Phillips Rollable Screen - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

moot1337 · 01-16-2006, 12:22 AM

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadge...lay-123512.php

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Philips Shows Rollable Display
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We’re getting close to electronic paper here, people. Get your panties in a bunch. Come on. We’re waiting. OK. Good.

Polymer Vision, a subsidiary of Philips, reports that they will present a portable consumer device with a “rollable display” at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, September 2-7. The prototype, called Readius, has a monochrome 5-inch QVGA display with four grey levels that can show maximum two images per second; colour screens with quick move images aren’t possible yet.

Looks like more proof-of-concept, but if they’ve got something moving on that screen, we’re entering the diamond age

And a link to IGN's video download page, where there is a demonstration of this little thing: http://media.gear.ign.com/articles/6...77/vids_1.html

Okay people, here we have it. Some wise-ass just decided to make an electronic screen that rolls up like a piece of mylar. This enables all sorts of spiffy gadget-makin, so, I present the following query to you: what do you think this kind of technology will make possible? Of course there will be simple monitors and televisions and such, but just imagine other things this could enable - from creating a new type of teeny watch, to putting advertising on things in ways normal ink wouldn't dream of.

As for me, the first thing I'd do with this is make a phone out of it. Put a LCD on it for caller ID and clock etc, and have a good, hi-res camera built in. Pull the phone apart to dial and such via the touchscreen roll-out display. And it would be tiny when shut, RAZR size once opened.

Any other discussion about this, or other e-paper is welcome here too! We may soon have moving newspapers, or on-the-fly changable window tinting... the future is always nigh o_O

snowy · 01-16-2006, 01:22 AM

Trust Philips to come up with something like that. Very innovative, and I'm sure it will have a myriad of uses, from mapping to phones to portable playing devices.

analog · 01-16-2006, 01:41 AM

HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.

That is.... REALLY impressive...

I don't even have anything to add here. I'm shocked and tickled by this. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Nisses · 01-16-2006, 02:18 AM

There've been several reports and interview since beginning of last year that talked about this. Good to see that they're advancing at a good pace on this project... Indeed, like Moot, several people already talked about making a mobile phone of this, they even talked about adding a layer of robotics to it, allowing it to curl around your arm automatically, making it a nice bracelet, displaying time while you wear it, and tapping your arm when you have a call, only to release on the touch of a button, and be useable as cellphone...

Me, I find it peculiar that once this thing is touchscreen-equivalent, with the powersource provided, we'll once again enter the age of scrolls, after having left it a long time ago.

Xazy · 01-16-2006, 04:37 AM

I think it is cool, definately a lot of possible uses. It will be interesting to see what they actually make of it.

stevie667 · 01-16-2006, 04:39 AM

Flexies!

xepherys · 01-16-2006, 09:31 AM

Actually, there are several companies working on this, and a few products, including e-Ink, which, while it isn't QUITE as far along, has been developing this tech for a lot longer. The biggest application will be the reinvention of e-books, and a format to deliver magazines and newspapers with motion ads and video clips.

flat5 · 01-16-2006, 09:40 AM

I would like Big Band music stands to incorporate this.
No need to put 3-4 sets of tunes in order each gig.
No heavey books to deal with.
No dog-eared pages.
No turning pages.
No pages flying in the wind when playing outdoors.
Instant transposition for guest singers.
No jumping around charts (weird repeats, DS, coda, etc.)
If backlit, no stand lights.

That's all I think of now.

01-16-2006, 01:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Trust Philips to come up with something like that. Very innovative, and I'm sure it will have a myriad of uses, from mapping to phones to portable playing devices. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

01-16-2006, 02:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	There've been several reports and interview since beginning of last year that talked about this. Good to see that they're advancing at a good pace on this project... Indeed, like Moot, several people already talked about making a mobile phone of this, they even talked about adding a layer of robotics to it, allowing it to curl around your arm automatically, making it a nice bracelet, displaying time while you wear it, and tapping your arm when you have a call, only to release on the touch of a button, and be useable as cellphone... Me, I find it peculiar that once this thing is touchscreen-equivalent, with the powersource provided, we'll once again enter the age of scrolls, after having left it a long time ago. __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

01-16-2006, 04:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	Flexies! __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.

01-16-2006, 01:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
analog Banned	HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. That is.... REALLY impressive... I don't even have anything to add here. I'm shocked and tickled by this. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

01-16-2006, 04:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	I think it is cool, definately a lot of possible uses. It will be interesting to see what they actually make of it.

01-16-2006, 09:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Actually, there are several companies working on this, and a few products, including e-Ink, which, while it isn't QUITE as far along, has been developing this tech for a lot longer. The biggest application will be the reinvention of e-books, and a format to deliver magazines and newspapers with motion ads and video clips.

01-16-2006, 09:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	I would like Big Band music stands to incorporate this. No need to put 3-4 sets of tunes in order each gig. No heavey books to deal with. No dog-eared pages. No turning pages. No pages flying in the wind when playing outdoors. Instant transposition for guest singers. No jumping around charts (weird repeats, DS, coda, etc.) If backlit, no stand lights. That's all I think of now.