Polymer Vision, a Philips spin-off, announced Tuesday the upcoming availability of a combination mobile phone and e-reader with a with a five-inch rollable display. Dubbed “Readius,” the device provides users with the functionality of an e-reader in a highly mobile cell phone-sized package, the company said. Set for release in mid-2008, the Readius is the first device to include a flexible, foldable screen with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels in 16 shades of gray, which provides users with twice the surface area of even the largest current mobile phone displays.
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Readius Rolls Out a Floppy-Screened First
Posted by: Walaika Haskins January 22, 2008 01:51 PMPolymer Vision, a Philips spin-off, announced Tuesday the upcoming availability of a combination mobile phone and e-reader with a with a five-inch rollable display. Dubbed “Readius,” the device provides users with the functionality of an e-reader in a highly mobile cell phone-sized package, the company said. Set for release in mid-2008, the Readius is the first device to include a flexible, foldable screen with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels in 16 shades of gray, which provides users with twice the surface area of even the largest current mobile phone displays.