Nowadays, convenience and portability are king. This is why the iPad and scores of netbooks are popular; you can just tuck them in somewhere in your bag when not in use. Laptops started the trend and the the hardware for computing has progressively become more miniaturized and easy to carry. However, we still can't fold our devices like the morning paper. Sony seems to want to change that.
Showing off a 4-inch sample with a 432 x 240 pixel resolution, the company showed off their prototype for a future generation of display devices. The screen was on a pair of rollers and was rolled and unrolled while images – high-quality ones – were being played on it, with no noticeable change in quality. Now imagine your future netbooks becoming more like netscrolls – with their CPU contained in a central rod and the screen rolling up or rolling out when necessary. It sounds a bit like science fiction and with the development still ongoing, we probably won't see it anytime soon – but rest assured that something similar may be awaiting us in the future.
Source: Liliputing
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