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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by giancarlostoro on Friday August 31, 2018 @07:30AM (#17884625)
Yeah what I want is a smart phone that has something similar that I can pull out more of the screen (or a Tablet) but the line in the middle kind of ruins it, if there can be a hard to see line in an end product it would be impressive as hell. I love the idea of having a smartphone and then extending it into a tablet format to consume video from Netflix or whatever service. Same with a Tablet, turn a 7 inch tablet to a slightly larger form factor to see even more detail.

I think one phone manufacturer had a decent idea to have it where you had a "flip touchscreen phone" but my guess is it hasn't taken off since I rarely see anything about it since, it's an interesting concept though, not necessarily wrong.

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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by ObsoleteNerd on Friday August 31, 2018 @09:50AM (#17885546)
My absolute dream phone is something like the size of the new Samsung Note, and it would fold out to double the screen size for watching videos, and run desktop Linux/Win10. I could then use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse like I can now on Android, and it could be my only device I own.
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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by kamarg on Friday August 31, 2018 @10:46AM (#17885981)
Sounds like you want the Samsung Galaxy X[0]. If it runs Dex (unclear right now) you'll get desktop Linux in a foldable phone with bluetooth capabilities. I believe the screen is going to be 7.3" but not sure if that's unfolded or folded.

[0] https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-galaxy-x-the-story-of...

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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by ObsoleteNerd on Friday August 31, 2018 @10:51AM (#17886022)
Sounds pretty awesome. I'm keen to see what it ends up being. Not sure why they would need a curved battery. I'm imagining it like a book, with just a normal flat battery each side. Maybe they're thinking like a loosely folded piece of paper before it creases.
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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by Steel_Phoenix on Friday August 31, 2018 @11:13AM (#17886212)
All the moving parts and flexible pieces seem like a failure point to me. I'd like to see something that can project a touchscreen onto a tabletop.
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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by giancarlostoro on Friday August 31, 2018 @11:20AM (#17886261)
Something you keep in your pocket that projects itself to different screens around your home would be interesting too, and anywhere you go.
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Re:Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls by TaylorAlexander on Friday August 31, 2018 @11:42AM (#17886459)
They sold smartphones with projectors a few years ago. They were bulky and not very popular. One issue with current projector technology is keeping the image straight. You also need a place to rest the device near the surface. Logistically it’s a pain. Future tech could improve this, but right now it’s not great.
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