\u201d or \u201c^\u201d. In either of these configurations the phone will sit upright and cane be used as something like a desk calendar, or music player, or a clock. The one that struck us immediately is laying the phone down along it’s length with a slight inward bend at the middle.\u00a0 By creating this triangular shape, you now have an instant phone stand anywhere you are! I know it\u2019s a little hard to envision but there\u2019s a gallery at the end of the article with all the images. Those are just two examples; I\u2019m sure the world\u2019s geeks will figure out ever more imaginative ways to make use of this upcoming feature. Once it\u2019s released that is.<\/p>\n

While there are some similar currently in development; the big issue has always been protecting the screen from wear and tear. Currently, there is no prototype that can withstand the constant manipulation which seems to be Samsung\u2019s goal. The patent seems to indicate that the new design will somehow endeavour to allow the screen to flex and maintain its shape via a system of \u201ccontrolled sliders\u201d and \u201cfree stop hinges\u201d.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are no guarantees that this kind of tech will ever end up in any consumer products but the concepts here seem too big to just be a smoke show from Samsung. It\u2019s a bold move from a Company that has begun to stagnate slightly after being a dominant force in the mobile phone industry for years. Analysts are universally praising the move which may just bring about the next big shift in computing.<\/p>\n