LG unveiled a rollable TV final yr. Will Samsung observe swimsuit?
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Samsung could also be trying to create a media gadget that rolls up like a scroll, in accordance with a patent revealed Friday by Patently Apple. If the design turns into a actuality, it might presumably take the type of a cellular TV, the report suggests.
Photographs from the patent present a cylindrical object from which a versatile show may be pulled after which retract into.
Patently Apple suggests Samsung’s show division creates designs just like the scrollable show, then arms them off to the electronics workforce to resolve what the merchandise will finally be, reminiscent of a pill, smartphone or cellular TV.
Final yr, LG unveiled an OLED TV that rolls right into a compact tube like a poster. The corporate mentioned it will begin promoting the TV someday this yr.
The patent for Samsung’s gadget was reportedly filed in 2017.
Samsung did not instantly reply to a request for remark.
This is the patent report for the scrollable gadget, through Patently Apple:
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