Scroll cellphone goes back in time
The Scroll cellphone concept from Yun Liang is pretty interesting, taking inspiration from traditional Chinese paintings that must be unfurled before viewing. Whenever you need to access data within the phone, you will need to roll out the scroll, but numeric key functions can be performed otherwise. The advent of flexible displays are definitely a good sign, since it signifies the fact that devices such as the Scroll cellphone can be a reality sometime in the near future, although the idea might not sound too practical. I mean, nothing beats taking a solid phone in my hand and pressing the “Answer” button, right? I see no point reinventing the wheel here.
I think this is my favorite design I’ve seen yet. VERY cool. Especially the fact that you don’t always have to roll it out to use it. The only thing I might add to it would be a supplemental LCD screen on the outside to display things like caller ID, battery strength, and incoming SMS messages. I’d definitely carry a phone like this.