This is about the vision of having flexible screens, either as flexible devices (for example wrist bands) or wrapped around other products (for example shoes or shirts). This is related to [[Digital Environments]], however it looks at individual devices or things and not at full environments. The Verge has a great video in which they look at different embodiments of folding phones: [Fold, Flip, or Duo: why fold a phone?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8DLi12Y-Q), September 2020 > "With the Microsoft Duo, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Galaxy Z Flip, there are now three kinds of folding phones with real momentum behind them. In this episode of Processor, Dieter Bohn looks at what each type of folding phone is good at and asks why you'd want to fold your phone in the first place." ## Real devices & solutions [LG 14mm Transparent LED Film - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41PHz6S9laA) 2001, LG’s 14mm Transparent LED Film [Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3: Official Unveil | Samsung - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74SDT7NfxCg) August 2021, 999,99 USD [Samsung Galaxy Z Flip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVxyXzaCI34) February 2020, 1449,99 USD [Motorola Razr 2019](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5FcfZf7xw), January 2020, 1.499 USD [Huawei Mate X](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_c2KGtZP64), November 2019, 16,999 yuan (2.403 USD) [Samsung Fold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ydQoi2VbA), September 2019, 1.980 USD [Samsung Announces Youm Flexible OLED Displays at CES](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLMWXBv5rY4), January 2013 ## Future visions [Numbia Watch](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1624500366/nubia-watch-a-futuristic-flexible-display-smartwatch), 2020 > Kickstarter for a long announced watch that features a wrap-around-your-wrist screen. While this might become a real device, it is pretty much a test for this wrist-display visions we have seen a lot during the early 2000's. [ShiftWear Sneakers](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shiftwear-customize-your-kicks), December 2015 > "The most adaptable shoes you'll ever own, customized straight from your smartphone" were pretty much a vision from the start. It was a nice concept video, turned into IndieGoGo campaign that didn't have a chance to become real in any sensible time frame. [TAT 2014 Future Vision](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMdXj9qFr4M&list=PLVn4Zy8BUXU396GD_hydFnwoHkOUuFIbt&index=15), ~2010(?) > Made by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) that were later acquired by BlackBerry to do the BB10 design. Most of them work at [Topp](https://www.topp.se/) now. [Nokia morph concept](), February 2008, see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Morph > The Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. This device concept showcases some revolutionary leaps being explored by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in collaboration with the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre (United Kingdom). > This later turned into a [Maemo kinetic prototype](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-bpSzSEEwk).