Fujitsu Fab PC made of fabric and e-paper

TadW · 05-30-2007, 09:36 AM

Put two great ingredients together and what you'll get is a yummy feast. Fujitsu demonstrated the Fab PC, the concept of an eye candy notebook with a case made of fabric and a flexible e-paper screen that can be stretched right down to the keyboard. Engadget reports:

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Dubbed the "Fab PC", the laptop apparently uses fabric for much of its construction (hence the name), which is intended to make the device more reminiscent of a traditional folio -- and no doubt prevent the dreaded problem of slippage as well. Of course, there's no indication of specs (or even any evidence that it actually works), although at the rate e-ink production is ramping up, it may not be as far off as it might seem.

Alexander Turcic · 05-30-2007, 09:45 AM

Notice (in the Engadget post) how e-ink has become a synonym for e-paper? Other e-paper companies (Nemoptic, ...) have a lot of catching up to do it seems.

yvanleterrible · 05-30-2007, 10:30 AM

I like eink rather than e-paper. Remembering the first news I saw on TV 3 years ago, I wasn't concentrating on wha the reporter was saying. Then when I caught on and saw the picture, I really thought for a while that it actually was real paper with a kind of ink that was electronically morphing on its surface.

It lasted until I noticed the glaring surface.

Nightwing · 05-31-2007, 02:24 PM

Think that was fun...

Was a poster for a prediction on Art Bell prediction slow last Dec. Had a fit trying to explain eink tech to a tech guy! Took a minute but he finally got it!

Oh the Prediction was # 96 eink would come more popular this year. And has...

athlonkmf · 06-05-2007, 04:58 PM

made of fabric? i hope it's machine washable then...

NatCh · 06-05-2007, 05:57 PM

Dry clean only, I expect.

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05-30-2007, 09:45 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Notice (in the Engadget post) how e-ink has become a synonym for e-paper? Other e-paper companies (Nemoptic, ...) have a lot of catching up to do it seems.

05-30-2007, 10:30 AM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I like eink rather than e-paper. Remembering the first news I saw on TV 3 years ago, I wasn't concentrating on wha the reporter was saying. Then when I caught on and saw the picture, I really thought for a while that it actually was real paper with a kind of ink that was electronically morphing on its surface. It lasted until I noticed the glaring surface.

05-31-2007, 02:24 PM	#4
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	Think that was fun... Was a poster for a prediction on Art Bell prediction slow last Dec. Had a fit trying to explain eink tech to a tech guy! Took a minute but he finally got it! Oh the Prediction was # 96 eink would come more popular this year. And has...

06-05-2007, 04:58 PM	#5
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	made of fabric? i hope it's machine washable then...

06-05-2007, 05:57 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Dry clean only, I expect.

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