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Flexible Electronic Paper
shri writes "E Ink has just announced a breakthrough in flexible electronic paper displays. The new display which has a 100DPI resolution and is only 300 microns thick has the potential of truely changing the way we read our information."
Now teachers will have a REALLY good reason to tell their first graders, "STOP EATING PAPER JIMMY! Didn't you learn when Ralph burned his tongue off last week?!"
has the potential of truely changing the way we read our information.
Indeed, instead of holding the paper flat, I shall now use the double sided version of electronic paper and construct a moebius strip to read my information.
And I thought paper cuts were bad before... just wait until someone slices their fingers on THIS!
High tech paper airplanes, here we come!
It sounds nice on paper though.
No, what you've got is a really, really expensive pencil and paper. All you save is eraser rubbings.
The new display which has a 100DPI resolution and is only 300 microns thick has the potential of truely changing the way we read our information.
Too bad it isn't truly changing the way we spell check our articles.
Wah Sig!
Can it be used on a no-paper-in-the-bathroom emergency?
The best test environment is production. - Me
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"...has the potential of truely changing the way we read our information."
I'm going to wait for version 2.0, which will include a spell checker.
Arguing about vi versus Emacs is like arguing whether it's better to make fire by rubbing sticks or banging rocks.
What's the refresh rate of the paper you're using currently?
The paper I'm using currently has a refresh of roughly 10^-2 Hz, depending on how good my eraser is.
However, the grandparent post was speaking of a television display type application. That's the point I was referring to.
Sure you can, but the driveway at the store is raised to allow access for flying cars only and there is no staircase.
You can't handle the truth.