It's been six years since foldable screens first arrived on smartphones, and this year the technology is being applied for the first time to an e-reader, those tablets whose display is designed primarily for the comfort of extended reading.
Foldable book-style e-reader££££
When you think about it, such a combination seems so obvious, the book-style folding recalling "traditional" paper reading habits. The e-reader in question is called MooInk V and its Taiwanese manufacturer Readmoo collaborated for nine years with E-Ink to develop the foldable "electronic paper" screen, capable of surviving more than 200,000 folds.
MooInk V e-reader, main specifications££££
The 8" (20.32 cm) screen is an E-Ink Gallery 3 model with monochrome (300 ppi resolution) or color (150 ppi) display. The device is designed in an aluminum-magnesium alloy and weighs only 255 grams. Availability announced only for the Taiwanese market at the recommended price of 535 euros. No doubt an international version will be launched later.