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I'm extremely curious to learn about how they build the display. I have been to lots of component trade shows but have never Seen anyone able to produce non rec

I'm extremely curious to learn about how they build the display. I have been to lots of component trade shows but have never Seen anyone able to produce non rectangular screens or flexible screens that could be bent like they would need to here, does anyone know more? Meta: Why after so many comments am I the first to ask this?!?

awalton 13y ago
Cutting an AMOLED screen in a circle isn't exactly rocket engineering. Driving it will be a bit of a challenge, but not something that a team of electrical engineers can't overcome. The biggest problem is that it's going to be expensive, which is convenient because a smartwatch is a luxury item and people will be willing to pay if it's even halfway decent. The biggest problem is that they haven't demonstrated it will be even halfway decent yet, and none of the existing comparables give any confidence to that.
- Roritharr 13y ago
  Doesn't seem to be Amoled, the only screen so far that would atleast from the the tech fit the bill: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-screen-1-38_518740441.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-...
  - awalton 13y ago
    How can it seem to be anything, it's not even real yet. It's a marketing mockup. AMOLED fits the bill easily because the technology allows you to place dots however you need to place dots and doesn't restrict you to arrays or rectangular shaped emitters or even planar geometry. The only challenge is running wires to each LED to drive it.
  - dag11 13y ago
    And that's not the screen. Your linked screen is 240^2 pixels, while Moto circular display is is 320^2 pixels. Additionally, that screen has too big a bezel (especially on the bottom) to fit inside the moto's case. According to the android emulator profile.
Cthulhu_ 13y ago
Flexible screens? The screen looks perfectly straight to me. But even so, flexible OLEDs are doable, first cell phones with curved screens are out there, I have no doubt the next generation of smart watches will have curved screens etc.

awalton 13y ago

Cutting an AMOLED screen in a circle isn't exactly rocket engineering. Driving it will be a bit of a challenge, but not something that a team of electrical engineers can't overcome. The biggest problem is that it's going to be expensive, which is convenient because a smartwatch is a luxury item and people will be willing to pay if it's even halfway decent. The biggest problem is that they haven't demonstrated it will be even halfway decent yet, and none of the existing comparables give any confidence to that.

Roritharr 13y ago
Doesn't seem to be Amoled, the only screen so far that would atleast from the the tech fit the bill: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-screen-1-38_518740441.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-...
- awalton 13y ago
  How can it seem to be anything, it's not even real yet. It's a marketing mockup. AMOLED fits the bill easily because the technology allows you to place dots however you need to place dots and doesn't restrict you to arrays or rectangular shaped emitters or even planar geometry. The only challenge is running wires to each LED to drive it.
- dag11 13y ago
  And that's not the screen. Your linked screen is 240^2 pixels, while Moto circular display is is 320^2 pixels. Additionally, that screen has too big a bezel (especially on the bottom) to fit inside the moto's case. According to the android emulator profile.

Cthulhu_ 13y ago

Flexible screens? The screen looks perfectly straight to me. But even so, flexible OLEDs are doable, first cell phones with curved screens are out there, I have no doubt the next generation of smart watches will have curved screens etc.