In a past life, I worked in a lab, helping design and test thin-film circuitry that would hopefully allow people to create devices that had flexible displays that could be mounted on clothing or on other malleable surfaces like backpacks or briefcases. Now Sony has unveiled a 13.3-inch flexible electronic paper device at the Eco-Products 2010 tradeshow that does just that.
The gadget is designed to be a prototype for a gadget that could display images and text in high resolution and possibly someday replace traditional paper in a thin, flexible, and portable way. According to a post at TechOn, Sony didn't want to give details about the prototype, stating that it is, after all, just a concept and a showcase of what's possible, but the working device used E Ink's technology, which is already available in other devices.
Sony also didn't note whether the technology would be coming to any future product, but we can assume they wouldn't put it on display if they weren't thinking about it.
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