<h2>Folding Business</h2>
After reports that Samsung is <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold-delay">delaying the launch</a> of its would-be revolutionary Galaxy Fold, a $2,000 folding smartphone, it&#8217;s finally official: Samsung is going back to the drawing board — for now at least.
&#8220;We plan to announce the [upcoming] release date in the coming weeks,&#8221; Samsung said in a statement, as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18511170/samsung-galaxy-fold-delay-indefinitely-statement-screen-display-broken-issues">quoted by The Verge</a>. &#8220;Initial findings from the inspection of reported issues on the display showed that they could be associated with impact on the top and bottom exposed areas of the hinge.&#8221;
<h2>Peeling Back the Layers</h2>
Samsung also referenced issues caused by tech reviewers <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-response-breaking-galaxy-fold">peeling back a protective layer</a>. As it turned out, without the layer, the display of the device didn&#8217;t work at all. Samsung said it will &#8220;take measures to strengthen the display protection&#8221; and &#8220;enhance the guidance on care and use of the display.&#8221;
But the world could still see a folding phone sooner rather than later. Samsung is still planning on announcing a release date — but when the device will go on sale is still unknown.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18511170/samsung-galaxy-fold-delay-indefinitely-statement-screen-display-broken-issues">Samsung delays Galaxy Fold indefinitely: ‘We will take measures to strengthen the display’</a> [The Verge] 

More on the Fold: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold-delay">Samsung is Delaying the Galaxy Fold’s Launch After Broken Screens</a>

Samsung "will take measures to strengthen the display protection."

Samsung admits its folding smartphone "needs further improvements"

Galaxy Fold Delays

It's finally official: Samsung is delaying the sale of its folding smartphone, the $2,000 Galaxy Fold, until measures are taken to improve the screens.

Samsung Admits Its Folding Smartphone “Needs Further Improvements”

You won't be able to get your hands on a Galaxy Fold for a while.

<h2>Folding Business</h2>
Samsung&#8217;s game-changing Galaxy Fold — essentially a $1980 seven inch tablet that can fold in half like a book — has had a rough start.
Review units of the phone <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/early-release-samsung-galaxy-fold-broken">started breaking</a> just a single day into testing. First the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18510871/samsung-galaxy-fold-release-delayed-display-screen-issues">Verge reported</a> that Samsung had delayed the launch in China. And now, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsungs-galaxy-fold-smartphone-release-delayed-11555941705?ns=prod/accounts-wsj">according to the Wall Street Journal</a>, the sale of the device has been delayed &#8220;by at least a month&#8221; in the United States.
Samsung has yet to comment on the delay, which could be a turning point against much-hyped folding phones.
<h2>A Bad Week</h2>
Last week was not kind to Samsung. Some reviewers peeled off a protective layer — usually a routine move for any new smartphone — breaking the entire display. The Verge found a small bulge under its review unit&#8217;s display, which eventually broke as well.
Samsung <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18412572/samsung-galaxy-fold-screen-damage-statement-inspect-screen-protector">released a statement</a> in response stating &#8220;we will thoroughly inspect these units in person to determine the cause of the matter,&#8221; adding that &#8220;removing the protective layer or adding adhesives to the main display may cause damage. We will ensure this information is clearly delivered to our customers.&#8221;
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/21/18509919/samsung-reportedly-postponed-the-galaxy-folds-launch-china-shanghai-hong-kong">Samsung has reportedly postponed the Galaxy Fold’s launch in China</a> [The Verge]
More on the Fold: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-response-breaking-galaxy-fold">Fold Issues Samsung: Please Don&#8217;t Peel Protective Layer Off Our Folding Phone</a>

Samsung's game-changing Galaxy has had a rough start.

Samsung is delaying the Galaxy Fold's launch after broken screens

Folding Business

According to the Wall Street Journal, the sale of the Galaxy Fold device has been delayed "by at least a month" in the United States.

Samsung is Delaying the Galaxy Fold’s Launch After Broken Screens

Samsung has yet to comment on the delay, which could be a turning point against much-hyped folding phones.

