Apple's Planned Foldable iPad With 18-inch Screen Hits Development Snags (msn.com)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/10/21/2047227/apples-planned-foldable-ipad-with-18-inch-screen-hits-development-snags
- Source link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/hardware-and-devices/apple-s-planned-foldable-ipad-with-18-inch-screen-hits-development-snags/ar-AA1OUi9O
> The company has been working on the device -- projected to cost around $3,000 -- for several years and had most recently aimed for a 2028 release. But engineering challenges tied to weight, features and display technology have [1]pushed its potential debut to 2029 or later , according to people familiar with the matter.
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> Apple is working with Samsung Display Co. to develop the roughly 18-inch panel for the device, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the work isn't public. The screen minimizes the crease seen on foldable displays, matching an approach that Apple is also using with its upcoming foldable iPhone. The iPad project is part of a broader push to bring more innovative devices to market. Apple just introduced its first new iPhone design in years -- the ultrathin $999 Air model -- and is working on everything from smart glasses to a tabletop robot device.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/hardware-and-devices/apple-s-planned-foldable-ipad-with-18-inch-screen-hits-development-snags/ar-AA1OUi9O
You know what would solve this? (Score:3)
You know what would solve this? Make it like a book. A 10 x 8 secreen on each side. Fold it over all the way to use one only. Open like a book to see both screens at once, like a book.
That would be just the thing for music. And for reading. And it wouldn't put the screen at risk because you'd have a hinge down the middle, a proper 1/4 inch fat hinge, like what Motorola Razr had.
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> You know what would solve this? Make it like a book. A 10 x 8 secreen on each side. Fold it over all the way to use one only. Open like a book to see both screens at once, like a book.
> That would be just the thing for music. And for reading. And it wouldn't put the screen at risk because you'd have a hinge down the middle, a proper 1/4 inch fat hinge, like what Motorola Razr had.
I've long imagined the "foldable" screen device being two screens that fold away from one another, and meet in the middle. The only problem would be having a the edges be part of the screen, without bezels either around, or under the glass. That'd be the trick that's probably difficult to manage without making the edges easily breakable when the screens are folded away from one another. Unless there's some flip-out dohickey that slaps up along the edge of the screen for protection, but that seems over-engin
Skip it, fanboys (Score:1)
Just skip the boring stuff, and let us know us when they have a toggle to control the transparency.
When you fold these devices (Score:2)
eventually the screen breaks right on the crease.
an 18 inch iPad? who asked for one? (Score:2)
an 18 inch iPad?
Was there any person out there that wanted a tablet that is 18 inches? If you know who, can you go beat them with a rubber hose.
The weight will be insane, there is no avoiding it... it's just a matter how terrible it will be, not a question of IF.
The bulkiness will also make it useless as a tablet. Too cumbersome holding it.
Aside from a few niche areas, this will struggle to find a problem, where it is an optimal solution. Other than sucking money from fan boy wallets.
Who would need that? (Score:2)
Hospitals and warehouses, who'd never ever fold it?