Ultrathin, flexible PaperTab redefines tablet form and function
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An email on one PaperTab can be sent by touching the outbox on another PaperTab
Placing two (or more) PaperTab's next to each other creates a larger screen area
Objects can be dragged from one PaperTab to another
The PaperTab can be navigated by bending the device in various ways
The PaperTab flexible tablet developed at Queen's University
PaperTabs keep track of their location respective to other PaperTabs and the user
The PaperTab features a touchscreen
What is displayed varies depending on the respective PaperTab's location
Article Summary
Despite their portability and popularity, the slab of glass form factor of tablets has its downsides. Most notably for the less coordinated among us is the propensity for the display to crack or shatter when dropped. A team at Canada’s Queen’s University working in collaboration with Intel Labs and Plastic Logic is looking not only to redefine the tablet's form, but the way people use them with the development of a flexible touchscreen computer called the PaperTab.
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