The announcement by Seiko Epson on Monday of a new electronic “paper” display with the highest resolution seen in the technology to date appears to be another sign that the newspaper of the future is close at hand. The 7.1-inch prototype revealed by Epson and which incorporates technology developed by E Ink, of Cambridge, Mass., has a resolution of 1536-by-2048 pixels. As is typical with e-paper products, the screen is almost as thin as its pulp-based counterpart.
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Portable E-Newspapers Seen on Horizon
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. June 16, 2006 05:00 AMThe announcement by Seiko Epson on Monday of a new electronic “paper” display with the highest resolution seen in the technology to date appears to be another sign that the newspaper of the future is close at hand. The 7.1-inch prototype revealed by Epson and which incorporates technology developed by E Ink, of Cambridge, Mass., has a resolution of 1536-by-2048 pixels. As is typical with e-paper products, the screen is almost as thin as its pulp-based counterpart.