8 Mar
2005
8 Mar
'05
1:02 p.m.
Mark wrote:
I'm waiting for someone to invent a display that
can be used in direct
sunlight, so I don't have to work in what is affectionately called the
'coffin' aka 'caravan by the sea with windows blacked out'.
When will that be...?
Done. It's called digital paper. It contains zillions of little spheres
that have a white side and a black side, and it uses electrical charge
to rotate them.
There are a lot of companies doing research, but only a few commercial
products right now. For instance, the latest Sony electronic book reader
uses a Philips display. It's only available in Japan (AFAIK), and Sony
encumbered the thing with ridiculous DRM, so it's not selling well. It's
Linux-based, so I'd still like to get one, but they are fairly pricy.
Eric