IFA 2005: Philips Readius

Sep 1 2005, 5:10am EST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips will show a prototype of a device called Readius that features a roll-out display.

The Philips Readius is based on the PV-QML5 flexible display module. The 5 inch screen is 100-microns thick and has a resolution of QVGA (320 x 240 pixels).
The Readius can be rolled up with a radius of curvature of less than 7.5-millimeters.
More details on EETimes and on Heise.de (German).Electronic paper is going to be huge. The Philips Readius is a step closer to get it into your pocket.
See also the color epaper from Fujitsu.

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