The e-paper -- which measures 14.1 inches (35.9 centimetres) across its diagonal and is just 300 micrometres (0.3 millimetres) thin -- can display up to 4,096 colours, the world's second largest liquid crystal display maker said in a statement.
They've developed it, but where is the commercial product? I am a huge advocate of this technology. The last I heard of it, the black and white flexible paper-thin panel had the potential to change the way we live. Think about this carefully: One of the biggest drawbacks to reading on normal screens for hours is that they are backlit. These paper thin displays are entirely FRONTLIT just like a normal piece of paper, potentially making them as easy to read as a book or magazine.
I don't know about everyone else, but I CANT WAIT for this to become a norm. Reading your favorite book or transfering a price list or advertisement to one of these pages can be as natural as picking up normal paper.
That is truly, earthshatteringly revolutionary.
(I also thought the LCD key keyboard was one of the best ideas ever made and am still disappointed that it didn't go anywhere. It had the potential to be the real life version of a Star Trek console that just reconfigures the buttons based on the program.
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