New e-reader concept by Yanko vs. Readius

Nate the great at the The Digital Reader found this concept (ie cool photoshop work) by Yanko.


New e-reader concept | The Digital Reader

I came across this new e-reader from Yanko Designs. As you can see, it’s a flexible screen e-reader that rolls up into a tube when not in use.

 
It reminded me immediately of the (now defunct) Readius pocket eReader by Polymer Vision.

According to the feature page it had a 5" greyscale (16) e-Ink screen, 30 hour battery life, USB, 3G and bluetooth connectivity (supporting book and music downloads, RSS, and Email), and micro SD storage up to 8Gb. It runs an ARM11 400MHz processor. It weighed in at a shirt pocket-friendly 115g.

Unfortunately Polymer Vision went bankrupt before they could go to market. I haven't dug any deeper into their sad demise, but I'm sure someone must have bought up the designs and patents (and real working prototypes).