The PaperFold is equipped with three independent touch electronic ink screen and hinge device, which can be folded together, and can be used as a screen, each of which a display can be run independently, or as part of a single system to use, very convenient.
Three touch electronic ink screen PaperFold used is very flexible, removing them is very simple, so it can deal with multiple use of the environment. At the same time can automatically identify the shape of their own, and different display modes corresponding shape selection.
For example, in the notebook computer is folded into a shape, the screen will automatically call the keyboard at the bottom, the user can input the corresponding information in the keyboard, and the erection of the screen can display the corresponding information."
If PaperFold is folded into three prism shape, then it can be displayed in the form of 3D will support Google SketchUp model building, the building can be used directly for 3D printing.
The researchers said, the PaperFold design was inspired by the use of the daily life of the people in the paper, but did not disclose whether commercial operation of the future.
