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  • Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Earlier this year Toshiba introduced its first netbook with an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. But if ...

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  • VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

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  • How to root a Kindle Fire with Software Version 6.3.1

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  • CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

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Polymer Vision demonstrates a rollable E Ink display

pvision rollable

High contrast, low power E Ink displays are great if you want to read eBooks. But the top E Ink devices with 6 inch displays from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and other companies all have one thing in common: They won’t fit comfortably into a tight pocket. That could change if a company called Polymer Vision has its way….

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May 27th, 2011, 3:00 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Readius concept tablet could fold up and fit in your pocket

readius

A company called Polymer Vision was showing off a concept for an eBook reader called the Readius with a flexible display a few years ago before the company lost all funding. But now Readius is back on track… sort of. The Digital Reader reports that Polymer Vision was acquired by Wistron and the company is continuing to develop the Readius…

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May 6th, 2011, 3:58 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Feno notebook concept folds up like an envelope

Like the idea of a compact netbook which won’t take up too much space when you throw it in the bag, but can’t live without a nice big display? Designer Niels van Hoof has put together a concept design for a tri-fold notebook called the Feno that might meet your needs… or at least it would if anybody was ever…

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May 5th, 2011, 7:16 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

E Ink shows off flexible displays printed on cloth, Tyvek

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E Ink produces the black and white digital paper screens found in the Amazon Kindle and most other eBook readers. The company has also been developing color ePaper displays and other technologies for a while. But that’s not the only thing the company is working on. The Digital Reader has posted a series of videos showing flexible E Ink displays….

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May 4th, 2011, 2:00 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Next-gen flexible displays could be made with silk

Silk is one of the strongest materials on earth… but it takes an awful lot of it to build anything that really takes advantage of its strength. But researchers in Taiwan have reportedly discovered a way to use silk in flexible displays, which means we could eventually see eBook readers, monitors, and other devices with screens made partly from silk….

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March 4th, 2011, 4:17 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Samsung showcases flexible, transparent OLED displays

Last year at CES Samsung showed off a laptop prototype with a 14 inch semi-transparent AMOLED display. You could see the screen well enough, but you could also see through the screen to see whether your car keys are on the table or not. This year, Samsung is continuing to show off its transparent AMOLED technology. But instead of a…

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January 6th, 2011, 1:00 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Will smartphones of the future eliminate the need for tablets?

OK, you could probably make the case that we don’t need tablets right now, with smartphones, netbooks and other laptops filling most of our computing needs. But there’s no mistaking that the Apple iPad is selling like hotcakes, and virtually every PC maker is preparing to launch its own tablet soon. But in a few years flexible display technology could…

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August 10th, 2010, 11:59 am by Brad Linder | 9 Comments

Flexible displays: They’re not just for portability

Sure, Sony and HP have been showing off rollable display prototypes that could one day lead to full sized computers that you can roll or fold up and fit into your pocket. But portability isn’t the only benefit of flexible display technology. Toshiba is showing off a new flexible LCD which includes sensors that react when you bend the screen….

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June 2nd, 2010, 2:40 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Sony demonstrates rollable OLED display

Netbooks are light enough to throw in a small bag and carry with you wherever you go. Smartphones are even smaller and lighter, and fit in your pocket. But there are compromises that come with these portable devices. It’s hard to fit a large screen or keyboard on a device that’s designed primarily for portability. But that could change in…

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May 26th, 2010, 5:09 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

HP shows off flexible display: Don’t expect a rollable computer just yet

HP is showing off a flexible display technology that allows you to take a computer screen and actually roll it up and put it in a poster tube. There’s just one catch: right now the material can only be rolled about a half dozen times. In other words, HP isn’t going to be putting out a tablet or netbook that…

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March 20th, 2010, 1:04 pm by Brad Linder | 3 Comments
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