Lenovo is offering a new discount on Moto X Pure Edition (2015) after announcing the launch of a new handset on June 9. (Photo : YouTube/ Phones Amazing)
At Lenovo's Tech World 2016, the company did not fail to excite its fans with a teaser - prototypes of its bendable phones and tablets.
Lenovo is expected to announce a new flagship Moto Z smartphone in the event. However, it decided to tease the public with its upcoming innovation before stepping into concrete product launches. Lenovo is working on a smartphone that can bend around the wrist and tablets that can fold into half, according to The Verge.
The prototype teased by the company goes in line with the concept of other "wrist phones" that can be wrapped around the wrist. In a way, it gives an appearance of a large, awkward-looking bracelet. However, the quick demo given by Lenovo at the event suggests that the screen of bendable phone would, at least, work in this case.
In addition to the phone, the company also teased the prototype of its bendable tablet. The tablet is designed to work like a "phablet," since it can fold in half can can be used to make a phone call with a typical 10-inch half of the tablet serving as a smartphone.
The tablet is designed as a "reverse courier." It folds on the outer sides rather than to fold inward like a book. That is, a folded tablet gives the user two displays on both sides, one in the front and the other one at the back.
Lenovo did not let the media personnel or any other person try the device on their own. It is speculated that the upcoming bendable phones and tablets would not offer all the specifications, features and functions of a standard, non-bendable smartphone.
The quick demo was given by Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's Chief Technical Office. Bendable smartphones and tablets are considered to be the company's way to enter the era of hingeless devices.
"A flexible screen needs equally flexible parts, including the battery and the motherboard, which need to fold and unfold along with it," Hortensius said in Lenovo's big keynote, according to Engadget. "It's an innovative idea, but that's all it is for now. The flexible phone isn't a fully functional product yet."
The following video talks about the company's latest concept:
