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Originally Posted by momghoti
My question is about durability. People are talking about use for elementary-school age kids--I would think that a flexible e-ink screen would be better. Actually, considering some of the comments about screen breakage, a flexible screen would be better for portability in general. I'm not sure a computer with a screen like this would appeal to me to replace my dedicated ereader, but I would *dearly* love to have a screen like that on my laptop. Not only would it increase battery life but too much back-lit reading--like forums  --tends to give me migraines. |
Look at the display used for the IpHoNe...it is pretty much indestructible and it's not plastic. It depends on the glass used for the display. They can make glass almost impossible to break or scratch these days. it's a very interesting branch of chemistry and engineering.
Just because a screen is flexible does not mean it will survive a 7yr old on a mission...scissors can do as much damage to a flexible display as can a rock or hammer to a standard glass display. Twisting is the killer for most ebook reading devices though but that can be fixed with a solid internal frame.