Soon, you can read your phone just like you read a book, with a roll-out display that opens up to a wide 5" diagonal screen. Polymer Vision, the inventor of rollable displays announced the Readius mobile phone and reader known as the "cell-book" will launch by mid 2008. Along with the display and mobile phone, there is Bluetooth, up to 8GB microSD slot, music player and Internet portal - all operated by buttons.
"People are demanding greater choice and flexibility in having overall instant access to personal content and information" said Karl McGoldrick, CEO of Polymer Vision. "They do not want to be concerned with small screens, not being able to read in sunlight, a dead battery or a device being too bulky to carry in their pocket. Readius solves these worries and is generations ahead of anything else out there today".
Readius can last for 30 hours of continuous reading without battery charge. The 3G HSDPA tri-band phone allows worldwide calls and high speed instant updates from personally selected news sources, email and other services. Standard POP3 and IMAP is supported for ISP e-mail and others such as Yahoo!Mail, Google Gmail and Microsoft Exchange.
Readius, its applications, and the content download platform, will be shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 11th - 14th February 2008.
Specifications
- Weight: One third the average weight of e-readers (115g)
- Display size: Twice the surface area of current largest phone display (5" diagonal, 16 greyscales)
- Device size: Equal to an average mobile phone when closed (115 x 57 x 21mm)
- Battery life: Up to six times longer than on mobile phones (30 hours continuous reading)
(Reading) - Connectivity: Greatest coverage of any e-reader (Tri Band/3G HSDPA)
Supporting ActiveSync and USB mass torage (USB 2.0) - Communication with accessories and other devices (Bluetooth 2.0)
- Processor: Powerful processing engine (ARM11 400MHz)
- Storage: Flexible, today commercially available up to 8GB (High Capacity Micro SD)
- User Interface: Just 8 buttons (SimpleTouch Buttons)
