The Financial Times reports that United Kingdom-based Plastic Logic has secured $100 million dollars to produce semiconductors out of plastic instead of silicon. This could lead to an era of cheap electronics that are integrated into clothing, product packaging etc., as well has flexible e-books with a battery life that lasts for over a thousand pages. Its first products will be light, flexible displays no thicker than a credit card.

Thanks to Gizmag for the following collection of photos of possible future products.