Thinner and lighter smartphones are some of the features leading tech companies are working on now, without relinquishing camera sensors, processors and storage. But they have yet to come with a solution that resembles ReFlex a bit, the mobile prototype with truly flexible display and haptic feedback.
The work of Queen’s University Human Media Lab, ReFlex started with a 6-inch, LG bendable 720 x 1280 FOLED screen, to which engineers added multitouch capabilities. What can you do with the screen, other than try to see how far it bends? Well, after one of its sensors answers that question, you’ll see that it replicates the feel of reading a real book. Just open an eBook and hold down the right side of the phone, so it bends that way. Pages will start flipping, from right to left. To adjust the speed, you just have to bend it further.
Not much of a reader, but rather a gamer? Use the same move in Angry Birds, and you’ll see how much it affects the slingshot. If that isn’t amazing by itself, the haptic feedback will take you by surprise. Browsing the Internet will trigger vibrations; suddenly, you will feel online pages.
The Android 4.4 pre-installed software on the prototype makes it a functional phone, meaning you can make calls and send texts with the added benefit of super light weight and unbreakable screen.
ReFlex was unveiled this week in Netherlands, but developers believe five more years will pass until it becomes available for purchase.
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