So I see the boffins at Samsung have burst out of the shed brandishing a bendy phone.
About bloody time too. What took them so long?
Seriously, the world has been crying out for a bendy phone, ever since um… ah… you know….
Sadly, it is not called the “Bendy Phone” — that name would not have caused too much stirring in the trouser department of the South Korean Samsung marketing types. No, it has been christened the “Galaxy Round”. As the young people say… “meh”.
Backtracking slightly, the screamingly obvious question is why? Did one of the R&D people wake up startled at 3.12am, sit bolt upright and exclaim “I KNOW WHAT THE WORLD IS CLAMOURING FOR… A BENDY PHONE!!!!”
Why do you need your mobile phone to bend anyway? It’s not overly crucial. I can surf the interwebs, send emails, listen to music, take photos, shoot videos, write articles, talk to and hear people, probably even cook a nice beef ragout on my iPhone. The ability to bend or not hasn’t really been a deal-breaker for me. I admire the technology that was developed to enable a phone to bend, but I still don’t get it… what’s the point, apart from being an extremely ingenious gimmick that will no doubt sell several billionty models?
That may be a bit harsh. Actually, I can think of (tumbleweeds) (crickets) absolutely no reason why I would want a bendy phone. Though, being the media whore that I am, I’m sure if the good burghers of Samsung hand-delivered one to the randomswill corporate humpy, I would shout its praises from more than just rooftops.
Of course you need a bendy phone (sorry, Samsung Galaxy Round)! What are you, freakin’ stupid? You can roll it up and play ping pong with it, transform it into fascinating origami arrangements, shape it into a flavoursome gnocchi, paint it green and introduce him to his equine friend…
©Steve Williams 2013