<h2>Glitches and Bulges</h2>
Just days into testing of Samsung&#8217;s new futuristic folding smartphone, tech reviewers found their test units <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/early-release-samsung-galaxy-fold-broken">glitching</a> and even <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411510/samsung-galaxy-fold-broken-screen-debris-dust-hinge-flexible-bulge">growing bulges</a> under the display. But Samsung isn&#8217;t fazed by the issues: the Galaxy Fold is officially still going on sale on April 26, according to Wall Street Journal tech journalist Joanna Stern. It&#8217;s still unclear if Samsung will take further actions regarding the glitches.
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<h2>Inspections</h2>
The statement received by tech journalists stated that Samsung will &#8220;thoroughly inspect these [affected] units in person to determine the cause of the matter.&#8221;
Some reviewers attempted to <a href="https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1118580472576118787?s=21">remove a thin film</a> they thought was a screen protector. Now, Samsung says that peeling off the layer &#8220;may cause damage,&#8221; adding that the company &#8220;will ensure this information is clearly delivered&#8221; to customers in the future.
The Korean tech giant has previously advertised the Galaxy Fold to &#8220;outlast <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/14136/samsung-galaxy-fold-can-foldunfold-for-200000-times">200,000 folds</a> and unfolds&#8221; prior to release. Time will tell if Samsung&#8217;s strategy to tell people not to remove a protective film off of their new $1980 smartphones will work out in the company&#8217;s favor.
READ MORE:  <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18412572/samsung-galaxy-fold-screen-damage-statement-inspect-screen-protector">Samsung responds to Galaxy Fold screen damage: ‘we will thoroughly inspect these units’</a> [The Verge]
More on the Fold issues: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/early-release-samsung-galaxy-fold-broken">Review Units of Samsung&#8217;s Folding Phone Are Breaking Almost Immediately</a>

It's still unclear if Samsung will take further actions regarding the glitches.

Samsung: please don't peel protective layer off our folding phone

Fold Issues

Samsung will investigate emerging reports that the Galaxy Fold smartphone's screen is breaking. It's officially still going on sale on April 26.

Samsung: Please Don’t Peel Protective Layer Off Our Folding Phone

Early versions of Samsung's folding phones are breaking. But they're still going on sale later this month.

<h2>PR Disaster?</h2>
Korean tech giant Samsung has a PR disaster on its hands.
The Verge just published a worrying report of its Samsung Galaxy Fold review unit showing a small bulge on the crease of the smartphone&#8217;s bending seven inch screen. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/samsung-galaxy-fold-screen-breaking-and-flickering.html">CNBC noted</a> similar problems with its review unit.
&#8220;A review unit given to CNBC by Samsung is also completely unusable after just two days of use,&#8221; wrote Todd Haselton.
And the evidence keeps rolling in. YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, better known by the handle MKBHD, <a href="https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1118580472576118787?s=21">tweeted</a> earlier today to warn other early testers to not peel away a thin layer covering the screen — in his own attempt to remove the layer, he rendered the display useless.
&#8220;I thought I was dumb for messing with it, but turns out Mark Gurman [Bloomberg], Dieter Bohn [The Verge] and Steve Kovach [CNBC] all also have broken Folds too because of how delicate this layer is,&#8221; Brownlee added.
<h2>Distressing Evidence</h2>
&#8220;It’s a distressing thing to discover just two days after receiving my review unit,&#8221; Bohn wrote for The Verge. &#8220;More distressing is that the bulge eventually pressed sharply enough into the screen to break it.&#8221;
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Bohn also ruled out any unusually rough behavior that could&#8217;ve broken the screen.
&#8220;I’ve done normal phone stuff, like opening and closing the hinge and putting it in my pocket,&#8221; he wrote.
Samsung has shipped out replacement review units to both The Verge and Brownlee so far, but hasn&#8217;t officially commented on the issue so far. Futurism has reached out for comment.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411510/samsung-galaxy-fold-broken-screen-debris-dust-hinge-flexible-bulge">My Samsung Galaxy Fold screen broke after just a day</a> [The Verge]
More on the Samsung Galaxy Fold: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold">Samsung Just Revealed a $1980 Folding Smartphone</a>

"I’ve done normal phone stuff, like opening and closing the hinge and putting it in my pocket."

