First Mobile Device with Rollable Display 78
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."
Re:Good idea, maybe will pass onto other devices. (Score:5, Informative)
Specs not impressive (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.polymervision.com/Technology/CurrentSp
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
More on E-Ink Displays (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Wait a minute... (Score:5, Informative)
Electronic Paper [wikipedia.org] 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!"
Re:How does this compare to... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Specs not impressive (Score:2, Informative)