08-08-2008, 06:03 AM | #1 | |
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The Guardian: A Newspaper in 2015 (concept)
Polymer Vision's Readius goes in the right direction, but the following concept looks like so much more. Designer Mayo Nissen created the newspaper for 2015:
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08-08-2008, 06:12 AM | #2 |
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Looks pretty, pretty. But, it doesn't look very handbag-friendly
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08-08-2008, 09:03 AM | #3 |
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Well, it's obviously a design concept. However, the idea of an e-ink page that rolls upward from a scroll-base isn't a bad one, providing the flexibility of asking for whatever size (length) of screen you desire.
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08-08-2008, 05:08 PM | #6 |
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Taking eBook reader design back to the papyrus scroll.
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08-08-2008, 05:25 PM | #7 |
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It would be more efficient to turn every artificial surface into a programmable display, or just to stop messing with inefficient external crutches altogether and directly splice the data you want into the optic nerve stream
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08-08-2008, 05:34 PM | #8 |
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08-08-2008, 05:36 PM | #9 |
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Sign me up already. I'm totally done with meatspace.
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08-09-2008, 02:35 AM | #11 |
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I absolutely believe it is possible to roll e-paper, it is the getting-it-completely-flat-for-comfortable-reading part without having to keep it spread manually that worries me.
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08-10-2008, 09:51 AM | #12 |
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Agreed, I want to be able to spread it so I can read during messy meals that require both hands without resorting to using the salt and pepper shakers :P
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