[readcarefully]

The actual engineering behind this is neat. The prototype nor demo video seemed very alluring.

Perhaps someone will take this idea and do something interesting with it. At the moment I don't see it improving upon the current smartphone.

[giancarlostoro]

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.

[ObsoleteNerd]

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.

[kamarg]

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...

[ObsoleteNerd]

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.

[Steel_Phoenix]

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.

[giancarlostoro]

Something you keep in your pocket that projects itself to different screens around your home would be interesting too, and anywhere you go.

[TaylorAlexander]

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.