Mobile devices with rollable displays are just around the corner, but one team is taking some fairly old-school inspiration for how a tablet could use the screen technology. The MagicScroll is the ...

The MagicScroll is a tablet with a display flexible enough to roll into a cylinder. Photo: Queen’s University Human Media Lab Forget folding displays. A group of Canadian researchers created a working ...

Back in ancient times, before the Internet was a thing and touchscreen devices dominated the landscape, people read newspapers made from wood pulp (and other ingredients). You could roll it up and ...

Researchers from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada have invented a scroll-like smart device. The MagicScroll works both when rolled up like a paper scroll, and when its 7.5-inch display is rolled ...

Queen's University's Human Lab researchers made history as it unveiled the MagicScroll, which is the world's first rollable touchscreen tablet. The HML team, spearheaded by Dr. Roel Vertegaal, said ...

Chrome: Reading articles online isn't always the most pleasant experience. MagicScroll is a Chrome extension that transforms a page into a book-like, distraction free experience to make reading longer ...

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Research scientists at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab have built a prototype touchscreen device that’s neither smartphone nor tablet but kind of both — and more besides. The device, which ...

In ancient times, people read from rolled-up papyrus scrolls. Today, many of us read from flat tablets. Scientists at Canada's Queen's University have now combined aspects of the two, in the ...

MagicScroll for Chrome wants to transform the way you read online. Typically, you’ll navigate a Web page by using the vertical scroll bar, the scroll wheel on your mouse or perhaps the arrow buttons ...

Reading long-form articles on the web is uniformly awful, but why? Though multitasking, distractions, and harsh screen light all detract from the experience, developer Richard Wallis sees another ...