Imagine the day when you can surf the Barnes and Nobles website and just download a PDF version of the book you’d like to buy and read it as if it were a paperback on a flexible digital reader. Those days will soon be here, thanks to $100 million in funding to Plastic Logic, the first commercial maker targeted at read anywhere’ electronic reader products.
It will utilise Plastic Logic’s unique process to fabricate active-matrix backplanes on plastic substrates which, when combined with an electronic-paper frontplane material, will be used to create display modules that are thin light and robust. This will enable a digital reading experience that is much closer to paper than any other technology.
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Posted by phoenxiii
Thats amzing, but what is it’s energy source, and if its plastic, wouldn’t the pages reflect at certain angles making it less convenient to read, but overall i like the Idea
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Posted by madray
Hope the battery life is good. This would be better than having to lug a ton of books around.
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Posted by heartofjosh
Might be harder to read for long periods of time.
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Posted by David
Neato, ^ if it puts in PDF format, could vary the text size and darkness of the text.
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Posted by haz
no need to carry hardback around anymore!
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Posted by GameDudeX
It’s about damn time! The Hitchhiker’s Guide will soon be my reality! Muah ha ha ha ha@
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Posted by vm3z9
yea that glare but get a bit annoying
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Posted by Dexter Kanuto
So this means that Adobe will still run the show on PDF files? I mean, if this hits the block, Adobe will plummet down. I mean, unless if the makers of this technology will make a partnership with Adobe. Bottom line is: MINORITY REPORT type technology is up for grabs.
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Posted by Dexter Kanuto
Adobe isn’t just the company that makes PDFs. Truly stiff competition; who knows what might happen next.
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Posted by beni
not a bad idea, but i rather have the book in is paper form., especially for book collectors and 1st edition enthusiasts
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Posted by beni
i guess it would be good for school notes and articles
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Posted by rbx6jm7man
but then again, there are people who like to anotate and such… i’ll have to see how it works out before they convince me otherwise
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Posted by Dexter Kanuto
It’s the very first step and the very foremost foundation before the Holographic Newspaper Projections will be made in the near future, HOPEFULLY.
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Posted by JwKuo87
Didn’t some manufacturer already made a prototype of digital paper like over a year ago or something?
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