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- Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10It really doesnt matter.. ***** who havent figured out Word Docs are still going to Fax me.
- merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Electronic paper has been edging toward reality for a long time now. Wake me up when it finally arrives.
- megaton, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Trees are a renewable resource, retard.
- bizchris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This was foretold in the prophecies...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dKWK3xfvs-k - motters, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Electronic paper has been "edging towards reality" for about the last 20 years. I'll believe it when I see it.
- krabat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I would be glad to buy some sort of ebook reader when the technology gets there, but I don't think I will ever completely disregard good old paper books.
- directive0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Being a pilot in training, they always warn us of the dangers of dependence on technology for either navigation, electronic data retrieval and viewing, or even simple flight calculations. Recently I spoke with two commercial pilots flying a cessna citation, for their approach information and station information they use a database held on their tablet PCs that talk to the NAV systems and adjust waypoints and ILS systems as neccessary for their desired airport. It was very impressive, but when I asked them what they do if they lost use of their electronic nav systems, or their tablets, the captain pulled out a good old fashioned paper print CFS and his stack of approach plates. In situations of life and death, I can't see any reason to not have a paper and ink PRINTED version of important information, and for that reason I don't think paper will ever totally disappear.
That being said, this is still pretty cool. - Irimi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/sony-reader-details-and-pics/
Its already here... sort of.
It is a magic little piece of electronics if you can get your hands on one. There is no glare, and it it displays pictures... almost like a drawing. You have to see it! - xynder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2True VR, jet packs, hover cars, and frikkin' holodecks have been edging toward reality, as well. What hasn't been?
- diggAddict, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Combine flexible touch screen gesture based displays, miniature high speed low power CPUs, ubiquitous high speed wireless and GPS location based services - this is the future. With storage prices dropping, eventually online storage will be made available at discount prices.
Within 5-10 years this will be the future and i cant wait, say goodbye to that clunker desktop PC, heavy laptop and mobile phone. A portable flexible display with these features will be awesome.
One day people will look back and laugh at people who were tethered to the internet and ran huge PCs at home, permanently anchored to their ISP DSL modems..
Web based services are going to be perfectly positioned for this new future and Google gets it!
The web is the computer will be the truth in years to come - wait and see! - joeychips, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They'll still need tons of paper to market this with flyers in newspaper ads.
- fyngyrz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1e-paper is going nowhere until it is less expensive than regular paper, either by virtue or *actually* getting more use out of it or being ad-supported or whatever. I can buy a book for $6, and I get to keep it the rest of my life. That is the value e-paper has to compete with for books. We're a long, long way from that. As for newspapers, reloading e-paper has value - until you want to read that article from last week. "Honey, where's the paper?" - "Oh, I loaded today's, was there something you needed in last weeks? Too bad, sorry!"
I just can't see this in the role the name suggests. In the end, its just another display technology that costs way more than paper. Until that isn't true, it's a non-starter. - Julolidine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My Song e-reader has changed my life on an order of magnitude similar to my iPod. When they come down in price, and the interface becomes a bit better, they will start to become widespread. It is fantastic to be able to carry around a bunch of books in a tiny little device - and the way it looks is fantastic.
Being the typical nerd and allergic to everything in the world, I love reading but the dust from lots of books prevents me from doing so. With the e-reader I obviously don't have any problems. - MacSuxWindozSux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes, not good to shake Pepsi.
- adeodata, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The only thing print publications have over web publishing, is well, print. It's higher resolution and you can carry and hold it. The newspaper and magazine industry has some air in it for a while.
- kahrn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Can't you advertise somewhere else? You're starting to piss me off.
- monkeyman08854, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
@bizchris
I love it when people make clips that feel like we are living in a movie - BOOFMAN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Electronic paper edging toward reality"
No Digg. Look at Sony's new ereader, epaper is here and is awesome. I never thought reading a book on a device like that would be very comfortable but I am thoroughly impressed. - HPSauce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's already here:
https://www.irexshop.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_27&products_id=28&osCsid=d77ca2b0c8e8814c56c45f21209647a4 - Ruiner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I really want a good affordable E - reader not build by Sony. I think once that happens they will really take off
- john76, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0does anybody recall what those new mobile devices with bendable displays are called? those are the future for sure
- ollj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1whats epaper? a really slim prim on secondlife?
- bhp0528, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Perhaps I have missed something but I didn't see anything marking why it's all changing soon. E Ink has been touting this technology for 10 years and were talking about color back in 2000. According to the article it's still a work in progress. I love the E Ink concept and I hate buying ink but I don't see this technology moving forward. The only way I'll turn my head is if they really do publish a basic printer/paper kit for the masses.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0E-Ink is on the mass marked allready, as the screen of a certain very cheap phone.
Probably the most "affordable" application til now. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Well, It is here, right now, in form of a 30$ motorola phone.
I have one, and spendt quite some time looking at it. It has a quite different presence than LCD etc.
To me being in a mass-produced cheap product (moto F3) is very much "Being here". - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5I encourage everyone to bury all of admiraladama's sumissions. He has an "amen chorus" that reflexively diggs everything he submits. I'm sick of seeing his crap make the FP.
- Verdanic, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2I think there's already something like RSS feed toilet paper. I probably saw it on here, a while ago.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4Next thing you know, they're gonna make e-toilet paper.
Read it. Then wipe it. The revolutionary, new, E-T.P.
Eliminate the need for a bulky magazine rack in your bathroom! - musntSurfatWork, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2there are still trees left, so we`re cutting them down for more paper and A.C.M.E toothpicks
there is still oil left, so we`re still drilling and setting up shop with skapegoats (osama) paving the way
there is still ozone to protect us, so we`re still spewing ***** to feed the bottom line
ftw.
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