Flexible E-Paper by LG to be released in EU by April!

It's here!  It's finally here!  LG has announced that they will be releasing the first plastic-based EUD and change the game of publishing forever.  Mashable has written a valuable tidbit:

 

LG has announced it has started mass production of its electronic paper display (EPD) product, with a planned launch in Europe next month.  LG’s EPD is a 6-inch, 1024×768 e-ink plastic screen. It’s 0.7mm thick, it weighs 14g, and LG claims it’s resistant to scratches and drops from a 1.5 meter height.  Of course, its biggest claim to fame is its flexibility: LG claims the screen allows bending at a range of 40 degrees from its center.

“With the world’s first plastic EPD, LG Display has once again proven its reputation for leadership and innovation with a product we believe will help greatly popularize the E-Book market,” said Sang Duck Yeo, Head of Operations for LG Display’s Mobile/OLED division.

There is no word on a US release, but LG says the EPD will first be supplied to ODM companies in China, with completed products hitting European shores at the beginning of April.