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PaperFold Smartphone Can Be Unfolded Into a Laptop, Map or Tablet

New Delhi: Scientists have developed they call the world's first foldable smartphone that changes to a tablet and a notebook using a set of screens and hinges.The shape-changing smartphone allows users to fold open up



"In PaperFold, each display tile can act independently or as part of a single system," said Dr. Vertegaal, a professor in the School of Computing and Director of the Human Media Lab at Queen's University, Canada.

"It allows multiple device form factors, providing support for mobile tasks that require large screen real estate or keyboards on demand, while retaining an ultra-compact, ultra-thin and lightweight form factor," said Vertegaal.

PaperFold automatically recognises its shape and changes its graphics to provide different functionality upon shape changes.

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