We have previously pointed to Print as a media isolated from digital information. Does today's announcement herald a new and viable media that enables a digital screen to emulate paper?

Terry and Lisa Wellman

Technology - Reuters
Philips Creates Foldable Screens for E-Newspapers

Mon Jan 26,11:01 AM ET

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch firm Philips Electronics said on Monday it was preparing to mass-produce a slim, book-sized display panel onto which consumers could download newspapers and magazines -- then roll up and put away.

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The 5-inch display, which can show detailed images, can be rolled up into a pen-sized holder. If connected to a mobile phone, it can also be used to download web pages, a book or email.

Philips said it had created the displays using electronics circuits made of plastics, which power a monochrome display created with technology from E Ink, a privately-held U.S. company from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

"We can produce this in batches. It's no longer a research project. We're going to build a pilot line that should be ready in 2005 to make one million displays a year," a spokesman at Philips Research said.

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