Email-capable paper?

Posted by anthonykuo , Feb, 2009 @ 7:23 am

One of the up and coming technologies in the past year has been e Ink, which drives the Amazon Kindle ultra-thin display. But not only are e Ink displays thin, they’re also flexible. And now they’re touch-sensitive. Think 1mm thin iPhone you can roll up. Or, tablet PC that rolls up into a little tube when you’re done with it. Or imagine having your newspaper electronically delivered to one of these, and if you like an article, you can tap it, select it, and have it emailed to your friends. The possibilities are endless.

I wrote earlier this week about how our society probably isn’t ready to embrace a paperless revolution yet. But that doesn’t mean the flexible touch-sensitive display isn’t incredibly cool, and it certainly doesn’t mean that we should stop continuing to develop these interesting technologies.

Found at Wired.

Tags: Amazon, e ink, flexible display, kindle