Samsung has unveiled a mobile phone with a flexible screen. One that can be rolled up and unrolled like a piece of paper. The bendy display technology wowed the audience of the ongoing CES 2013 show in Las Vegas. It doesn't look like it's capable of being folded into half but the rolling is already quite impressive.
The Korean electronics company utilizes organic light-emitting diodes, also known as OLEDs. This is the technology used in many smartphones currently in the market but the bendy device by Samsung is encased in plastic instead of glass.
This flexible screen gives us hope that one day, we may finally be able to put a big phone like the Galaxy S III into our pockets without making our thighs feel uncomfortable or allow it to occupy less space in a small bag.
Known as "Youm", the new display does has its disadvantages as well together with the convenience that it offers users. OLED chemicals are rather sensitive to oxygen. Hence, they need to be entirely sealed off from the air. This is the part that has been production for quite some time.
While there is still a long way to go before a real phone with such flexibility appears in the market, I foresee Samsung to deliver it in the next few years. Maybe Apple will do a copycat and then claim that it's theirs followed by another round of lawsuits.
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