Sony was among the very first companies to employ e-Ink technology in their devices, but their latest flexible electronic paper displays prototypes, presented during this year's Dealer Convention, seem a world apart from the screen used in the first Sony Reader.

This advancement in technology has been made possible by switching from the usual glass substrate, used in ordinary e-Ink displays, to a more flexible plastic substrate that makes the screens built using this technology a lot lighter.

However, the most exciting part of the displays built using a plastic substrate its their ability to bend, this enabling manufacturers to build eReader devices that can be folded or rolled for easier transportation.

To showcase the endless possibilities available when using this technology, Sony demoed a device that mimicked a wall calendar and allowed annotations to be added, such as meetings or events you need to take part in.

More details are not known at this time, but, this technology seems only to be limited by the hardware logic needed to drive such a solution.

Even so, Sony could develop a wide range of innovative devices based on top of this displays, the calendar showcased being just a first step towards more feature rich gadgets that could change the way we envision portable devices.

Until now, there is no word on availability or wether this would make it or not in a next generation of Sony Reader devices, so, for now, we have to wait and see what are the company's plans regarding this technology. (via Sonyinsider)

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