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Top 10 technology breakthroughs of 2008

December 27, 2008

Wired News has outlined a list of the top ten technology breakthroughs of 2008. Check them out. . .

The top ten technology breakthroughs of 2008 are:

10. Flexible Displays to be a reality by 2010 or 2011

For years, researchers have worked on thin, paperlike displays that can be folded, rolled or sewn into the sleeve of your hoodie.

Flexible displays could change the way we interact with the info-universe, creating new kinds of cellphones, portable computers, e-newspapers and electronic books.

Text: ANI

Image: Russell Wilcox, president of E Ink, is reflected in a sheet imaging film used to make the company's flexible displays during an interview at the company's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Photograph: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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