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LG.Philips Develops World's First Color E-Paper

Posted by Zonk on from the i'd-love-me-some-of-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LG.Philips LCD has announced it has developed the world's first 14.1-inch flexible color E-paper display, equivalent in size to an A4 sheet of paper. The 14.1-inch flexible color E-paper uses electronic ink from E-Ink Corp. to produce a maximum of 4,096 colors. It can be viewed from a full 180 degrees, so that images always appear crisp, even when the display is bent."

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  1. bedside use by Spy+Handler · · Score: 4, Funny

    i predict this will become a success since we can use it while lying in bed like a paper magazine and look at photos and stuff, unlike current monitors :thumbsup:

  2. Excellent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly, this new technology will rapidly sweep aside the many current applications of black-and-white e-paper.

  3. Advertising campaign by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Get Bent"

  4. Re:Incredible opportunities by metlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    The opportunities for this kind of technology are limitless. Really - books, notes, travel, magazines, anything can be digitized and made incredibly accessible.

    Not to mention there is no doubt that the low power nature of it makes it ready for solar power, making it an incredible communication tool in non-power friendly places, like say deserts or jungle for military use. The fact that it's flexible makes it able to handle harsh environments - simply roll it up, stick it in a tube and keep on going. Computer on top of Everest, anyone?

    Really, this is an incredible breakthrough and deserves plenty of attention; I'm not sure the market is ready for it yet, but this kind of technology will absolutely become a part of our day-to-day lives in short order.
    The PORNOGRAPHIC opportunities for this kind of technology are limitless. Really - PORNO books, SEX notes, travel WITH JENNA, PLAYBOY magazines, anything can be digitized and made incredibly accessible.

    Not to mention there is no doubt that the low power nature of it makes it ready for solar power, making it an incredible communication tool in non-power friendly places, like say MASTURBATING in deserts or jungle. The fact that it's flexible makes it able to handle harsh environments - simply roll it up, stick it in a tube and keep on going (oh good lord, am not even going to try that one). PORN on top of Everest, anyone?

    Really, this is an incredible breakthrough and deserves plenty of attention (of course it does); I'm not sure the market is ready for it yet, but this kind of technology will absolutely become a part of our day-to-day PORN in short (ouch) order.
  5. Biggest problem I see with this... by Darth+Turbogeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    .... flushing the fucking thing if you thought the words on the e-paper were only good for wiping your ass with. Or in emergency TP shortages, what are you going to use now?

    --
    "Old Rallydrivers never die - they just fail to book in on time"
  6. Re:An advertisers dream by CrimsonScythe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Though it will make for some awesome novelty toilet paper!

    --
    The view was horrible and the smell was even worse; Julie severely regretted becoming a proctologist.
  7. Re:Wonderful by walt-sjc · · Score: 2, Funny

    And is that is a truly horrible picture. It's not just highly compressed jpeg, it's blurry. Maybe if they took the picture with a real camera instead of a 2001 camera phone, it would look half-way decent.