Get ready for what could be a look into the future of smartphones - a distant look, that is. Next week at the Association for Computing Machinery's Computer Human Interaction conference in Vancouver, a remarkable prototype for what's been dubbed a *quot;paper iPhone*quot; will be demonstrated by its creator Roel Vertegaal, the director of Queen's University Human Media Lab.
According to published reports ahead of the formal May 10th unveiling of the PaperPhone - its actual name - the device is a
*quot;pocket-sized computer as thin and flexible as a sheet of paper is.*quot; Although a lone prototype of the smartphone presently exists, the ingenious researchers behind the invention say the smartphone could *quot;revolutionize the way we interact with computers.*quot;
Then again, if you think Apple products are sensitive to water damage now, just imagine the problems this little beauty would have. Nonetheless, the device in question *quot;is a flexible version of e-ink, the digital ink screen found in e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle.*quot; So advanced is the design, however, that it may take another five to ten years before a company - possibly Apple - could introduce it to the mass market.
*quot;This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper,” said Vertegaal. “You interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen.*quot; Incredibly, a brief demo reel of the prototype already exists. To better understand the (possible) future of flexible smartphones, check out the clip posted above.
Source: MSNBC
According to published reports ahead of the formal May 10th unveiling of the PaperPhone - its actual name - the device is a
*quot;pocket-sized computer as thin and flexible as a sheet of paper is.*quot; Although a lone prototype of the smartphone presently exists, the ingenious researchers behind the invention say the smartphone could *quot;revolutionize the way we interact with computers.*quot;
Then again, if you think Apple products are sensitive to water damage now, just imagine the problems this little beauty would have. Nonetheless, the device in question *quot;is a flexible version of e-ink, the digital ink screen found in e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle.*quot; So advanced is the design, however, that it may take another five to ten years before a company - possibly Apple - could introduce it to the mass market.
*quot;This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper,” said Vertegaal. “You interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen.*quot; Incredibly, a brief demo reel of the prototype already exists. To better understand the (possible) future of flexible smartphones, check out the clip posted above.
Source: MSNBC
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