Thursday, September 08, 2005

More E-Paper News

Sure, they call them rollable displays, but what else could you call it but "e-paper"? From Philips:
The Readius is the world’s first prototype of a functional electronic-document reader that can unroll its display to a scale larger than the device itself. With four gray levels, the monochrome, 5-inch QVGA (320 pixels x 240 pixels) display provides paper-like viewing comfort with a high contrast ratio for reading-intensive applications, including text, graphics, and electronic maps. Using a bi-stable electrophoretic display effect from E Ink Corp., the display consumes little power and is easy to read, even in bright daylight. Once the user has finished reading, the display can be rolled back into the pocket-size (100 mm x 60 mm x 20 mm) device


And let's not forget the story last July about the "newspaper of the future." Y'know, printing ink uses a lot of petroleum. Hmm...could the time be right for e-paper?

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