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Photos: Philips flexes its display muscles

Philips Polymer Vision has a 5-inch screen that puts a high-tech twist on the medieval scroll.
By Bill Detwiler, Contributor
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Polymer Vision's Readius prototype

The Readius, a concept gadget from Philips Polymer Vision, contains a flexible, scrollable display. The pocket-size "e-reader" stretches out to provide a 5-inch monochrome screen with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels.

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display and housing

The display uses technology from E Ink intended to provide paperlike viewing. Polymer Vision created the prototype for the Internationale Funkausstellung show in Berlin, running through Sept. 7. It does not plan a commercial version.

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curvy display

The Readius display, detached from its housing. It can show various forms of textual and graphical information.

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