Digital Ink On Billboards

cdneng2 writes "The New York Times has this article on a revolutionary new billboard. It uses digital ink, versus the typical CRT, LCD, Neon, or Plasma displays that are so prominent on the newer billboards that wastes electricity. From the article: 'By creating a paste made of tiny helix-shaped particles that can be minutely manipulated with electric charges to reflect light in highly specific ways, Magink can produce surfaces that look like paper but behave like electronic screens, rendering high-resolution, full-color images without ink - or, as Magink executives like to refer to the process, with digital ink.' The billboard can display images at 70 frames per second." You can find more articles on the billboard technology on the Magink website.

Comments

Re:My three-year old does this ...

[citog]

Intelligent humour, a /. rarity! Parent deserves a +5 funny.

Re:revolutionary? not yet.

[JohnPM]

essentially, i'd like a laptop that could do 24 hours w/o ac power.

I agree. The bulky transformer boxes on the power cable that convert from ac to dc are a pain and add a lot of weight to your bag. :)

Re:Another regulatory opportunity...

[kin_korn_karn]

It's also another opportunity for you Republicans to sell out your country to crooked businessmen, don't forget.

Re:Why oh why...

[Illbay]

What, you mean to tell me that porn doesn't depend/use advertising for its own existence?

Hell, for that matter, you can argue that pr0n relies on the MILITARY for its own existence!

Ever see the inside of a barracks? They don't need wallpaper; Penthouse and Hustler are there.

Re:revolutionary? not yet.

[Jordy]

I always kind of wondered why they don't just run DC to the jack in houses and have one big transformer. Heck, build a transformer into the back of each jack if you're worried about energy loss.