Toshiba flexes its paper-thin LCD muscle

Toshiba's found an interesting use for flexible LCD technology: user input. At SID 2010, the Japanese display manufacturer showed off an 8.4-inch wide, 0.1mm thick SVGA panel that could be grabbed and physically bent to zoom in or out using Google Earth. While it's a far cry from 6DOF and perhaps not as entertaining as controlling the time-space continuum with forefinger and thumb, the bend sensor seems like an obvious addition to the gamut of crisp, rollable, data storing, energy generating flexible tech already in development. It's also worth noting that Toshiba isn't the only one working on the idea; IBM filed a patent application for "flexible displays as an input device" back in 2006. Video after the break.

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[zackery261]

YES! Now I can wipe my ass with Justin Beiber's music videos.

[DoctorBeardface]

Not impressed til I can make a paper aeroplane with it.

[TOPRAKALPAY]

im waiting for wallpaper on the wall.. and for plafond too.. watching the stars.. should be cool.. alexies texas abbey brook and czhech angie on the wall.. wouw i love future...:)

[success465]

@DoctorBeardface i tired this with my laptop and it

[freekingsweet666]

@jodie0011

you can unroll it from something small to make a huge screen - not useless

[jodie0011]

:L when are we ever going to need a flexible screen? :L pretty usless

[HamzixBOY]

dude.. where i can fint that thing ??

[brooke700]

is it a touch screen too?

[aunsuman]

@zackery261 hahahahaha .. sharp :)

[MIGUELANGELMUSIC2011]

thi is a future jejejeeee LOL

[gamermanj4]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[ccsquared55]

But will it blend?