Prototype: Readius Rollout Display Ebook Reader
September 1, 2005 | In: Breaking News, Handhelds PDAs, Personal Gadgets
Unbelievable! The Readius, a futuristic ebook reader with a roll-out screen from Phillips will be unveiled at a trade show in Germany tomorrow.
The Readius is the world’s first prototype of a functional electronic-document reader that can unroll its display to a scale larger than the device itself. With four gray levels, the monochrome, 5-inch QVGA (320 pixels x 240 pixels) display provides paper-like viewing comfort with a high contrast ratio for reading-intensive applications, including text, graphics, and electronic maps. Using a bi-stable electrophoretic display effect from E Ink Corp., the display consumes little power and is easy to read, even in bright daylight. Once the user has finished reading, the display can be rolled back into the pocket-size (100 mm x 60 mm x 20 mm) device.
Yeah yeah. I’ve seen the readius before – on those ‘300 years in the future’ shows on the space channel.
[via Ubergizmo]
2 Responses to Prototype: Readius Rollout Display Ebook Reader
Guru
September 4th, 2005 at 1:07 am
That looks really cool. I still don’t know if I could ever read a book that way, though.
JohnIan
September 20th, 2005 at 2:33 am
It’s a Global. The cellphone device from the former series, “Earth: Final Conflict”.