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Flexible Technology

Material advances open the door for flexibility

Implications - Flexible materials have been developed, although there have not been many implementations, likely due to cost and availability. Materials include: electronic displays including e-Paper. color OLED, and a paper-thin, flexible battery.

Many of these technologies are still on the bleeding edge, but the first companies to create flexible concepts will benefit from viral attention.

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6 Featured, 0 Examples: 45,642 Total Clicks

Date Range: Sep 06 - Nov 07

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Consumer Insight Topics: Tech Art & Design Business Design New Ventures

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Flexible Phones - Nokia 888 Communicator Concept

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Warm 14,510 Clicks Pub: Nov 3, 06

Flexible Phones

Nokia 888 Communicator Concept

This is a concept mobile communication device called the Nokia 888.You can carry it anywhere, in any form. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip etc. The handset uses a liquid battery,… [More]

Flexible Electroluminescent Watches - DD101 with pSEL Technology

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Warm 10,220 Clicks Pub: Sep 30, 06

Flexible Electroluminescent Watches

DD101 with pSEL Technology

The DD101 watch is a funky bangle design that uses a flexibile electroluminescent display. The technology, called pSEL, means that there is a plastic electroluminescent device inside the bangle. Press… [More]

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Average 6,557 Clicks Pub: May 27, 07

Sony's Flexible Full-Color OLED

This week Sony revealed a flexible full-color organic electroluminescent display (OLED). The display, which weight 1.5 grams, is built using organic TFT technology. It's 0.3 mm thin and features resolution… [More]

Flexible SVGA Display - Plastic Logic's E-Paper

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Warm 6,047 Clicks Pub: Dec 18, 06

Flexible SVGA Display

Plastic Logic's E-Paper

Plastic Logic has released a flexible 150ppi SVGA display, which brings us one step closer to having fully functional e-paper. The display uses E Ink Imaging Film. The Plastic Logic press release describes,… [More]

Flexible Mobile Phone - Electrowetting Design By Roman Kriheli

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Untested 4,477 Clicks Pub: Aug 14, 07

Flexible Mobile Phone

Electrowetting Design By Roman Kriheli

From sleek and hard to dull and soft. This could be the start of a new cellphone design trend. Designer, Roman Kriheli, uses a process called â€œelectrowettingâ€ on his 'paper' phone (it's not really… [More]

Paper-Thin, Flexible Battery - Charging Mobiles In Your Pants Could Soon Be Possible

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Untested 3,831 Clicks Pub: Aug 14, 07

Paper-Thin, Flexible Battery

Charging Mobiles In Your Pants Could Soon Be Possible

From a design element, these batteries look like they were inspired by Listerine PocketPacks, the paper-thin mints that dissolve on your tongue. Their function, however, will be even cooler! The black,… [More]