Sony has developed a display screen so thin it can bend like a piece of paper while at the same time showing full-color video. In the continuing race to shrink the size of gadgets while increasing the amount of cutting-edge technology crammed inside, Sony has topped its competitors with the release of a 2.5-inch display that is only 0.01 inch thick. “In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person’s wrist — even worn as clothing,” said Chisato Kitsukawa, a Sony spokesperson. “Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper.”
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Sony Makes Paper-Thin Video Screen
Posted by: Tim Gray May 29, 2007 03:20 PMSony has developed a display screen so thin it can bend like a piece of paper while at the same time showing full-color video. In the continuing race to shrink the size of gadgets while increasing the amount of cutting-edge technology crammed inside, Sony has topped its competitors with the release of a 2.5-inch display that is only 0.01 inch thick. “In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person’s wrist — even worn as clothing,” said Chisato Kitsukawa, a Sony spokesperson. “Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper.”