Samsung Shows Off Wrist Phone Among Weird and Wonderful Display Concepts
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Samsung calls its wrist phone concept the Cling Band, but I’m struggling not to think of it as the Samsung Bend and Snap.
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I like the idea of the Cling Band doubling as a highly customisable fashion accessory.
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As you can see, the concept is still in its early stages.
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It only goes part of the way around the wrist, and could potentially slip off.
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Don’t wave too vigorously while wearing it!
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It doesn’t adapt to different wrist sizes — at least not for now.
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In candy bar mode you can see the ridges along the rear side.
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If Samsung eventually puts the Cling Band on sale, I hope it’ll be available in this fetching shade of lilac.
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I’m going to refer to this as backbend mode.
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The Cling Band’s screen was just about scrollable.
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At one point it displayed a running route, which would probably be very useful if you like to jog.
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This photo gallery display was one of my favorite features.
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Samsung also showed off a speaker with a flexible display.
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Imagine being able to control your music directly from your earbuds case.
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Or check your battery from a screen on your Bluetooth headphones.
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An OLED car key can display info about your car without having to look at the dashboard.
Source: CNET