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 Sunday, July 21, 2002

Think Of The Things You'll Be Able To Photocopy Now!

Roll-Up TVs RSN.

"Reuters is reporting that scientists in England are on the verge of perfecting really thin-screen televisions:

Roll-up, flexible televisions, akin to the melting watches of Salvador Dali's surreal landscapes, have become possible thanks to a glowing plastic compound perfected in the laboratories of Britain's Cambridge Display Technology (CDT).

'You're effectively printing televisions,' CDT Chief Executive David Fyfe told Reuters. 'They can be printed onto thin plastic almost like paper.'

'Realistically, you will see roll up displays around 2004 or 2005,' he added." [Over the Edge]

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