matt-- Posted September 9, 2001 Posted September 9, 2001 No offense. Just some news. E-ink http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1530000/1530678.stm Looks interesting enough. Particles shifting position through electricity. Let's see tv was invented in 1935(right?) and then was colorized in 1951. 16 years. I think we can get color e-ink before then. I'll give it 2 years from black and white debut. UK kids cause minor earthquake http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1530000/1530678.stm I got a kick out of this. Any of you UKers feel anything?
StormHammer Posted September 9, 2001 Posted September 9, 2001 Nah. Didn't feel a thing. I've already read the Electronic Paper article. It's pretty good stuff - and I agree that colour won't be far off. It doesn't mention it in that article, but some others I've read in the past couple of years have suggested using it for moving images, such as video, etc. Now if that was possible, and they could achieve a high enough resolution at a high enough framerate...maybe it would be the ideal solution for a hi-res wraparound screen as light as a pair of sunglasses. Wouldn't that make a nice gaming accessory?
matt-- Posted September 9, 2001 Author Posted September 9, 2001 They're around. Just very...noticable http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/3288.shtml I-glasses
StormHammer Posted September 9, 2001 Posted September 9, 2001 Yeah, I know...and look at the price! I think if they can take e-paper to the max, we'll get something a lot more manageable (the same size/shape as some sporty sunglasses would do) - a lot more cheaply.
matt-- Posted September 9, 2001 Author Posted September 9, 2001 Imagine pulling tv-glasses off the back of a comic book.
CaptainRAVE Posted September 9, 2001 Posted September 9, 2001 Nope, i didnt feel a thing. Probably too small to notice.
StormHammer Posted September 9, 2001 Posted September 9, 2001 Originally posted by matt-windu: <STRONG>Imagine pulling tv-glasses off the back of a comic book.</STRONG> What comic book?... "E-Paper Makes Comic Books Redundant!" Imagine reading your whole digitised comic collection on your tv-glasses!
matt-- Posted September 9, 2001 Author Posted September 9, 2001 I'd like to buy a newspaper that refreshes every morning.
ed_silvergun Posted September 10, 2001 Posted September 10, 2001 You know, I was quite disturbed when I saw the title of this thread, until I spotted the indefinite article and breathed a sigh of relief...
GonkH8er Posted September 10, 2001 Posted September 10, 2001 i was also concerned. i was asking myself 'what does rave do that could be so bad.....' i didnt think of anything, so i came in
ed_silvergun Posted September 10, 2001 Posted September 10, 2001 Er, no... um... "pull" has a different meaning in English slang... dunno if it has the same meaning in the US or Oz. *Worried expression*
wardz Posted September 10, 2001 Posted September 10, 2001 Ed LOL. You filthy child. Wash your mouth out.. wardz
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