It is sort of like an iPad or iPhone:
[img width=400 height=394]http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2011/05/110504111147-large.jpg[/img]
Read about it here.
If this turns out to be real, and practical, it spells the end of the iPad, the iPhone or other smart cell phones. One big question is "how big is the battery that powers it (solar?) and how long will it last between recharges?"
More discussion is here.
[img width=400 height=394]http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2011/05/110504111147-large.jpg[/img]
Read about it here.
"This is the future. Everything is going to look and feel like this within five years," says creator Roel Vertegaal, the director of Queen's University Human Media Lab. "This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper. You interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen."
The smartphone prototype, called PaperPhone is best described as a flexible iPhone -- it does everything a smartphone does, like store books, play music or make phone calls. But its display consists of a 9.5 cm diagonal thin film flexible E Ink display. The flexible form of the display makes it much more portable that any current mobile computer: it will shape with your pocket.
...
Being able to store and interact with documents on larger versions of these light, flexible computers means offices will no longer require paper or printers.
"The paperless office is here. Everything can be stored digitally and you can place these computers on top of each other just like a stack of paper, or throw them around the desk" says Dr. Vertegaal.
The invention heralds a new generation of computers that are super lightweight, thin-film and flexible. They use no power when nobody is interacting with them. When users are reading, they don't feel like they're holding a sheet of glass or metal.
The smartphone prototype, called PaperPhone is best described as a flexible iPhone -- it does everything a smartphone does, like store books, play music or make phone calls. But its display consists of a 9.5 cm diagonal thin film flexible E Ink display. The flexible form of the display makes it much more portable that any current mobile computer: it will shape with your pocket.
...
Being able to store and interact with documents on larger versions of these light, flexible computers means offices will no longer require paper or printers.
"The paperless office is here. Everything can be stored digitally and you can place these computers on top of each other just like a stack of paper, or throw them around the desk" says Dr. Vertegaal.
The invention heralds a new generation of computers that are super lightweight, thin-film and flexible. They use no power when nobody is interacting with them. When users are reading, they don't feel like they're holding a sheet of glass or metal.
More discussion is here.
Comment