Apple needed a refresh for iPhone at least and this refresh suppose the use of new technology with curved display. The popularity of iPhone is constant lately and with the ability to decrease in the next period. Here, enters in the scene a new technology that is at least coveted by the biggest Apple competitor - Samsung. Both companies evoked the release of devices with bendable displays and this could be possible in 2013. This year these devices can become reality and high expectation are directed to the biggest technologically companies Apple and Samsung. iPhone 6 Patent Apple rumors announced the progress of a new smart watch with flexible display, a new generation of watches that will change everything we know about watches. iPhone with curve display could be the next generation of this device, a device that opened roads for the ...

There is at least one connection between printing technology and flexible displays. The connection between these two innovative technologies resulted into a huge flexible display with 42-inch diagonal. The display is the result of collaboration between Toppan Printing and Plastic Logic, and the first demo was presented at Retail Tech Japan. The 42-inch bendable display uses thin film transistors (OTFTs), technology with field-effect transistors build by using semiconductors layer, dielectric layer, and metallic contacts. Display features includes areas with flexible electrophoretic display (EPD) module which consist in a Plastic Logic monochrome display with a pixel pitch of 0.7 mm. This technology has a better resolution compared with electronic paper displays about six times. Other features include a thickness of 3mm also with a major impact on weight. This bendable display can be used in various applications including on a wall like a poster. 42-inch ...

The first Nokia bendable device is still in work, in this case let's see a new concept device from Nokia range with Windows Phone 8 Blue. Nokia Lumia EOS Pureview is a concept designed by Karl Panase with shapes not far away from the Lumia 920 design. Even is a well known design from a Nokia device, the Lumia EOS Pureview has new dimensions at least for thickness that is much thinner than the real smartphone. Inside the thinner body, a powerful 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor take his place and works together with Adreno 320 GPU. Since the Snapdragon series is integrated in the device, this kind of processor comes with an architecture built to decode high-definition video (HD) at a resolution of 720p or 1080p. About the memory, the processor uses 2 GB of random memory and 32 ...

After reinventing the mobile phone industry with smart devices and big screen that reacts to touch, Apple has plans to reinvent the watch. They don't reinvent the wheel and don't try to stop the time, they will add more features to a watch. The new project could be called iWatch and like mobile phones, these new devices could be called smart watches. The Internet is full of rumors and the new one is related to a new project from Apple which has in focus to create new watch with Apple features. The company hasn't confirmed if working or not at a smart watch. In this article I write about a new concept called iWatch and designed in the Apple style. The concept was revealed on Guardian site and has integrated three main features: iOS, Siri and a flexible screen. The flexible display is ...

Konica Minolta has in plan to enter in the select room of flexible OLED panel manufacturers together with Samsung, LG, and a few. This year in the Lighting Fair 2013 exhibition the company has in plans to reveal their new lightweight OLED panels which can be bendable. We have to wait until March 5 and fly to Tokyo in order to see the variety of forms proposed by Konica Minolta to be next experience with flexible OLED panels. In 2010 the company reveals flexible OLED panel prototype with features including 56 lm/W. Manufacturing process include soluble materials and gave hope to start production in 2011. Unfortunately the production not start, at least by Konica Minolta. The company sells OLED sample kits since 2011 produced by Philips. Maybe 2013 is the year when the company will start the production in its own ...

From concept to final product is just a step and I have to recognize that I'm waiting after a device like Nokia Note. After the Samsung fever with his Note range, comes turn to Nokia to release a Note series. At this moment just virtually. Nokia Note is a concept designed by Mohammad Mahdi Azimi, a concept that integrates all features from a phtable. The device has an interesting design with big interface and with accessory for music player. Nokia has a big agreement with Windows and I cannot suspect the company to use another operating system than Windows Phone 8. Our focus is on display and this concept has a 5.5-inch screen with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution with support for 1080p. Because it could be a real competition for Galaxy Note, Nokia Note has integrated a stylus in the idea ...

While an LCD plant is closed a new one take its place to produce OLED screens. Yes, it's about Panasonic. The Japanese company has in plan to start the OLED mass production in 2015. Until 2015 they have to finish the ink-jet printing process used to create OLED screens. All these screens are used to build Panasonic OLED TV's and was designed together with Sony. The ink-jet printing process allows Panasonic to build OLED TV's at an affordable price compared with competitors. Most of competitors use a process based on evaporation technology. Panasonic try to enter in mass production these screens earlier than 2015, but they have to solve first the manufacturing process including the printing process. The first prototype already take shapes and was unveiled earlier this year. The OLED printed screen TV has a 56-inch diagonal and 3840x2160 pixels resolution. Panasonic has ...