Screw the Sharp thingie; I want THIS!

[Karel Jansens]

http://www.myiphone.com/nalu-origami-mobile-communicator-19428.php

Woo -- feckin' -- hoo!!!

(Don't forget to check the video.)

Now let's all pray it ever gets actually made, and they won't stuff bloomin' WinCrap inside.

[fpp]

It looks so compelling, I understand the lust. But somehow the possibility of a) seems so remote that b) ceases to be of concern... unfortunately :-)

[Karel Jansens]

It looks so compelling, I understand the lust. But somehow the possibility of a) seems so remote that b) ceases to be of concern... unfortunately :-)

Yeah. Especially making an LCD screen effectively without a border seems a bit off the scale. It does remind a bit of those gag-envelopes or wallets you can buy (and which we used to make in school) where, depending on how you open them, the card/money is behind straight bands or crossed ones.

Still, I've been dreaming about pocketable devices with hinged LCD screens for so long now that actually seeing one that has a -- however remote -- possibility of becoming real, amounts to what I can only describe as a "semi-orgasmic experience" (a warm, fuzzy feeling, but a bit higher up than the real one; and not so sticky).

[TA-t3]

A year or two ago Palm (then PalmOne) applied for a patent for a foldable LCD screen.

[Texrat]

Some really interesting designs coming out. Competition is good!