FOXNews.com: Want a roll-up iPad? LG says flexible displays are real

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Want a roll-up iPad? LG says flexible displays are real Mar 29th 2012, 15:34 LG Displays has announced plans to begin mass production of a roll-up, plastic display screen -- potentially leading to tablets, iPads or even TVs you can roll up and stuff into a bag. Roll-up screens have been a dream of the electronics industry since they were merely a twinkle in George Jetson's eye. LCD manufacturing giant LG and others have been pursuing such display technology for years. And on Thursday, March 29, the company said the world's first roll-up screen -- something it calls an electronic paper display, or EPD -- would be released to gadget makers in Europe next month. "With the world's first plastic EPD, LG Display has once again proven its reputation for leadership and innovation with a product we believe will help greatly popularize the E-Book market," said Mr. Sang Duck Yeo, head of operations for LG Display's Mobile/OLED division. "Based on our success in mass-producing plastic EPD, we are excited as we look toward applying concepts from this experience to future developments like plastic OLED and flexible displays," he added. The company said its 6-inch e-ink, plastic screen is destined first for the e-book market; the new screen offers a paper-like reading experience, in spite of the ability to bend up to 40 degrees. It weighs just half an ounce and is virtually impervious to shattering if dropped, a common problem with e-readers. LG said a technology breakthrough with high-temperature manufacturing allowed it to finally produce the screens. The company did not say when the screen would be made available to U.S. markets.

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