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First Mobile Device with Rollable Display

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fits-in-yer-pocket dept.

TC writes "Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision today [February 5, 2007] announced an agreement which will see the leading operator of the Italian mobile industry and the pioneers of the rollable display industry join to develop and launch the world's first rollable display enabled mobile device to market in 2007. After seven years of gestation it seems that E Ink is coming of age."

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  1. Re:Good idea, maybe will pass onto other devices. by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 4, Informative

    You won't be able to watch a movie on something like this. Refresh rates for E-Ink are on the order of a second. Fine for reading though.

  2. Specs not impressive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the companys website:
    http://www.polymervision.com/Technology/CurrentSpe cifications/Index.html

    Current Specifications
    - Contrast: 10:1.
    - White reflectance: 35%-40%
    - Switching time: 0,5-1s
    - Optimum refresh rate: 50 Hz
    - Number of pixels: 240 x 320 (quarter VGA - 4.8")
    - Rolling radius: 0.75 cm

    1. Re:Specs not impressive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      E-paper doesn't emit light, it looks a lot like glossy paper from what I've seen. So in total darkness the contrast sucks ;)

  3. More on E-Ink Displays by necro81 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The current issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine has a piece giving an overview of current E-Ink-based mobile displays, particularly how they relate to newspaper distribution. They don't mention this new product specifically, but hold out the notion of flexible E-Ink displays as near-future possibilities.

  4. Re:Wait a minute... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Informative

    I believe that the poster meant to say, "Seven years after I noticed it..."

    Electronic Paper was invented at Xerox in the 1970's. It's a LOT older than seven years. The only reason why people are noticing it is that advances in electronics are slowly making it practical.

    It's a bit like Plasma displays. The stock market used a massive monochrome unit for decades before consumers jumped on "this newfangled Plasma TV thingy!"

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  5. Re:How does this compare to... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Informative

    Considering that many cell phones and digital cameras use OLED displays, I'd say they've been out for a little while now.

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