Portal Wearable Smartphone

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Portal Wearable Smartphone
 
An indiegogo campaign to fund a wearable smartphone with a flexible display.

 

Seems like a cool idea and something I imagined would happen someday but with new wearable smart watches, I feel this probably wont gain any traction.  It claims to be "Android Based OS with Portal OS Customizable User Interface". 

 

The flexibility of the device seems like it could have some application in regular phones but ultimately for this device I feel its adoption is going to narrow down to whether people want to wear something so big on their arms. I for one would not want to.  Just seems impractical. By the looks of it to make a phone call you would need to have a bluetooth (or wired I'd imagine) headset. Otherwise you have to remove it from your arm to use like a normal handheld phone. 

 

A cool idea but ultimately heading in the wrong direction of the market.

 

 

Specifications:

Exterior: Flexible Kevlar reinforced polyurethane

Display: 6" Flexible organic TFT display with flexible/shatterproof and anti-scratch polycarbonate outer screen(Portal will also be available in 4" later in 2015)

Processor: Fastest multi-core CPU*

RAM: 2 GB RAM

Storage: 64 GB

Cameras: 2 forward facing, 2 outer facing

Light:  LED 2 top facing, 2 outer facing,  11 sequential internal

Total MP: 8*

Battery: Portal proprietary flexible battery 3200mhA (8hr Talktime) *

Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100, LTE 700/800/850/900/1800/1900/2100/2600, TD-LTE/1900/2300/2500/2600

(1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/38/39/40/41)

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS, AGPS

Wireless Charging

Audio: Stereo Speakers

Water Resistant: 10 meters

 

 

 

 

*edit : Added another image

[Levent]

sounds waaaaaaaaaaaay too good to be true

[TheSLSAMG]

Because this looks completely natural, and you won't look like a super-geek wearing it

 

But anyways, cool.

 

"Fastest multi-core CPU"

 

So I am getting an Intel Itanium in my watch? (Not sure if fastest, but it is pretty damn fast.)

[SeriouslyMikey]

Well, isn't that stupid? 

[Victorious Secret]

Fuck it, we're getting closer 

 

[Guest]

These things need to stop. Too many people get excited, and then ripped off.

 

Pebble was the big thing that really launched Kickstarter.

 

Now? Fucking potato salad.

[Guest]

Oh, also, iPhone have had arm bands since their inception.

[dizmo]

That thing is hideous.

[Prokart2000]

if we get this i will buy

[Nineshadow]

So...a strap-on for phones?

[minimoose]

Calling serious BS here

[scaryjam823]

Oh, also, iPhone have had arm bands since their inception.

Iphones aren't flexible! Oh wait.....

[polke45]

100% believable if the screen is made out of OLED. LED is bendable but not that extreme.

[SMURG]

Cool, but still disappointed it isn't portal themed.

[SMURG]

sounds waaaaaaaaaaaay too good to be true

 They have working prototypes tbf, it's not like a lot of stuff you see on there where it's like "yeah we need $500,000 to develop our idea", they're after the money to bring an already working product to market.

[Misanthrope]

[LAwLz]

Excuse me but where is that 3200mAh battery mounted? It sure as hell isn't in that tiny slide thing.

[BallisticPeanut]

I guess it would be nice for running or biking, if this is even real (which I doubt)

[Trik'Stari]

Fuck it, we're getting closer 

 

-snip

When it has GPS, a geiger counter, and medical functionality, I will buy a wearable computer. Until then it's useless to me.

[Builder]

That looks hideous. My god. I need to squeegee my eyeballs.

[NJM1112]

I like the idea of it honestly I don't think the dual strap is the way to go personally but I may be wrong, But I seriously want a bendable smart phone, as much for practicality sake as for geekiness.

 

I want this to get light because of the impact it could have in pushing other companies forward, I mean they're right about all smart phones being the same

[PhantomChevron]

Neptune Pine already exists though, it runs android, not wear but android.

[TopWargamer]

You know, everybody mocks it, but I'd totally wear that. Smartwatches today don't appeal to me, but for some reason this does. 

[Sors]

3200 mA battery, and only 8 hours of talk time?   Pretty sure that is NOT a 3200 mA battery.  Most phones with a battery around that size can go for over 20 hours.

[DigitalHermit]

Nope... Do not want... Too big for my wrist and it'll most likely be distracting as faq...

 

I raise them this:http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/cherry-mobile-g1-watch-phone-review/