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Bridgestone Shows Off Ultra-Thin, Full-Color e-Paper

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the magazines-of-the-future dept.

Bridgestone, the company which debuted the "world's thinnest" sheet of two-color e-paper last year, has turned around and delivered a new version which is capable of displaying over four thousand colors. "In case that wasn't enough, the company is also touting what it calls the "world's largest full color e-paper that is A3 size, which is equivalent to a 21.4-inch screen." As you'd expect, the latter is expected to be used solely for advertising and could hit the market as early as next year, while the former technology is set to be commercially available in 2009."

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  1. Re:Don't make them too thin... by hack++slash · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Now is everyone ready for 'digital paper' "DRM" ???"

    "This message will self erase in 5 seconds"

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  2. Re:Don't make them too thin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can't DRM digital paper because you can just photocopy it, right?

  3. Wow - Amiga by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 2, Funny

    which is capable of displaying over four thousand colors.

    Wow, now we're up to Amiga range from 22 years ago.

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  4. Bridgestone, huh? by Trogre · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not meaning to tread on their parade, but won't these people ever get tyred of re-inventing the wheel?

    *rimshot*

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  5. Re:Slightly better picture by matlhDam · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, the e-paper he is holding in that picture has a full 4,096 shades of brown. Perfect for Doom!

    "Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Steve?"
    "Order the entire production run for our next Zune model! And bring me more chairs!"
  6. Re:Plugging the analog hole by TrnsltLife · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought you were going to say: Poke out people's eyes and make them install DRMed optic sensors. The Microsoft version would be ViziOrbs - Human Light Interface. And the Apple ones would be iBalls.

  7. Re:Plugging the analog hole by Belacgod · · Score: 2, Funny

    Geeks would just install FOSS Leyenux instead.

  8. Re:Don't make them too thin... by jollyreaper · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Now is everyone ready for 'digital paper' "DRM" ???"

    "This message will self erase in 5 seconds" Power it with Sony batteries and it can explode like in Inspector Gadget. Poor Chief Quimby!
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  9. Re:Don't make them too thin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    By reading this Message, you agree to never reproduce it in any way; photographic, by photocopier, or pencil. You hereby waive your rights to 'fair use', and should you fail to comply with these terms, you may be subject to lawsuit. You may make no copies of the Message. Do not read the Message, since that implies making a copy of the Message into your memory. Oops...
  10. Re:Finally... by Z34107 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Someone thought of the trees!

    ...and replaced them with horrible, toxic, non-renewable phosphorescent chemicals and heavy metals!

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  11. Re:Plugging the analog hole by brusk · · Score: 4, Funny

    REAL geeks use BSD (Bispherical Seeing Device).

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