Review units of Samsung's folding phone are breaking almost immediately

$1,980 Paperweight

Worrying reports of Samsung Galaxy Fold review units are coming in, complaining of small bulges in the screens and broken displays.

Review Units of Samsung’s Folding Phone Are Breaking Almost Immediately

Things are not looking good for the $1980 smartphone.

<h2>Heads Up</h2>
A city near Seoul, in South Korea, is worried about &#8220;smartphone zombies&#8221; who wander into traffic while looking at their phones.
Its solution, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-smartphones-crossing-idUSKCN1R0029">according to Reuters</a>: a high-tech crosswalk that uses lights, lasers and an app to alert phone-addicted pedestrians that they&#8217;re about to be hit by a car.
&#8220;Increasing number of smombie [smartphone zombie] accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings, so these zombie lights are essential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,&#8221; Kim Jong-hoon, a researcher at a local university who helped design the system, told Reuters.
<h2>Look Both Ways</h2>
The system, which detects pedestrians with radar sensors and thermal cameras, warns pedestrians with laser beam projections on the ground and flashing LED lights.
Even stranger: an accompanying app cautions the &#8220;smartphone zombies&#8221; whenever the crosswalk lights are triggered with a message that reads &#8220;wait, a car is coming,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/south-korean-crosswalk-uses-radar-lasers-to-stop-phone-related-wrecks/">according to CNET</a>.
A similar LED sidewalk light system <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/middleeast/2019/03/14/tel-aviv-deploys-zombie-lights-for-mobile-obsessed-walkers.html">was installed</a> at crosswalks in Tel Aviv, Israel. &#8220;We cannot force them to take their eyes out of the smartphone and into the road. We need to find ways to put the road into their eyes,&#8221; head of the traffic management division for Tel Aviv Tomer Dror <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/middleeast/2019/03/14/tel-aviv-deploys-zombie-lights-for-mobile-obsessed-walkers.html">told the Toronto Star</a>.
<h2>Millions of Zombies</h2>
According to the Pew Research Center, South Korea has the world&#8217;s <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/05/pew-south-korea-has-the-worlds-highest-smartphone-ownership-rate/">highest smartphone penetration rate</a> — according to the group&#8217;s spring 2018 data, 95 percent of the population owns a smartphone, compared to just just 81 percent in the United States.
If all goes well, the system will eventually go nationwide — potentially saving tens of millions of smartphone zombies from road accidents, or maybe driving them even further into complacency.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-smartphones-crossing-idUSKCN1R0029">South Korea radar and thermal camera system warns &#8216;smartphone zombies&#8217; of traffic</a> [Reuters] 

More on smartphone zombies: <a href="https://futurism.com/screen-time-smartphone-obsession">I Tried Apple’s Screen Time Tool. The Results Were Not Heartening.</a>

South Korean app detects traffic, warns users not to step into it

Zombie Lasers

A high-tech crosswalk uses lights, lasers and an app to alert phone-addicted pedestrians that they're about to walk into traffic.

South Korean App Warns Smartphone Addicts Not to Step Into Traffic

Hold on, my phone says there's a car about to run over me.

