A real 'Dick Tracy wristwatch' may be coming from HP. (San Jose Mercury News, 1/18/2011)
Excerpt: Later this year, Hewlett-Packard researchers say, they expect to deliver to the U.S. Army a working prototype of what they're calling a "Dick Tracy wristwatch" — a lightweight, wearable device that soldiers in the field can use to view digital maps and other data on a flexible plastic screen that won't shatter or crack like glass.
Though it will be spartan by design, researchers say HP's prototype could be one of the first in a new wave of products incorporating flexible electronic displays. Freed from the constraints of a rigid glass screen, designers could one day build flexible plastic displays into clothing, wall coverings and perhaps even e-readers or tablets that can roll up like a newspaper. [Emphasis added.]
A 'Dick Tracy Wrist Phone' from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. (...one of the top HOT products....)
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