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考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-02-26　

The smartphone that’s SUPPOSED to bend: Researchers reveal prototype handset that can control apps by being flexed

ReFlex柔性手機手機碎屏成歷史

A new flexible smartphone design could change the way users interact with their devices. ReFlex, developed by researchers at Queen’s University, uses ’bend sensors’ to control app interactions, and simulates physical forces through detailed vibrations.

一款柔性智能機能改變用戶與設備的交互方式，由加拿大皇后大學研究人員開發的ReFlex柔性手機實現了這一可能。ReFlex采用彎曲傳感器來控制應用程序，并通過不同的振動級別來模擬物理力度。

According to its creators, consumers might be able to get their hands on the bendy smartphone within the next five years.

手機開發者稱，消費者將有望在未來五年內接觸到這款可彎曲智能手機。

If you hold a book open and bend it in the middle, the pages will begin to turn. A deeper bend will flip the pages more quickly. ReFlex works on a similar principle, explains Roel Vertegaal, director of the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University, where the phone was created.

如果你手中拿著一本打開的書，從中間彎曲，頁面就開始翻動，彎曲的幅度越大，翻閱的速度就越快，ReFlex的運行原理與之相似，皇后大學人類媒體實驗室主管洛爾·維特加爾解釋道。

The design combines multitouch with bend input, allowing a user to control actions on the phone by bending it.

該手機設計結合了多點觸摸與彎曲輸入功能，允許用戶通過彎曲手機屏幕實現手機的操作控制。

This means that a person can flip through pages on a virtual book just by bending the phone, and it will produce feedback that mimics the real sensation.

這意味著一個人可以通過彎曲手機來實現虛擬書本翻頁，而手機能產生仿真的反饋。

’This represents a completely new way of physical interaction with flexible smartphones,’ said Vertegaal. ’When this smartphone is bent down on the right, pages flip through the fingers from right to left, just like they would in a book. More extreme bends speed up the page flips.

“這代表了柔性智能手機與物理互動的全新結合方式，”維特加爾說道，“當智能手機從右邊向下彎曲時，頁面將從右至左從手指間劃過，就像我們看書那樣，彎曲的幅度越大，翻閱的速度越快。”

’Users can feel the sensation of the page moving through their fingertips via a detailed vibration of the phone,’ Vergegaal said. ’This allows eyes-free navigation, making it easier for users to keep track of where they are in a document.’

“用戶可以通過手機振動感受到頁面在指尖劃過的感覺，”維特加爾說，“這樣用戶在看文檔時就無需用眼睛導航，看到哪里只需彎曲屏幕翻動即可。”

The phone has a high definition 720p LG Display Flexible OLED touchscreen, and uses an Android 4.4 KitKat board mounted on the side.

該款手機有720p高清分辨率，采用LG開發的柔性OLED觸摸屏，操作系統是安卓4.4KitKat，主板被安裝在屏幕的兩側。

In the back, bend sensors detect the forces applied to the screen, and a voice coil produces tactile feedback through vibrations.

手機的背部，彎曲傳感器負責監測施加在屏幕上的力度，還有一個音圈能通過振動產生觸覺反饋。

According to the researchers, ReFlex is the first smartphone with full-colour, high resolution, and wireless capabilities to operate in this way.

據研究人員表示，ReFlex是首款全彩色、高分辨率、支持無線的柔性手機。

’When a user plays the ’Angry Birds,’ game with ReFlex, they bend the screen to stretch the sling shot.

當玩《憤怒的小鳥》時，彎曲屏幕就能調整發射角度。

The prototype will be unveiled at the tenth anniversary Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) conference in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on February 17, and the researchers say it may hit the market in just five years.

這一原型機將于2月17日在荷蘭埃因霍溫召開的觸知與嵌入式互動10周年大會上揭曉，研發者表示，這一手機有望在未來5年內投入市場。