IT abroad: “Flexible iPhone” developed

Researchers from Queen's University, Canada have unveiled a prototype of flexible phone with E Ink display, called PaperPhone.

The smartphone prototype is described by its developers as a flexible iPhone – it does everything a smartphone does. Its display consists of a 9.5 cm diagonal thin film flexible E Ink display.

Developers claim that within five years such a technology will be widely introduced on the market. In particular, it will be used in devices for making calls, playing music and reading eBooks.

Users interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen. The new development employs a display based on E Ink company’s technology. Apart from specialists of Queen's University the development team also included representatives of Arizona State University (ASU) and E Ink Corporation.

E Ink itself has recently unveiled its own projects in this field. A case in point, the company is preparing to produce flashing displays for cloth and color displays.