Electronics maker Fujitsu has develops what it claims to be the world’s first bendable color electronic paper, which can continue to display images without an uninterrupted electric supply.
The 0.8 millimeter thick electronic paper has three display layers ( red, blue and green) sandwiched by flexible plastic films. It can display images of approximately the same quality as colour photographs in newspapers. The paper has an image memory function that means it has no need for electricity other than a minimal amount when changing the picture.
According to AFP, Fujitsu is planning to commercialise the product by the end of March 2007, for use in advertisements hung from the ceilings of train carriages, as well as those posted on curved walls. The company is also seeking uses for the new bendable display as a medium for electronic newspapers and magazines, as well as for showing product information at retail shops.