When it comes to the flexible displays of the future, E-Ink technology could very well usher in an age of low-power, static displays that can bend around corners and do the yard-work. Ok, so it won't clean up that pile of leaves, but E-Ink Corporation's new Segmented Display Cell (SDC) technology grants for next-generation displays based on E-Ink technology to bring flexibility and low power-consumption to a paper-thin package.

The high readability and flexible design options allowed by the SDC E-Ink display's “organic non-rectangular one-of-a-kind shapes, including holes, curves, and other non-standard designs” is perfectly suited to a range of bendable and oddly-shaped displays.

The new technology has already been used to develop a communicating key fob from Delphi. E-Ink's next generation SDC technology not only grants for the uniquely shaped and trim key fob, but also provides excellent readability in bright sunlight - one of the main draws of E-Ink technology.

We're looking forward to a future filled with highly visible, paper-thing electronic devices that can bend and fit almost any shape. Nokia Morph, Here we come!

[Via: Unwired View]

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