LG 19-Inch ePaper Display Prototype Revealed

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LG Display has revealed a new prototype ePaper device that could signal an entrance into the eReader market.  The LG 19-inch ePaper Display Prototype brings the traditional, flexible feel of real paper to the world of large-format e-reader devices.

The LG 19-inch ePaper Display Prototype is flexible, thin and light, using a metal foil as a skin that also retracts the unit to its original shape.  The prototype is a display only, meaning that the unit does not have a built-in processor, input device or storage– meaning that a production version of LG’s ePaper prototype would need added hardware that would add weight and size to this 4.6 ounce, .3mm thick display.

Flexible e-reader devices are not a new technology, as products like the Skiff Reader and others made their debut at CES 2010.  The 19-inch ePaper prototype by LG is of a much larger scale, increasing on the 8.5 x 11-inch standard for large e-readers with a flexible 19-inch whopper.  We’re not certain if this prototype’s size or its flexibility would bare real value to consumers, or if both could end up as more of an annoyance than a benefit.  LG Display hasn’t discussed whether this prototype will end up in a marketed product, but it does suggest that LG has invested some serious capital into e-reader and epaper R&D.