Researchers in the Human Media Lab of Queen's University in Canada have developed a prototype rollable touchscreen tablet with a 7.5-inch 2K flexible display wrapped around a three-dimensionally-printed cylinder.
Rotary wheels on either end of the MagicScroll cylinder allow a user to scroll through information on the screen. In addition, the researchers say the display can be unrolled to function similarly to a traditional tablet.
The new device is much easier to hold with one hand than other devices, and it fits into a pocket when rolled up.
Queen's University's Roel Vertegaal said, "Unfolding the scroll is a tangible experience that gives a full screen view of the selected item."
He adds that the project is "allowing us to further examine notions that 'screens don't have to be flat' and 'anything can become a screen’."
From PCMag.com
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