Roll-a-Call is a conceptual cellphone designed to mimic the shape and flexibility of a folded newspaper. Roll-a-Call was designed by Sudhanwa Chavan and features a unique layout that splits the phone into three different and independent sections.
The phone is split into three parts: a call alert center on the left side, a browser in the middle and right side and a keyboard below. The three functions can be operated separately allowing for users to both surf the web and talk at the same time. Roll-a-Call would be made with a waterproof fabric and an OLED screen. The device houses two USB ports that also double as the phone's charge. E-paper is being heavily developed, and it should be only a matter of time until you see the technology incorporated into mobile phones in some fashion. The Roll-a-Call could go from concept to reality sooner than you think.
Folded Newspaper Mobiles
Roll-a-call is a Flexible Concept Phone With an Intuitive Layout
Trend Themes
1. Flexible Concept Phones - The Roll-a-Call phone is a flexible, newspaper shaped phone concept that could lead to disruptive innovations in the flexible smartphone market.
2. Expandable Mobile Screens - Roll-a-Call's unique layout and independent sections could inspire the development of expandable mobile screens as the next trend in smartphone designs.
3. E-paper Integration - As e-paper technology continues to develop, incorporating it into mobile phones could be a trend and open up new possibilities for design and user experience.
Industry Implications
1. Smartphone Manufacturing - Manufacturers in the smartphone industry can leverage flexible materials and innovative designs to compete in the growing market for flexible and unique shaped phones.
2. Display Technology - Display technology industries could explore the development of expandable screens, flexible displays and integration of e-paper into mobile phones based on the Roll-a-Call concept.
3. User Experience Design - User experience designers can take inspiration from the Roll-a-Call concept to create designs for intuitive layouts and multitasking capabilities in future mobile phone designs.