Flexible Retina Display?

[DesignG]

In the introduction video Jony Ive mentions the display as a "flexible retina display". What does that exactly mean?

Im really sure after having felt the iPhone 6 rounded display, the Watch will feel amazing. In the demo the display and the watch are beautifully blending together.

 

[Julien]

Don't remember exactly but I think you are referring to pressure sensitive. The aWatch can detect pressure as well a touch. It can also differentiate pressure from touch. The iPhone/iPad can't do this.

 

[DesignG]

Don't remember exactly but I think you are referring to pressure sensitive. The aWatch can detect pressure as well a touch. It can also differentiate pressure from touch. The iPhone/iPad can't do this.

Yes. But he says exactly "flexible retina display" at 03:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-waTi8BPdk&list=PLHFlHpPjgk73J6C3PHUrDntzy6TQxBh44

 

[Julien]

Yes. But he says exactly "flexible retina display" at 03:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-waTi8BPdk&list=PLHFlHpPjgk73J6C3PHUrDntzy6TQxBh44

That's it. Rephrase as these Apps take advantage of the pressure sensitive display. Pressure sensitivity requires it to be flexible.

Scroll to 3:40 and you can see it simulated.

 

[DesignG]

That's it. Rephrase as these Apps take advantage of the pressure sensitive display. Pressure sensitivity requires it to be flexible.

Scroll to 3:40 and you can see it simulated.

Ok thank you. This means that the screen will be like a iPhone screen, that can't be really pressed down right? I wish it would

 

[JoEw]

flexible is a bad word to use.

 

[Julien]

Ok thank you. This means that the screen will be like a iPhone screen, that can't be really pressed down right? I wish it would

Don't worry you probably can't tell or feel much if any flex when you press. It will just respond differently to a press since it can discriminate touch from press.

Also the iPhone/iPad screes are NOT pressure sensitive. They are only touch sensitive.

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flexible is a bad word to use.

agreed, pressure sensitive is far better.

 

[Anitramane]

Isn't the Surface tablet series also preassure sensitive?

 

[afsnyder]

Isn't the Surface tablet series also preassure sensitive?

No. The pen is pressure sensitive.

No display has pressure sensitivity yet because no one is using flexible displays yet.

 

[Kissaragi]

Guess its a bit like a capacitive and a resistive screen in one?

 

[magicMac]

are you sure they don't just mean it's flexible from a software point of view - there are lots of pixels and many things to do with them - without the restrictions that you would have on a low resolution display.

 

[Julien]

Here is a video of the "flexible" pressure sinsitive screen in action. She called it force touch (a 3ed name ) in the video.

Go to 2:00 to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwv-3wZocK4

 

[Caseynd]

If only it were small enough to be flexible...

 

[danthe93]

Guess its a bit like a capacitive and a resistive screen in one?

it'll be capacitive for sure.

 

[kdarling]

The wording is ambiguous.

It could mean the display has pressure sensors around its perimeter mounting.

Or it could mean there's a flexible resistive layer all around on top.

 

[mtmac]

It flexes just until it breaks.

Yeah, the reference is due to the pressure sensitive touch, considered flexible by screen sensors, but it's a poor choice of words as people won't consider it flexible. It's flexible like the steel in a skyscraper. Sure it flexes to to be able to withstand heavy winds and earthquakes, but you won't notice the screen flexing any more than pushing an on an I-beam on a building.