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LG.Philips Develops World's First Color E-Paper

Posted by Zonk on from the i'd-love-me-some-of-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LG.Philips LCD has announced it has developed the world's first 14.1-inch flexible color E-paper display, equivalent in size to an A4 sheet of paper. The 14.1-inch flexible color E-paper uses electronic ink from E-Ink Corp. to produce a maximum of 4,096 colors. It can be viewed from a full 180 degrees, so that images always appear crisp, even when the display is bent."

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  1. Re:Wonderful by thedohman · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com/homeContain/jsp/eng/i nv/inv101_j_e.jsp?BOARD_IDX=1280&languageSec=E&kin ds=IN1

    includes a picture, and a little tiny bit more info.
    It's TFT LCD on a flexible plastic substrate instead of glass.

  2. Re:Black and white version by Axello · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are two commercial black & white e-paper devices available to my knowledge. I happen to have one.
    The iRex iLiad http://www.irextechnologies.com/ is the one I have, but Sony also makes one http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/read er/

    The quality of these b&w displays is phenomenal. The difference with colour or b&w LCDs is striking, especially outside and in full sunlight.

    One reason they're not so popular might be that E-Ink is prohibitely expensive; they have a monopoly on the digital ink liquid.
    Also a lot of people tend to think colour is very important, neglecting the fact that 99.9% of their book library is monochrome.