<h2>Punch It</h2>
Just last month, South Korean tech giant Samsung unveiled the <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-s10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Galaxy S10</a>, a phone with just a single hole punched in the screen to accommodate its front-facing camera.
On Thursday, a Samsung exec <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190314008700320" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared new details</a> on the company&#8217;s intentions to create a &#8220;perfect full-screen&#8221; phone, with an &#8220;invisible&#8221; camera behind the screen to eliminate the need for any visible holes or sensors — confirming that one of the biggest players in tech sees edge-to-edge screens as the <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">future of mobile devices</a>.
<h2>Hidden Tech</h2>
During a press briefing <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190314008700320" target="_blank" rel="noopener">covered by Yonhap News Agency</a>, Samsung&#8217;s Mobile Communication R&amp;D Group Display Vice President Yang Byung-duk said the company&#8217;s goal is to create a phone with a screen that covers the entire front of the device — but consumers shouldn&#8217;t expect it in the immediate future.
&#8220;Though it wouldn&#8217;t be possible to make (a full-screen smartphone) in the next 1-2 years,&#8221; Yang said, &#8220;the technology can move forward to the point where the camera hole will be invisible, while not affecting the camera&#8217;s function in any way.&#8221;
<h2>Quest for Perfection</h2>
This isn&#8217;t Samsung&#8217;s first mention of an uninterrupted full-screen phone — as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/14/18265265/samsung-all-display-phone-under-screen-selfie-camera-no-cutout" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pointed out by The Verge</a>, the company discussed its ambitions to put the front-facing camera under a future device&#8217;s screen during a <a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-display-under-display-camera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presentation</a> in October.
That presentation included a few additional details on how the camera in a full-screen phone would work.
Essentially, the entire screen would serve as a display whenever the front-facing camera wasn&#8217;t in use. When in use, however, the screen would become transparent, allowing the camera to see through so you could snap the perfect selfie — and based on Yang&#8217;s comments, that new innovation could be just a few years away.
READ MORE: <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190314008700320" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung Seeks Shift to Full Screen in New Smartphones</a> [Yonhap News Agency]
More on Samsung: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-galaxy-fold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung Just Revealed a $1,980 Folding Smartphone</a>

The display will become transparent when users want to snap a selfie.

Samsung is working on phone with "invisible" camera behind screen

Picture Perfect

A Samsung exec has shared new details on the company's efforts to create a full-screen phone, one with the camera embedded beneath the display.

Samsung Is Working on Phone With “Invisible” Camera Behind Screen

The company plans to embed all of the phone’s sensors beneath the screen.

<h2>Wish Granted</h2>
More than anything else, adult smartphone users in the U.S. wish their devices had <a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/technology/articles-reports/2018/02/20/smartphone-users-still-want-longer-battery-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">longer battery lives</a>.
Avenir Telecom appears to have had that desire in mind while developing the Power Max P18K Pop smartphone for Energizer.
The French telecom company unveiled <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47387390" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the new phone</a> at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week, and it&#8217;s an absolute beast of a device, containing what Avenir claims in a <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190214005055/en/Energizer%C2%AE-P18K-Pop-Smartphone-Powerful-Battery-Market" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> is &#8220;the highest capacity battery ever seen in a smartphone&#8221; — but don&#8217;t expect it to fit in the pocket of your skinny jeans.
<h2>Keeps Going and Going&#8230;</h2>
According to Avenir, the Energizer smartphone features an 18,000 <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/batteries-what-is-mah-673637/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mAh battery</a>, enough to last for 50 days in stand-by mode. The <a href="https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_x-8858.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone X</a> contains a 2,716 mAh battery, for comparison — giving the P18K Pop more than six times the capacity.
If you want to actually use the P18K Pop, you could spend 90 hours making calls, listen to 100 hours of music, and watch 48 hours of videos on just one charge, according to Avenir.
Beyond this long-lasting battery, the phone also includes 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and five cameras, two of which are front-facing.
<h2>It&#8217;s Chonky</h2>
The trade-off for all of the P18K Pop&#8217;s battery life comes in its size — the phone is a whopping 18 millimeters thick. That&#8217;s well over double the thickness of the iPhone X, which is 7.7 millimeters.
Still, if you&#8217;re willing to forgo some form for function, the new Energizer smartphone could be worth keeping an eye on, and according to Avenir, it&#8217;ll be taking orders for the device at MWC with plans to begin deliveries this summer.
However, before you get your heart set on owning a P18K Pop, keep in mind that Avenir promised to release an Energizer smartphone <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/energizers-power-max-p16k-pro-the-phone-with-a-battery-that-could-last-a-working-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with a 16,000 mAh battery</a> in September — and that device was <a href="https://www.gsmarena.com/energizer_power_max_p16k_pro-9079.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seemingly cancelled</a> before it could hit the market.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47387390" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energizer &#8216;thick boi&#8217; phone gives 50 days of battery life</a> [BBC]
More on phone batteries: <a href="https://futurism.com/videos/this-graphene-sticker-can-increase-your-phones-battery-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This Graphene Sticker Can Increase Your Phone’s Battery Life</a>

