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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. Too bad. by Aladrin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is a really neat device. It's too bad the company is so stupid.

    It's completely locked down by DRM. The ONLY books it'll read have to be bought from them.

    It's only marketed in Italy. Holy cow... That's awful short-sighted.

    The webpage there is also riddled with stupid comments like 'display larger than the handset itself' ... Paradox? No, just stupidity. They mean larger than the handheld when in storage form.

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  2. Not shipping = vapourware by StrawberryFrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    so opposed to the last x years where these kinds of devices have been not available, they are now ... not available?

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  3. 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

  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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