Taiwan research center developing wearable gadget

Posted Jun 17th, 2005 by Chief Gadgeteer

Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
09/06/2005 11:51:37

A government-funded Taiwanese research group plans to show off its prowess in flexible display technology by developing a wearable and flexible electronic device by the end of October, an official said Thursday.

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) gave very few specifics on the product it plans to show off later this year, but a picture one researcher showed during a conference on displays in Taipei this week revealed a device with a long, flexible screen that could be worn around the wrist like a thick watch or as an armband.

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