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Snatchos · 07-26-2007, 02:09 PM

Hi all, my first post here so bear with me.

I've been following the technology for a few years but have yet to take the plunge and purchase a device - I'm leaning toward the Cybook when it comes out but will wait for other's reviews before making the investment.

I've read about flexible e-ink displays but not sure how close these are to reality yet. My perfect device would be be US letter size with a flexible screen so that the device is foldable. I would want the screen to be versatile with the following viewing options:

- Full letter size display in portrait or landscape mode

- Side by side pages in both landscape mode (kind of like holding a regular paperback book) and portrait mode

- Top and bottom or side by side page functionality would display the content on one of the screens with text entry and annotation on the other screen, which may or may not linked to the page being annotated. Would be great to use one screen for writing flash cards or study notes while reading the other screen.

Interested whether people thing this is feasible given the state of flexible e-ink technology.

Thanks!

07-26-2007, 02:09 PM	#43
Snatchos Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: None	Dual screen implementation Hi all, my first post here so bear with me. I've been following the technology for a few years but have yet to take the plunge and purchase a device - I'm leaning toward the Cybook when it comes out but will wait for other's reviews before making the investment. I've read about flexible e-ink displays but not sure how close these are to reality yet. My perfect device would be be US letter size with a flexible screen so that the device is foldable. I would want the screen to be versatile with the following viewing options: - Full letter size display in portrait or landscape mode - Side by side pages in both landscape mode (kind of like holding a regular paperback book) and portrait mode - Top and bottom or side by side page functionality would display the content on one of the screens with text entry and annotation on the other screen, which may or may not linked to the page being annotated. Would be great to use one screen for writing flash cards or study notes while reading the other screen. Interested whether people thing this is feasible given the state of flexible e-ink technology. Thanks!