New Tiny Display w/ Full Colour

Benjamin Scherrey wrote in to send us a CNN Tech story with a strange display device. It sorta looks like a handheld TV, but it looks like it can do 800x600. Looks like it would be awkward.

Comments

Re:Digital Paper?

[rde]

Digital paper is being tested by a couple of companies; it's in a a somewhat different format. Check out last week's New Scientist.

another look at the same gizmo

[triple6]

I thought this looked familiar. I'd seen this on ZDTV's Fresh Gear: inViso OptiScape II.

As much as I'd like a sharp display for a wearable, they say that this is hard to look at for extended periods. And I'd hate to have to hold it all the time. Head mount anyone?!

Digital Paper?

[VinceV]

If this is real then digital paper is finally here. This little screen has a better dpi resolution than a laser printer, which means the text could be as clean and readable as a paper book. The resolution of text is the biggest obstacle to digital reading, because low res just puts too much strain on the eyes. (Have you tried to read an entire book on a computer screen? It can be done, but the low resolution of the screen slows you down and can even give you monster headaches.) The only question is whether they are able to make displays larger than one inch. If they can, the digital book is just around the corner!

I can see the device already, 4x6 inches, the size of a paperback, a few navigation buttons at the bottom for turning pages. It would actually open like a book and you could put it in your pocket. Download dozens of books at a time, and when you are done with them, just flash it and dump some more! You could even subscribe to a newspaper and have it downloaded into your digital book every day! Same with magazines. Connect it to a PCS or cellular modem and you can get to the whole library, no matter where you are. A true information appliance!

If somebody isn't working on this already, they are all slackers!

Vince