Polymer Vision Readius Preview

The Polymer Vision Readius will be the first mobile device to come to the market with a foldable screen. I have to say that seeing this thing first hand it's still hard to believe something like this exists.

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The device is super lightweight, as if it was a fake demo model.

Screen

The screen itself has a soft texture, and bends quite easily at the pivot points.

It was very easy to read, although a few problems exist. At each bend point, the screen retains the folded shape with pronounced ripples in the texture of the display. While it doesn't distort the picture being shown, it does pick up reflections much more than a perfectly flat surface would.

Ebook Reader or Phone?

My take on the Readius is that it is being marketed as a compact Amazon Kindle competitor, using its internal cell radio for downloading content.

The company representative didn't really speak of device's traditional phone capabilities, making me think they are not going to market this as an alternative to a standard cellphone.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing was not released, as they said it would depend on the provider, contract, and if it was going to be subsidized depending on the plan purchased.

The company rep also didn't saying about a firm release date, but Polymer Vision said earlier that the Readius will be out around the middle of this year. 

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