By: Christopher Winston
Have you ever dreamed of a
flexible phone that bends frontwards and backwards? Well your dreams may soon
come true with Samsung’s new Youm Smartphone. Samsung previewed some of its
flexible prototype at the International CES back in January 2013. The Youm
prototype was an OLED screen the size of a smartphone that could bend like
paper but can emit bright colors. The Samsung engineer who displayed the
prototype had this to say, "We're so confident in the market
potential for flexible OLEDs that we're creating an entire new line under the
Youm brand name,"
Youm panels are predicted to hit the market at some time in
2013. The downside is these OLED panels are much more expensive compared to
glass based panels. Customers can expect to pay an arm and a leg for this new
innovative device. Once the Youm is released it is speculated they wont come
out in mass volumes, rather it will be more of a “niche” product.
I like this phone and article! However, is it feasible to have a phone that is flexible and durable when people are so hard on their phone and phones are easily broken? Goo
ReplyDeleteA great idea! A high resolution phone that is bendable that is most convenient capability ever. We all have scratched our phones are dropped them. This is a great innovation and I know that the demand for it will be high. Although the cost will probably be high as well I believe that it would be worth every penny. If anyone decides to purchase this phone it would be a great investment. I'm going to look into myself in near the future
ReplyDeleteI think this would be a great concept in the wireless industry. I feel like consumers are becoming bored with the recent innovations and this might be one that will make the interest spark. However; the only downside to this is how expensive it will be to create. But it was a great article.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great product and blog post! I think this product will be able to work, especially with the new glass they are using. Soon phones will strong enough to with stand anything. I hope samsung keeps up the innovation!
ReplyDeleteThis is really a great product and I see Samsung is stepping it up with many of their products.
ReplyDeleteThis product will do well in the market if a way to make it affordable and still keep the quality of the phone. It will be cool to see what the phone looks like in person because the video looks makes did a great job catching interest.
ReplyDeleteThe advancements that Samsung has made over the last few years truly amaze me. Their concepts and products have surpassed those of their competitors, especially Apple. This is such an innovative product.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post! It is interesting to see how Samsung is advancing into bigger and better things. It would definitely capture the value of consumers.
ReplyDeleteGreat post man, I thought it was very interesting. Samsung has falledn off but I believe that they are on the come up.
ReplyDeleteThis phone will definitely do well on the public market. The more creative the phone is, the more people will want to buy it. Although phone companies are creating more and more phones that are pleasing to the eye and not as sturdy, they know how to market the products well and push forward certain movements when it comes to new technology.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post. I really like what Mr. Jacobs said. Samsung is really doing good right now. They are making some big moves.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post Chris. I wasn't aware of this innovative new phone. I hope they brand the Youm properly, I think a phone like this is the start to something new and exciting. The Iphone 5 no longer stands as the best smartphone and I want to the phone that will become the next big thing.
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