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ePaper To Be Used For Newspapers and Magazines

Posted by Zonk on from the i-want-some-epaper dept.

rustbear writes "The Guardian reports that cheap, paper-thin TV screens that can be used in newspapers and magazines have been unveiled by German electronics giant Siemens. The firm says the low production costs could see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers' attention as they move along the aisle. The Siemens spokesman said that one square metre of the material costs around £30, and scientists working on the screens said they should be available by 2007."

3 of 312 comments (clear)

  1. and the downside... by MonoSynth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    nineteen eighty-four.

  2. What about the power supply, processor, etc.? by Rico_za · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Making the screen paper thin doesn't solve the rest of the problem : getting images on the screen. How is a magazine going to contain the power supply en processor needed to actually display something on the screen? More detail in the article would have been helpfull, now it just sounds like some scifi hype story.

  3. Forgot the obvious? by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about applying that to product packaging? Movies could have the trailer on the back, games a few seconds of gameplay footage. Instead of a TV playing those ad videos for some stuff it could be printed right on the back.

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