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Gizmodo: First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone [Readers]
Mobile Whack: Bridgestone developing flexible e-book reader, in color!
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Tire maker Bridgestone shows world's first flexible e-book reader http://bit.ly/1qXGbQ by @serkantoto 11/5/2009 |
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First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone [Readers]
Gizmodo —
... said that it can be "bent to some extent since the circuit board and the electronic paper are flexible," but no one is saying how much "to some extent" is. No matter. While the lack of too many details about it or any plans for a commercial product put a damper onto Bridgestone's device, the good news is that other companies might adapt the technology in their products. The countdown to being able to toss our readers into bags without worrying about destroyed displays is on. [Crunchgear]
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Bridgestone developing flexible e-book reader, in color!
Mobile Whack —
... , and the company has now developed the world’s first flexible e-book reader. This prototype has 10.7 inch screen, and is 5.8 mm thick. It can display color, by the way, and the company plans to test it out on consumers by spring of next year. Source Related Posts ...
Bridgestone develops flexible e-book reader
Tech Ticker —
... technologies related to e-paper. They have shown couple of innovative e-paper technologies in the past and now they’ve unveiled an e-book reader that is unlike Kindle and the likes. This prototype features a flexible e-paper, effectively allowing the reader to bend to some extent. The reader measures up 10.7-inches in size with a thickness of 5.8mm.
Bridgestone for some reason, won’t release it in the market but will test with consumers from next year.
[Via Crunchgear]
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Mobility Site —
... The Tire maker Bridgestone is thinking seriously about entering the market of the eBook Readers considering the prototypes shown in this article. ...
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Bridgestone's Spin on the e-Book
Gadgetwise —
... Bridgestone that makes tires for Formula 1 racers, Hummers and just about everything in between. The Amazon Kindle-fighter isn’t a real product now, and Bridgestone in Japan says it has no immediate plans to offer one to consumers, But the device is intriguing: it’s flexible and will bend, unlike a conventional LCD display; measures only 5.8mm thick (compared to the Kindle 2 at 9.1mm), and displays images in color on a screen that’s nearly 11 inches, according to a report in CrunchGear. Earlier this month, ...
Un ebook reader flexible chez Bridgestone !
Le Journal du Geek —
... Bridgestone, qu’on connait plus pour ses pneus, vient d’annoncer avoir réalisé un prototype fonctionnel d’ebook reader flexible équipé d’e-paper ! L’appareil qui dispose d’un écran couleur et tactile de 10,7″, ne fait que 5,8mm d’épaisseur ! A suivre. ...
