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Sony seems to be successful in its aim of producing a razor-thin display (for cell phones, gadgets, TVs) that moulds like a paper while viewing full-color video. Sony Corp. released video of the new 2.5-inch display (0.3 millimeters thick) on 25 May.

The fact that flat-panel TVs are becoming slimmer is no news but yes the creation of a display that bends in a human hand is a breakthrough. “In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person’s wrist, even worn as clothing,” said Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa. “Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper.”

Tatsuo Mori, an engineering and computer science professor at Nagoya University, said some hurdles remained, including making the display bigger, ensuring durability and cutting costs.

The display’s pliancy is extremely difficult to replicate with liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels. This new display comprises of 2 technologies viz. Sony’s organic thin film transistor and organic electroluminescent display.

Some analysts have said Sony, which makes Walkman portable players and PlayStation 3 video game machines, had fallen behind rivals in flat-panel technology, including Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Sharp Corp. of Japan.

Via Centre Daily