Engadget: HP hints that a flexible display Palm device could happen

kjk · 07-12-2010, 02:08 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/h...vice-could-ha/

Quote:

Speaking at MobileBeat in San Francisco today, HP's Phil McKinney chatted up the company's flexible display tech, which uses rugged Mylar-infused sheets similar to those found in solar panels and can display video while still being bistable the same way E Ink is -- in other words, it'll hold an image without power.

Cool pics of the flexible display:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/hps-f...bilebeat-2010/

Dulin's Books · 07-12-2010, 04:00 PM

well hp will be beaten to the market by a flexible/rollable display from another company. i saw these sheets at SID and came away unimpressed. this is still way back in the lab and not ready for anything close to production. At least sony actually showed a working rollable display. there are a couple others as well who have working rollable displays getting ready to market. this is far from ready

HarryT · 07-13-2010, 08:15 AM

"Readius" demonstrated just what a large gulf there is between a technology demonstration and bringing a practical device to market.

Dulin's Books · 07-14-2010, 01:26 PM

actually tech wasnt Polymervision's issue. They had produced several beta runs (a thousand-ish devices total)and were ready for full production- the last beta run was literally fully sellable stock.

Polymer Vison actually ran into a bit of funding trouble when it turned out a Major investor was involved in a Ponzi/Pyramid scheme. This led to the inability to attract more funding because ownership was in doubt.

The bankruptcy changed all of that. Wistron is now fully backing them and they continued to make improvements along the way while everything was in limbo. They have kept their team intact and are looking forward to rolling a device out in the next 6-8 months.

It wont be what you think of as the readius since that is essentially nearly 3 year old tech. It will be a sort of Readius 2.0

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Art...er-display.htm

I actually got to sit down and speak with Edzer Huitema recently and they are really putting things in place again. He even brought an original readius that i got to "play" with.

Im really looking forward to the new device

kjk · 07-14-2010, 01:32 PM

You know what would have been really awesome? NOT seeing the tech. And HP just releasing a WebOS tablet using it, totally by surprise. Now everyone will watch for it to show up in every HP announcement, and if it doesn't, wondering if v2.0 will use it.

m-reader · 07-16-2010, 12:42 AM

It seems that HP is throwing, well not everything but certainly a lot at the new screen technologies:

Brighter Color for Reflective E-Reading Displays

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07-12-2010, 04:00 PM	#2
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	well hp will be beaten to the market by a flexible/rollable display from another company. i saw these sheets at SID and came away unimpressed. this is still way back in the lab and not ready for anything close to production. At least sony actually showed a working rollable display. there are a couple others as well who have working rollable displays getting ready to market. this is far from ready

07-13-2010, 08:15 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	"Readius" demonstrated just what a large gulf there is between a technology demonstration and bringing a practical device to market.

07-14-2010, 01:26 PM	#4
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	actually tech wasnt Polymervision's issue. They had produced several beta runs (a thousand-ish devices total)and were ready for full production- the last beta run was literally fully sellable stock. Polymer Vison actually ran into a bit of funding trouble when it turned out a Major investor was involved in a Ponzi/Pyramid scheme. This led to the inability to attract more funding because ownership was in doubt. The bankruptcy changed all of that. Wistron is now fully backing them and they continued to make improvements along the way while everything was in limbo. They have kept their team intact and are looking forward to rolling a device out in the next 6-8 months. It wont be what you think of as the readius since that is essentially nearly 3 year old tech. It will be a sort of Readius 2.0 http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Art...er-display.htm I actually got to sit down and speak with Edzer Huitema recently and they are really putting things in place again. He even brought an original readius that i got to "play" with. Im really looking forward to the new device

07-14-2010, 01:32 PM	#5
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	You know what would have been really awesome? NOT seeing the tech. And HP just releasing a WebOS tablet using it, totally by surprise. Now everyone will watch for it to show up in every HP announcement, and if it doesn't, wondering if v2.0 will use it.

07-16-2010, 12:42 AM	#6
m-reader Guru Posts: 785 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	It seems that HP is throwing, well not everything but certainly a lot at the new screen technologies: Brighter Color for Reflective E-Reading Displays

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