Tux of Borg Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,1...1591602,00.html Paper view technology Katy Duke Thursday October 13, 2005 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. Siemens spokesman Norbert Aschenbrenner claimed the new screens, which are literally paper thin, can do everything a regular TV screen or computer monitor can do, but cost a fraction of the price. "The technology makes it possible to put moving images directly onto paper ... at a cost that would make it economical to use on everything from magazines to cigarette packets ... where the moving images would give more detailed instructions than any photo could ever do," he said. He said that the technology will be used for Harry Potter-style dynamic pictures in newspapers but will probably take a little while to get cheap enough. "We think that at the moment the screens will appear first in more expensive magazines in the form of high-impact adverts. But as the price sinks we expect them to appear in papers as well, possibly as a really attention-grabbing front page. "The images are in colour, and can broadcast anything that can be shown on a regular flat screen monitor or TV, although with a slightly lower quality. These could be short film clips or flash animations like those found on the internet. The company believes there will also be a market for using them for simple computer games which could be printed on the side of a package or given away free in magazines. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Having majored in the print industry, that stuff is going to get newspapers, books, etc. back into the fore over the next 10 years. And it'll make copy editing/layout fun again. From what I've read and just in some theories I floated around in my head while working on some papers about the future of print, there would be massive potential in savings and a great thing for the environment to cut out/down the use of paper. The amount of paper in a Sunday NYT costs ~$9 and is probably about 1/10th of a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 and if you don't like what you're reading/watching, you can always use it for toilet paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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/dev/null Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 See, this man is THINKING! Bravo, I salute you! 534974[/snapback] Strike up the "Real Men of Genius" song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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