\'Bendable\' computer developed in Canada

Researchers in Canada say they\'ve developed a paper-thin computer so flexible it can be rolled up and carried in a pocket. Computer scientists at Queens University in Ontario say their prototype computer utilizes a flexible, touch-screen display that is completely bendable, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. A university release describing the device interchangeably used the terms \"computer\" and \"smartphone,\" the newspaper said. \"This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper,\" said creator Roel Vertegaal, director of the Human Media Lab at Queens. \"You interact with it by bending it into a cellphone, flipping the corner to turn pages or writing on it with a pen.\" The device is a \"smartphone prototype, called paperphone\" that is \"best described as a flexible iPhone,\" he said. The technology could be used in tablets, phones and other devices that will \"shape with your pocket,\" the researchers said.