Windows Phone Thoughts: Mitsubishi Displays Reversible LCD: New Technology Could Lead to Smaller, Lighter Cell Phones and PDAs

"Mitsubishi Electric is showing off a new LCD that can be viewed from both sides. The display, which the company says is a world first, was developed initially for use in clamshell-type cellular-telephone handsets and could help make such telephones thinner and lighter. At present, many clamshell-style handsets have two displays: a large main display facing inwards and a smaller sub-display that faces outwards and is used to display basic information when the phone is closed. Each of these displays typically consists of a glass LCD panel on which the image is shown, and a backlight that sits behind the panel and projects light through it so the image can be clearly seen by viewers."