It's reportedly "the highest capacity battery ever seen in a smartphone."

Energizer's brick-like phone has a battery that lasts 50 days

Meaty Mobile

A newly unveiled Energizer smartphone supposedly contains "the highest capacity battery ever seen in a smartphone" — but it's also incredibly big.

Energizer’s Brick-Like New Phone Has a Battery That Lasts 50 Days

It's reportedly "the highest capacity battery ever seen in a smartphone." 

<h2>Galaxy Fold</h2>
Korean tech giant Samsung <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement">officially announced</a> its take on the growing foldable smartphone trend at its Galaxy Unpacked event today in San Francisco: the <a href="https://www.samsung.com/ca/smartphones/galaxy-fold/">Samsung Galaxy Fold</a>. The device will go on sale for $1,980 on April 26.
We first <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/foldable-phone-samsung-cost">got a glimpse</a> of the device in November, but the brand has likely been working on the concept for almost <a href="https://futurism.com/foldable-smartphones-samsung-files-patent-rollable-folding-phones">half a decade</a>.
<h2>Serious About Multitasking</h2>
The Galaxy Fold will unsurprisingly pack some serious power, with a high resolution 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display. When it&#8217;s folded in half — Samsung referred to that as &#8220;phone mode&#8221; — the display size is reduced to only 4.6 inches.
It&#8217;ll also pack an impressive 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of on-board flash storage.
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<h2>Foldable Future</h2>
Competitors include <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/xiamoi-flexible-foldable-dual-flex">Royole and Chinese phone maker Xiaomi</a>. The latter is developing a smartphone that folds on both sides, like a birthday card.
The device seems to be a little awkward to use in phone mode, but when unfolded, the Galaxy Fold could be a worthy replacement for a seven-inch tablet.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement">Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980</a> [The Verge] 

More on foldable smartphones: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/xiamoi-flexible-foldable-dual-flex">Xiaomi Teases Flexible Smartphone That Folds Like a Card</a>

It will pack an impressive 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of on-board flash storage.

Samsung just revealed a $1,980 folding smartphone

Galaxy Fold

Samsung just revealed the Galaxy Fold: a 7.3 inch tablet that folds into a 4.6 inch smartphone.

Samsung Just Revealed a $1,980 Folding Smartphone

The Galaxy Fold will be available starting April 26.

