“Kyoto University and three major Japanese firms said Tuesday they have jointly developed a new type of organic electroluminescent display panel that can be bent like paper. The business card-sized prototype display was developed by Kyoto University in cooperation with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Pioneer Corp. and Rohm Co.” – Kyodo News Service.
The TeleRead take: Kyoto’s display tech will even show color. Imagine the benefits for electronic books and other publications. Let’s hope that future news will be good in terms of cost and screen size and in in other regards. Who knows, will 21st century fashion include a New York Times Shirt with a display built into the sleeve? More details:
The business card-sized prototype display was developed by Kyoto University in cooperation with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Pioneer Corp. and Rohm Co.
The new technology will make it possible to create low-cost, lightweight, soft and irrefrangible displays that can cover curved surfaces of automobile bodies and other products, the developers said.
Specifically, it is expected to be used in such new products as flexible displays for mobile equipment, as well as electronic books, newspapers and posters, they said.
Naturally all these miracles are unfolding just when Librie prices have dropped enough to encourage me to get one, which is on the way from Japan. Could all the wonders be among the reasons why Sony isn’t introducing the Librie in the States?
Given the possible ruggedless of new displays and related hardware, the day may indeed come when one can defy the predictions even of Arthur Clarke–and read e-books and newspapers in the bathtub, even without protective coverings such as the Otter Box.
