Lenovo works with LG Display on foldable tablet

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/17/2018 08:09 AM | source: | 6 comment(s)

Every time I read about foldable displays the only word that comes to my mind is, why? Why would anyone find this useful? Anyway, Lenovo would work on a 13-inch tablet with a folding screen. The screen would be made by LG Display.

When the tablet is folded, the screen measures 8 to 9 inches, depending on the size, Korean ETNews writes based on insights . According to the message, Lenovo and LG are already working on the project.

The tablet would get an OLED panel. Such screens are more flexible than LCD displays. Sources report that the device may appear in the second half of 2019. Much more information is not yet known. For example, it is unclear whether the device can be used in folded mode as a (large) telephone. Lenovo already showed prototypes of foldable telephones and tablets in 2016 and 2017, but they were not yet on the market for the time being. Other manufacturers are also working on folding screens. Samsung would unveil its folding smartphone in November of this year at its developer conference SDC. The telephone can also be used as a tablet.

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Fox2232
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#5597208 Posted on: 10/17/2018 09:22 AM

So, touch layer is foldable too?

Anyway, all those thin (light) and bendable displays... I think they could greatly improve VR.

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#5597238 Posted on: 10/17/2018 11:00 AM

Tbh honest i like the idea of foldable displays, it's one step closer to rollable displays, which already Samsung showed as a working concept.
Imagine to have portable TV, or console, in the size of this "https://i.imgur.com/vRoshRY.jpg" where you grab the end part of the display and you roll it out like a scroll.

The problem i see is not the technology, but the business.
I've read about foldable displays in 2011, i've read that the technology has been patented and is ready for further research and application for the market. But, LG, Samsung ect. won't do this, because market still can benefit from current technologies, improving them and that we don't need new technology, when consumers buy the old one.

And i said to myself, okay i get the point, why bring new technology, when you can make shit tons of money from the old one. But hey, it has been 7 years since i've read the article and what has changed? Nothing...we read dozens of articles about " xy company is working on xy foldable product" "xy company want to bring foldable displays to the market in late 2015, in late 2016, in late 2018, in summer 2020" and again and again, they are talking about it, but it's not happening, and that's what bothering me.... companies talk talk talk and for 7 yrs we can't buy a single product.

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#5597313 Posted on: 10/17/2018 02:31 PM

for me the rollable screen isn't a great idea, bur i like the idea of very flexible screens, that can improve a lot durability on handhelds

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#5597494 Posted on: 10/17/2018 10:22 PM

Can't see it being overly useful for me. Then again, i am old fashioned. I don't like touch screens either. "Keep your dang dirty hands off of my monitor" has always been my rule. I am afraid i will always prefer input devices that don't get fingerprints or other hand gunk on the thing i am trying to look at.

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#5597504 Posted on: 10/17/2018 10:51 PM

Well foldable in a roll can be partially the death of the projector! So far we carry rolled the fabric for the projector and the projector that can be really bulky ...i will not say no if you just have everything with in the roll!

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