<h2>Bend but Don&#8217;t Break</h2>
Things you fold: clean towels, terrible poker hands, and&#8230; your smartphone?
Tech manufacturer Samsung has been teasing a foldable smartphone <a href="https://futurism.com/foldable-smartphones-samsung-files-patent-rollable-folding-phones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since 2014</a>, and last week it finally provided the world with its <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-foldable-phone-is-real-and-opens-extends-into-a-tablet-display-specs-galaxy-x-f/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first glimpse</a> of such a device at its annual developers conference. The demonstration didn&#8217;t reveal too much about the device, other than the fact that it looks like a typical rectangular smartphone until the user unfolds it like a book, at which point its size is more comparable to a tablet.
It wasn&#8217;t until Monday, when South Korea&#8217;s Yonhap News Agency <a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2018/11/12/0504000000AEN20181112003100320.html">shared previously undisclosed details</a> about the device, that we found out its name, price tag, and release date.
<h2>Rumor Has It</h2>
According to Yonhap&#8216;s sources, Samsung is calling its foldable phone the Galaxy F, and it plans to release the device in March 2019.
As for the price, Yonhap&#8217;s sources say the Galaxy F will set consumers back approximately $1,770 — substantially more than any other Samsung smartphone.
<h2>Style &gt; Speed</h2>
The Galaxy F&#8217;s price tag might be a jaw-dropper, but it comes with a head-scratcher: The device will not support 5G, the next generation in wireless connectivity.
This is particularly surprising given that the smartphone manufacturer&#8217;s Galaxy S10, which it will release in February, will reportedly include a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/inside-samsung-s-bid-to-challenge-apple-with-5g-folding-phones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G option</a>. Ultimately, Samsung is asking consumers to pay an awful lot of money for a phone that might end up being slower than <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45887818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cheaper devices</a> that are <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/5g-smartphone-sprint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coming out at roughly the same time</a>.
READ MORE: <a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2018/11/12/0504000000AEN20181112003100320.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics to Release First Foldable Smartphone in March: Sources</a> [Yonhap News Agency]
More on Samsung&#8217;s phone: <a href="https://futurism.com/foldable-smartphones-samsung-files-patent-rollable-folding-phones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Foldable Smartphones? Samsung Files Patent for Rollable, Folding Phones</a>

If you want the first foldable phone, you're going to have to pay big for it.

Here’s what Samsung’s foldable phone will probably cost you

Start Saving

Sources close to the matter shared details on Samsung's foldable phone, including its price and release date, with Yonhap News Agency.

Here’s What Samsung’s Foldable Phone Will Probably Cost You

You might want to start saving now. 

<h2>PAY BACK</h2>
We tap away on our mobile devices all day long. Isn&#8217;t it about time they tapped us back?
Human-computer interaction researcher Marc Teyssier clearly thinks so. He&#8217;s the brains behind <a href="https://www.marcteyssier.com/projects/mobilimb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MobiLimb</a>, a horrifying finger-like robotic attachment for smartphones and tablets that somehow simultaneously evokes &#8220;The Addams Family&#8221; and &#8220;Black Mirror.&#8221;
Today, he published <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0B1dSnqOg">a video</a> demonstrating all the ways the robotic finger can creep you out — including by softly stroking the back of your hand while you mess around on your phone.
<h2>SINGLE DIGIT</h2>
According to a <a href="https://www.marcteyssier.com/content/publications/uist18-mobilimb-teyssier.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paper</a> Teyssier will present at the Berlin User Interface Software and Technology conference in October, the MobiLimb uses five precisely-controllable motors to make a great range of finger-like motions.
Sometimes Teyssier isn&#8217;t feeling the standard black plastic look, so he covers the robotic finger with one of two custom skins — a fur-covered one and a fleshy model that (kinda, sorta) makes it look like a human finger.
<h2>POINTLESS POINTER</h2>
In the video, Teyssier demonstrates how MobiBot can drag a smartphone across a surface, wag back and forth like a tail, and tap the table to signal a notification. Its one truly useful skill might be serving as a smartphone stand, but, um, those already exist. And they don&#8217;t look eerily like a dismembered digit.
For now, MobiLimb will likely remain relegated to the category of tech we probably don&#8217;t need, but that we&#8217;re glad someone created, if for no reason other than that it&#8217;s weird and we like weird.
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READ MORE: <a href="https://www.marcteyssier.com/projects/mobilimb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smartphone With a Finger? Augmenting Mobile Devices With a Robotic Limb</a> [Marc Teyssier]
More on smartphone attachments: <a href="https://futurism.com/water-pollution-dutch-smartphone-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Clever Smartphone Attachment Will Show if Water Is Contaminated</a>

It can stroke your hand while you text your friends.

Look at this creepy finger you can plug into your smartphone

Robots & Machines

This robotic finger attaches to a smartphone or tablet, allowing the device to crawl itself across a table or stroke the back of a user's hand.

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