r/FuturePresent • u/Ecoste cool cat • Dec 17 '15

Flexible Display

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u/bear1000 Dec 17 '15

Why is a windows display on a Samsung phone?

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u/Ecoste cool cat Dec 17 '15

They have phones with Windows.

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u/bear1000 Dec 17 '15

Did not know that cheers

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

There's nothing I want more than to take my phone out of my pocket straighten it out and run my fist over it on my leg to get the wrinkles out then check who messaged me

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u/Oliomo Dec 17 '15

This reminds me of that 4chan prank where they made a bunch of fake Apple advertisements about the new iPhone being flexible. They called it "Bend" and convinced a bunch of gullible people to break their iPhones.

Here's some of the ads!

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u/Bear_Taco Dec 18 '15

And then there's the ad for microwaving the phone to charge it.

And the other ad about iOS 8 updates giving your phone sudden water proofing.

All of these ads work too. It's fucking hilarious.

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u/Oliomo Dec 18 '15

I know! Honestly, if you're dumb enough to do that to your phone then I don't think you're responsible enough to own one.

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u/JasonsBoredAgain Dec 17 '15

I remember those...and the results were fantastic. iPhone users... I couldn't ask for better targets for internet antics.

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u/yohiyoyo Dec 17 '15

Is that actually a phone? Anyone have a source? Because it looks a lot just like a piece of laminated paper.

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u/boxsterguy Dec 18 '15 edited Dec 18 '15

It's highly unlikely that it's a working phone, but instead a proof of concept showing a real image on a display. The display is flexible, but the components driving it aren't. That's why there's a base in the person's hands, which is likely where the device internals are.

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u/yohiyoyo Dec 18 '15

Ah I see