A new paperback-sized computer screen that folds like a book will be ideal for Internet users reading online novels, its South Korean inventor said.
The 6.732 inch by 5.039 inch flat LCD screen folds along a central hinge and is much clearer than existing devices, display maker Samsung SDI said.
It spent $1.54 million developing the screen and plans to start producing it in the second-half of 2002. It expects its sister firm Samsung Electronics to build it into an "e-book" computer.
Samsung SDI says the new screen also consumes less power than existing screens.
"This product will enable us to expand our market share in the e-book computer display market whose growth potential is explosive", said Yang Hong-keun, who heads up the development.
Samsung sees potential sales of flat panels for electronic books at 24,973 units this year.
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