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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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    To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
  2. Slightly better picture by pavon · · Score: 5, Informative

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

    Seriously, Here is an article with a better picture. Still not much contrast, but getting better.

  3. 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.