Siemens next with electronic paper - in 2007?
From the Guardian: "Paper view technology"
Cheap, paper-thin TV screens that can be used in newspapers and magazines have been unveiled by German electronics giant Siemens.
The firm says the low production costs could see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers' attention as they move along the aisle.
The new technology caused a sensation when it was first made public this week at the Plastics Electronics trade fair in Frankfurt.
but as usual, the devil is in the details - this is vaporware so far:
The Siemens spokesman said that one square metre of the material costs around £30, and scientists working on the screens said they should be available by 2007.
If it were product managers predicting the future, that's one thing, but this as with all e-paper schemes is still in the labs.
A slightly longer bit of news here (warning, lots of ads) from physorg: "Wafer-Thin Color Displays for Packaging".
UPDATE: more commentary from David Rothman at TeleRead: "So how long until this miracle display is fit for e-books?"
I have to say that this is very thought provoking
Posted by: C Martin | January 19, 2008 at 08:01 AM