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Polymer Vision Produces 5" Rollable Displays

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the interesting-techology dept.

drquizas writes "Polymer Vision (associated with Philips) has produced a rollable display using organic electronic techniques. The display, currently measuring 5" diagonal and capable of displaying QVGA at 320x240, will eventually be targeted towards applications such as military uses (maps anyone?), newspapers and e-books."

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  1. Wallpaper by ArmenTanzarian · · Score: 5, Funny

    With this on my walls and those window LCD's I can finally live my dream of never leaving my parents' basement!

  2. Could Make Exams more interesting :-) by osullish · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Whats that you have on you desk? This is an exam young man!"
    "Oh Just a sheet of paper and a calculator teacher"

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  3. Imagine a beowulf cluster of these by aardwolf204 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Imagine a beowulf cluster of these...

    5" 320x240

    10" 640x480

    20" 1280x1024

    5120" 327680x245760 - Almost enough for that 16 megapixel 360' panaramic shot I'm not working on.

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  4. crossword puzzles by foxhound01 · · Score: 1, Funny

    how are you supposed to do the crossword puzzle in the Times? with a dry erase pen or something?

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  5. Oh great... by Steamhead · · Score: 2, Funny

    The next version of "AdIN" advertising....

    For those who don't know, those ads in the bathrooms at your local universities...

  6. Re:2cm bend radius != "roll up into pen" by Wun+Hung+Lo · · Score: 1, Funny

    Then you can have someone say "Is that a flexible computer in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

  7. Cool, but poor market targeting... by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 3, Funny

    By 2005, the rollable displays, which can now be used to read e-mail, could initially be used in military applications as electronic, updatable maps on the battlefield, van Rens predicted. The monochrome display offers four gray levels.

    Soldier 1: Where's the pickup point?
    Soldier 2: Just a sec... SHIT!
    Soldier 1: What?!?
    Soldier 2: Got to reboot the map... got a grey screen of death!

    <boom>

    <splat>

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