Gizmodo: polymer vision

Readius-Like Folding eReader Planned for Next Year

Danny Allen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:02:53 EST

Polymer Vision have gone bankrupt and been bought by Wistron since we first saw their unique Readius prototype in Feb 08. However, the new owners now confirm plans for a similar 5- to 6-inch handheld in 2010. Stay tuned. [DigiTimes]

Philips READIUS Materializes With Fold-Away Screen

Christopher Mascari — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:50:05 EST

The Philips READIUS prototype that we showed you over a year ago, is finally materializing as an actual consumer product, not just as an e-reader but as a mobile phone. The READIUS has a slightly different design than the prototype, with a 5-inch flexible display that actually rolls up around the phone, allowing it to be stored when not in use. The phone is manufactured under Polymer Vision, which is partly owned by Philips. The Dutch company has yet to release complete specs for the phone, but the READIUS is advertised as having a large display and great battery life. With a mid-2008 release, we won't have to wait too long to test this e-reader, mobile phone mash-up. [Reuters]

Polymer Vision Screen Thin as Paper, in Cellphones Someday

Charlie White — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:49:30 EST

If you're tired of squinting at that postage-stamp-sized screen on your cellphone, Polymer Vision is pimping a 4.8-inch roll-up screen for cellphones, GPS, and mobile entertainment devices, and maybe someday it will make its way to the real world. This fanciful mockup is said to have a 240x320 color screen with a refresh rate of 50Hz. One look at that picture above, and you can see the potential of something like this. Wow.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, we first saw one of Polymer Vision s devices at CES (pictured here) this January, where the company was demonstrating a prototype in the Philips booth. Called READIUS, it s a 5-inch black-and-white rollup display that Polymer Vision said was not intended to be a product but just a demonstration. While it was thin and did actually roll up, its contrast was low and it was a pretty rough first outing. From what we saw with our own eyes, looks like the company has quiet a long way to go before we see these bright color screens on cellphones and GPS devices.

Polymer Vision [OhGizmo]