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Pulp your fiction
Let’s face it, the concept of the paperless office was one that was never
going to work. Despite a plethora of techno gadgets and wizadry, we all shove a paper note or two in our pockets when we’re on the
move. What’s more, traditionalists everywhere bury their head into paperback books in the comforting knowledge that staring at backlit screens for long periods of time is really bad for your eyes (even though we all do this every day at work).Today (15 May 2007), however, LG Philips LCD announced the development of the
world’s first A4-sized colour electronic paper - that doesn’t rely on backlighting and conserves energy by ’sleeping’ when not in use. Measuring only 0.3
millimetres thick, the paper-thin, bendable viewing panel, has the
ability to display 4,096 colours. This is an exciting development as it takes
portable access to online information to a new level - roll-up laptops,
books, presentations, ipost-its… the list is endless.If e-paper takes off it will be interesting to see how it affects the mobile phone market, which is slowly adapting itself as a platform for web content. A roll-up mobile to fit any pocket possibly? The capacity to hold a large quantity of content on a small portable unit made the ipod, e-paper has the potential to bring these factors to the book market and even web content.
