With the recent release of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2, foldable smartphones are slowly becoming mainstream. This foldable feature is also slowly making its way to e-readers.
The E Ink Corporation, the company behind the digital paper tech found in the majority of e-readers, is trying to make it happen. The firm’s R&D lab has been developing foldable e-ink screens for a while, and its latest prototype clearly demonstrates the idea’s potential.
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The overall concept is intriguing. As with folding smartphones, a foldable e reader promises more screen real estate in a smaller package. There’s also the pleasing familiarity of the folding format, making the device more like a book or notepad. Add in the capacity to take notes and sync reading material and you’d have an extremely useful bit of kit.
The concept, however, currently has lots of room for improvement. It would probably be years before this technology overtakes the pen and paper.
What are your thoughts about this one?
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