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LCD Screens Almost Paper-thin
DarklordSatin writes "Nature.com has an article up about new LCDs that are thin enough to roll up and can display black and white at 96 dpi. More coverage by Wired and Scientific American. Thanks go to Arstechnica for the heads up." Wow. Let the speculation for new uses begin! Update: 05/10 14:59 GMT by CN : Whoops, this is really a dupe of an older story that slipped through because I only searched for LCDs. Ah well, it's still cool.
Anywhere you would need a thin screen. e-newspapers, bathroom walls, clothes that have a display pattern, easy to move signs/signals, etc. Read the article for petes sake, lex!
why run from Vincenzo?
A quick glance at the linked article would be sufficient to figure out they're not LCD. I'd be very surprised if they made LCD displays that could be rolled like that!
This is a dupe of a recent story. At least the articles it points to are different. Same product, though.
-Mani
LCDs allow your working space be more changable. This is the same reasoning behind Apple making desktop computers easier to carry; you don't want to be chained to the same desk. Plus, LCDs are much better on the eyes -- if you really start using them, it's painful to go back to CRTs.
Here is what the display is made of... And here is the last ./ story. Come on guys! Don't get my hopes up like that!
As a side note, I was at Epcot and got to see Xerox's Gyricon (now marketed as 'SmartPaper') up close and personal. The only issue was that the person at the booth barely knew how the stuff worked and did not have so much as a magnet to show it change. Someday...
why pay for a 17" mid range LCD screen over a 21" Natural Flat top of the line CRT monitor?
The ratio might come down once US manufacturers also start figuring the cost of recycling into the price. In Europe it is mandatory for computer makers to take back their old stuff, and recycle it in a reasonable way, as opposed to the US where most old computers end up in basements or landfills. Of course, it makes prices higher but in the end, everybody wins.
And recycling a CRT is much more expensive than recycling an LCD, so the price difference is smaller.
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Basically, it is 2 XGA displays at 180dpi that doesn't require refresh, so can last a few months on 2 AA batteries. It reads contents stored on an SD card. The weight is only 500 gram. I like physical books compared to bulky PDAs with small screens, but something like this could become serious competition to them.