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Originally Posted by nekokami
Imagine you have the unit in your left hand, as shown in the illustration. At the top and bottom of the screen are "rails" which are more rigid than the screen itself. But the rails also roll up -- they are less rigid in one direction.
Now imagine that the screen is rolled up. The screen curvature is defined as "down." But the rails roll up "sideways". Their curvature is different from that of the screen, so the curvatures balance out when the screen is unrolled.
Can you picture what I mean?
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Totally! But you'd need to beef up the container's size to accomodate both opposite materials. I'd rather handle an 8" by 10" by 1/8" sheet or thinner. Everything in offices is already geared to this way of handling: suitcases, documents, filing etc. etc.
An other point suggested by NatCh has to be addressed.. Circuit board flexibility. The only reasons for the present way of doing things is mostly manufacturing and economics.
If you look at the flexible display's workings, there are current carrying grids that flex with the unit. Why can't it be the same with the electronics?
First there would have to be expensive machines built to accomodate this different concept and second the redrawing of all components in linear fashion.
But it is feasable! Sure it would be expensive but every extension of electronic markets would benefit of these advances. Eink is the first where electronics can be virtually printed. The rest can't be that far?