LG almost released a rollable smartphone in 2021, and this is what it looked like inside.

  • queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    11 hours ago

    I would love to have a tablet that rolls up into a canister so I can scroll on a scroll. I don’t know if they’ll ever be more practical than rigid screens but the tech is very cool.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 hours ago

      Unfortunately all of the flexible screens are soft and easy to scratch. I don’t think they will ever be practical.

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        8 hours ago

        I hold out hopes that some materials researcher will be able to come up with some material flexible and durable enough that they’d be useful, someday. The technology is new enough that I still feel confident that there are still plenty of breakthroughs waiting to be made. But who knows 🤷