Portable big screens?

[f95toli]

I own an IPAQ which I really like because I can carry it around in my pocket. The only problem is that the screen is too small to be really usefull for things like word processing or surfing the web.

I also sometimes travel with a laptop, it is not very heavy but I need to carry it in a bag; but the screen is big enough to do almost everything.

So, naturally I started thinking about if there is a way to carry a 15" screen in your pocket?
I have seen prototypes: Various devices you put in front of the eyes (small screens), foldable screens etc but as far as I know none of these are commercially available.
I know the military uses some devices like this but AFAIK they are not really meant for "ordinary" usage (text).

Is there anything (usefull) out there that I have missed? Anything on the horizon? Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

 

[bobsmith1492]

I've heard of ultrathin LCDs that can be rolled up into a tube for storage.

 

[natenut]

same here on the LCD's if i recall there is some biological technology on the horizon that will redefine LCD resolution, size and power consumption. i forget where i read it and it was a while ago. hopfully i am not mistaken

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[Sea Shadow]

I belive you speak of the developing tech of OLEDs Organic Light Emitting Diodes

 

[natenut]

yup thats some pretty cool stuff...

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/Pag...81&pq-locale=en_US

 

[cirthix]

buying an oled display right now of any reasonable size is EXPENSIVE. good luck trying to interface with an ipaq too, thats probably harder

 

[cirthix]

o, and i have heard of 1" lcds taht the military uses in fighter planes that do INSANE res, like 1024*768 iirc. yes, that's in one inch