When it comes to technological trends that have an immense impact on the world, we are able to think of a number of electronic devices, such as televisions, cellular phones, and computers. These inventions have been permeated in our daily lives, and we might not live without it even for minutes. Even though electronic devices evolved visibly and unbelievably, we all know these devices cannot exist without one characteristic. This is that they all contain displays. Consequently, technicians started concentrating on inventing display which is something different, "Flexible Display Technology". The world is now focusing on this technology, and I am very interested in it. Flexible display technology is a great concept because it solves a lot of problems that we are facing today.

     One of the most noticeable characteristics of flexible display is "Unbreakableness". A number of scientists invented many kinds of displays, such as CSTN, TFT, TFD or OLED to provide clearer vision, to be more durable, and to be thinner. According to Ulanoff (2012), "When it comes to TV, computer, tablets and phone screens, I’m pretty sure we can’t get any thinner". However, no matter how hard they tried, many people have been complaining about the issues that their phone displays got broken or cracked. For example, when I had my first smart phone, I was not a very cautious child. After using it about two weeks, I dropped my phone and the display got broken. Even though my phone fell from the height of my jean pocket and it had a hard case, the screen was cracked in pieces. Moreover, it costed me a lot of money to replace it. Moreover, I like to put my phone or wallet in my back pocket of jeans. Although the recent introduced smart phones are thin enough to put in pockets, I still feel uncomfortable whenever I sit down, and one of my friends broke his phone because he sat down while his phone was in his back pocket. However, I read an article, saying that LG introduced a phone with flexible display in the United States. Johnson. D (2014) writes the following: "Not only is the screen curved, but the entire device is flexible; LG has demonstrated that, with the screen facing down on a tabletop, a heavy weight can flatten the phone completely, and it snaps back to its usual curve when the weight is lifted. That implies the phone can stand up to routine abuse – like accidentally sitting on it. Also curious: The Flex has a “self-healing” back which can recover from routine scratches". Even though the starting point is only a phone screen, this fact that scientists succeeded to apply it to a device that we always use everyday has a great potential to change our lives. It makes people less worried about breaking their screens, and saves money since the screen does not easily crack.

     Furthermore, another advantage of flexible display is "Curviness". The function that devices is able to be curved can prove its real worth when we watch television. Some companies that manufacture electronic devices are introducing televisions with wide sized screens. With wider display, we feel more vivid and realistic when we watch movies. However, wide and flat screen televisions also have problems. Flat television is not designed ergonomically when it comes to viewing angles. This means that where someone is watching the television will affect how the screen is seen and how people can watch TV. The screen color is affected when sitting at different angles, and the screen is so large that it is hard to see the entire program. Danny. B. states "Although they are getting better due to some intensive efforts by manufacturers, LCDs typically have a poor viewing angle. If you are not sitting almost directly in front of the screen, you don’t get a good picture". However, Curved Television gives us a solution with this problem. Since it can be curved, we do not have to worry about having "limited viewing angles" issues no matter where we sit. In other words, we no longer get embarrassed by thinking about the best places to sit at home.

     While searching the sources and information about flexible display technology, I was shocked that world is being developed so rapidly. The first time that I heard of flexible display was 2011. It was an electronic device advertisement made of animation, showing that a male character is walking on the street. He was wearing his cell phone on his wrist, and he unfolded it to surf. When I saw that advertisement, I expected this technology to come out between 2018 and 2020. However, it did not even take three years to see flexible phones or televisions in my real life. Also, it is now widely commercialized so, is not very costly than I expected. Colin. N. (2013) borrowed Ali. R.'s words "the first wave of smart phones featuring flexible displays won’t have much of an impact on the mobile device market until the end of 2015, and the technology has not come to the point where the whole device could be flexible". Even though it takes some time for new technology to spread out and to be affordable for everyone, this technology is surely innovative.

     In conclusion, flexible display technology solves some problems that flat display had before. This technological trend makes our lives more convenient. We will no longer have to worry about cracking our precious phone screens, or having discomfort when watching TVs. In other words, we should not be stressed out because of non-living things. Those electronic devices before made me feel like we are being controlled by them, not that we are controlling them. However, flexible screen will be the first step to overcome our concern since it is ergonomic. And I believe that the invention in the future will be much more "human-friendly".  I am so excited about what will be invented in my entire life time, and how they will surprise me, and how they will help our lives in which ways.