Flexible displays are often known to be something common for smartphones. As of 2020, technology is coming to computers. The closest we have to that is the ThinkPad X1 Fold. That computer still has a lot in common with the computers we know about, yet is an early sign of departure from the usual displays found on laptops.
In addition, we have seen flexible LCD, Flexible OLED panels but the newly talked about display is the tech that E Ink is bringing to the world. The company is doing its best to break new grounds that will mean that people can now have the kind of technology that brought colored ePaper and flexible ePaper to life, right there on their wrist.
Anything that has displays; from smartwatches to fitness trackers may be able to use the flexible Color E Ink display. As long as the device or gadget fits within the range of being wearable, this technology may be used for its display. Could it come to clothes and accessories? We never can tell because it is very hard to put displays on such things.
The technology associated with electronic paper makes it easy for us to have bent or deformed screens. For a long time, this has made it a departure from the traditional screens or displays that have been popular out there.
For many years, E Ink has been an expert at displaying grayscale graphics that many consider not fashionable. With the advent of EPDs, E Ink wants a partnership that can put two technologies together to make flexible displays. Plastic Logic, another company popular in manufacturing flexible displays will help in making this a dream come true.
The operation will see Plastic Logic’s flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays and E Ink’s Advanced Color ePaper to create the world’s first flexible color displays. The display will make use of ultra-low power. Not much electricity will be needed for changes on what’s obtainable at the display.
The announcement sparked some excitement but it is not viable yet for consumers, as demonstration show 2.1-inch flexible color EPD with a resolution of 240×146 pixels for patches on clothing. The manufacturers have to be sure the world really wants this before mass production begins.
