The Paperless Newspaper is Coming

[engine]

Cambridge University developed this super-thin electronic display, and it looks like it's going into production.

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

[jchampliaud]

I'm interested. I just wonder about the price!

[pageoneresults]

I'm waiting! I'll be so happy when we rid this planet of printed newspapers and magazines. US based printers? I'm sure ya'll are preparing for upcoming changes yes? ;)

[weeks]

The problem is cost and feature creep. (Video and audio!) Users and makers will want it to do more and more, soon it will be a laptop.

[BillyS]

I ride the train and read the paper. What a waste, my paper's lifespan is about an hour before it heads to a recyling bin.

I would pay a premium to get it electronically - in a format I could read...

[Visit Thailand]

I would pay a premium to get it electronically - in a format I could read...

Isn't this what the BBC, and all the newspaper websites are for?

[grandpa]

Hmmm, but will it help someone stay warm on a cold night? Or would I want to use it (can I even use it) to help start a fire?

I generally like the idea, but looking at this tote bag I carry around, I wonder if it comfortably fit? Will the surface become too scratched over time to be readable?

It looks like a perfect device for a perfect world, but a device with drawbacks in an imperfect world.

And then I think about the recycling aspect. We can currently recycle newspaper. But electronic gadgets are much more difficult to recycle, primarily because of the heavy metal content of the components.

I choose to remain ambivalent. I like my newspaper, but I'm willing to go into the future - the admission for such a journey will be a lot of kicking, moaning, and screaming/whining.

[Yoshimi]

This is why I have an EEE pc, small enough to fit in my handbag, big enough to read the screen comfortable, and I can play solitaire to ;)