Samsung and LG both brought devices with curved screens to market as proofs of concept and more recently Samsung launched the Galaxy Note Edge that incorporates a curved display along one edge of the device. These efforts only scratch at the surface of what may eventually be possible with flexible displays. A new product from RollRR hopes to bring a display to market that takes full advantage of flexible display technology as well as providing a solution to real world problems.
The device RollRR is developing takes the form of a projector screen or perhaps a auto sunshade. This means the screen can be transported in a relatively small tube whose unwieldiness is determined by the length needed to accommodate the screen contained therein. The screen itself in a prototype developed by RollRR is made of e-paper, but the company hopes to eventually use full-color flexible OLED materials.
RollRR is also considering embedding touch technology into the screen so input capabilities could be added to the device. Eventually RollRR thinks a screen the size of a large flat screen television could be hauled around in a device that is roughly the size of an umbrella.
As far as uses, the use of e-paper makes the prototype, which measures 10.7-inches wides, mostly suitable for displays of textual information. However, it is easy to see how the RollRR could also be used for things like displaying architectural or engineering drawings.
RollRR hopes to launch a crowdfunding campaign in the next few months to be able to produce enough of the devices for developers to get some units and develop more uses for them. That would be followed by a full launch for the consumer market.
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source: Engadget
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