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Rollable Displays for Mobile Phones - Arriving This Year
Netherlands based Polymer Vision, a spin out from Philips, has shown off a roll-out display for mobile phones which it aims for commercial launch by mid 2008. The company says that its Readius device exploits the versatility of rollable displays to merge the 'reading friendly' strengths of e-readers with the 'high mobility' features of mobile phones.
"People are demanding greater choice and flexibility in having overall instant access to personal content and information" said Karl McGoldrick, CEO of Polymer Vision. "They do not want to be concerned with small screens, not being able to read in sunlight, a dead battery or a device being too bulky to carry in their pocket. ReadiusŪ solves these worries and is generations ahead of anything else out there today".
Readius can last for 30 hours of continuous reading without battery charge. The 3G HSDPA tri-band phone allows worldwide calls and high speed instant updates from personally selected news sources, email and other services. Standard POP3 and IMAP is supported for ISP e-mail and others such as Yahoo!Mail, Google Gmail and Microsoft Exchange. The Micro SD High Capacity storage ensures quick and easy access to e-books and valuable information. Readius also features audio capabilities, including MP3, for podcasts, audio books and music.
Specific details on timing, volumes and pricing are available to dealers but are not being released to the public at the moment. Last January, the company set up a production facility with Innos (UK) for the production of its organic semiconductor based rollable displays.
Posted to the site on 22nd January 2008