Electronic paper ready to make its mark

The Australian IT Section Reports thin flexible displays known as electronic paper, or e-paper, are starting to come of age and appear in autotellers, kiosks and portable devices.

Research labs have touted their advances but there have been few mass market products to date.

Fujitsu recently showed off e-paper with vivid colour images that are unaffected when the screen is bent.

Its e-paper requires little power, making it suitable for displays such as advertisments.