How about a monitor that can be folded and used as a notebook device? Samsung is showing off just such a thing at the ongoing CES event. The monitor comes with an 18.1-inch foldable OLED display, which the company calls the world’s first foldable monitor. In its folded state, it assumes the proportions of a 13.1-inch laptop. You can call it either a monitor that folds into a computer or a laptop that unfolds into a monitor.
As SamMobile put it, Samsung Display’s aim with its latest generation foldable devices is to improve power efficiency while incorporating a more robust design. The foldable monitor offers excellent touchscreen functionality while its hinge, which resembles a dumbbell shape, ensures the device has an overall thin profile. The display otherwise has a 4:3 aspect ratio and QHD+ resolution.
Besides the foldable monitor, Samsung is also demoing a display that can change its shape. That’s incredible, to say the least, even though it’s limited to a single dimension. The display protrudes in the front to create a bulge, followed by a retraction to return to its original form. This makes for an interesting concept, though it is hard to imagine the practical purpose of such a display in real life apart from being awe-inspiring.
Then, Samsung had to show off a rollable display. With these displays, you can start with something relatively small and handy but can take on a larger shape when unfolded. Samsung refers to such displays as ‘Slidables’, not rollable. However, the basic principle of a slidable is a display that wraps around and hides inside the body, which you can pull out and deploy entirely whenever you need a bigger screen.
One of the devices on display is the Samsung Slidable Flex Duet, which sports an 8.1-inch display in its normal state but can turn into a 12.4-inch display once you have fully deployed the slipe-out portion.
Then there is the Samsung Slidable Flex Solo, which is more prominent because it comes with a 13-inch display in its normal state. However, it extends to 17.3 inches in its unfolded state.
Finally, the Samsung Slidable Flex Vertical starts at 5.1 inches and can stretch to 6.7 inches. So, it’s like a small-sized smartphone with the option of a slightly larger display if you so need it.
It will be interesting to see how many of these eventually make it to the production stage anytime soon. As is already known, not all such concept devices get to see the light of day and are quickly forgotten soon after the show. Stay tuned!
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