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Old 04-25-2015, 03:34 PM   #94
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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
Metal is conductive. The technology and manufacture of e-ink screens is built in such a way that the conductive layer for display electronics is made on glass substrate.
There were attempts to create an e-ink screen with a plastic substrate. They are (and have been for the last 6 years ;-) ) just behind the corner, ready to be introduced "Real Soon Now" (TM).

There were several devices:
I seem to remember the Sony 13" PDF reader used a eINK Mobius flexible screen.
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