Re: "The Elusive E-book"

Aaron Walker wrote:
> Awhile ago, a company started showing off there E Ink technology. I
> can't find the citation at the moment but it was a cell phone with a
> "roll-out" E Ink like screen. The screen unfurled to a 5 inch wide
> screen if I remember correctly for you to read whatever you
> wanted. When done, it rolled (or wrapped?) back out of the way and was
> a standard cell phone.

It's the Readius, from Polymer Vision.  More of a wrap, or fold-out,
than roll-out.  Though they did show sketches of an earlier version
that rolled up into the cell phone, like a window shade.  But the
substrates for flexible electronics aren't really up to that.

http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/01/genImage.jpeg

> The company claimed to be bringing it to market this year. Haven't
> heard much else about it though.

So, interesting point: Telecom Italia said they would sell it as a
part of their mobile offerings.  Now they're going to sell the iPhone.
Instead of?  As well as?  If they sell both, it will be interesting to
see the sales figures.

Bill

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