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From Stretchable Screens to Tri-Folding Displays: Samsung Display's Concepts at CES

I got to see weird and wonderful concepts from Samsung Display that could eventually impact the future of everything from tablets to smartwatches and cars.

Lisa Eadicicco
Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile devices. Prior to joining CNET, she served as a senior tech correspondent at Insider, reporting on Apple and the broader consumer tech industry. She was also a tech columnist for Time magazine and got her start as a staff writer for Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.
Lisa Eadicicco
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Samsung Display's CES booth was full of wild concepts, some of which are new and others that have been shown before.

But these are just concepts, so there's no telling whether these technologies will ever actually arrive in real products. 

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Samsung Display's latest concept at CES includes a "stretchable" screen that comes toward you to mimic a 3D display. 

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The "stretchable" display. 

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Another new concept: A micro-LED screen for watches and wearables. 

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Samsung Display's screens appear in a host of different devices, including cars. This is part of the company's vision for the future of automotive. 

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Samsung Display also took to CES to once again show off concepts its demoed before. See here is its take on a triple folding screen. 

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Here's another look at the that concept looks when used as one giant display. 

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And here's another view of how it can be used as three separate screens in one. 

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Samsung Display is also working on rollable screen technology, such as this one that expands vertically. 

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And this one expands horizontally. 

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Another concept shown at the booth is meant to make smartphone screens continue to look bright even while wearing sunglasses. 

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And here's a super-thin flexible OLED display concept. 

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Another concept: An 18.1-inch foldable screen meant to function as an IT device. 

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This concept, which was previous shown at Mobile World Congress, is a smart speaker with a rollable display.

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