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Samsung Shows Off Wrist Phone Among Weird and Wonderful Display Concepts


Samsung Cling Band

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Samsung calls its wrist phone concept the Cling Band, but I’m struggling not to think of it as the Samsung Bend and Snap.

Samsung Cling Band

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I like the idea of the Cling Band doubling as a highly customisable fashion accessory.

Samsung Cling Band

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As you can see, the concept is still in its early stages.

Samsung Cling Band

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It only goes part of the way around the wrist, and could potentially slip off.

Samsung Cling Band

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Don’t wave too vigorously while wearing it!

Samsung Cling Band

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It doesn’t adapt to different wrist sizes — at least not for now.

Samsung Cling Band

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In candy bar mode you can see the ridges along the rear side.

Samsung Cling Band

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If Samsung eventually puts the Cling Band on sale, I hope it’ll be available in this fetching shade of lilac.

Samsung Cling Band

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I’m going to refer to this as backbend mode.

Samsung Cling Band

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Samsung Cling Band

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Samsung Cling Band

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The Cling Band’s screen was just about scrollable.

Samsung Cling Band

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At one point it displayed a running route, which would probably be very useful if you like to jog.

Samsung Cling Band

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This photo gallery display was one of my favorite features.

Samsung OLED speaker

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Samsung also showed off a speaker with a flexible display.

Samsung OLED earbuds

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Imagine being able to control your music directly from your earbuds case.

Samsung OLED headphones

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Or check your battery from a screen on your Bluetooth headphones.

Samsung OLED Car Key

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An OLED car key can display info about your car without having to look at the dashboard.



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