LG Philips announces A4 color e-paper

While this doesn't mark the first time that we've caught wind of colorized electronic paper, South Korea's LG Philips has announced that an A4-sized rendition of the vivid bendable display has successfully been developed in its labs. The panel reportedly measures just 35.9-centimeters diagonally, is 0.3-millimeter thick, and can display up to 4,096 colors while maintaining the energy efficient qualities that inevitably come with using energy only when the image changes. Unsurprisingly, the company plans on marketing the device as one of convenience and doesn't hesitate to tout its greenness in the process, but unfortunately, it failed to mention when this would find its way out into the general public.

[Via Physorg]

[Jason @ May 14th 2007 6:00AM]

Bring on the animated cereal boxes..

[Deezee @ May 14th 2007 6:33AM]

Is that an actual pic of the paper?

I dont like the way that person is holding it with gloves like its sharp or toxic. Not very comforting.

[Sam Irving @ May 14th 2007 7:09AM]

He's holding it with gloves like that because its an expensive prototype and they dont want grubby fingerprints all over it while they possibly only have one made at the moment for display.

Its the other way around...the gloves are to protect the paper, not the guy holding it.

[Pat @ May 14th 2007 7:27AM]

THE MAN IS SHARP AND TOXIC?!?!?!?!?! Now that isn't very comforting.

[ATT @ May 14th 2007 8:39AM]

crap contrast ratio it has

[Gil @ May 14th 2007 8:53AM]

That would be because it is transparent like a piece of photographic film. Put a white/reflective surface behind it and I bet it looks better.

[fashionista @ May 14th 2007 8:54AM]

Looks like someone in Korea is a Yankees fan.

[GorgeousGeorge @ May 14th 2007 1:46PM]

I can't believe people are bashing this. This is genuinely cool technology. It's also a prototype. If you can build a better "e-paper" solution right now, then by all means, let's see it. If not, please try to appreciate this innovation for what it is, and not nitpick it for what it isn't.

[Sam @ May 21st 2007 12:28PM]

Those look like ESD gloves used in manufacturing electronics. Keeps them from accidently shocking (and frying) the electronics if they build up a bit of a static charge. I can't wait till this sort of stuff becomes main stream. I couldn't believe the differnce using a tablet PC for reading PDF's, etc... while sitting in transit. This sort of technology will be amazing.