"E-Paper" - When will it be real?

Source: E-computing

I read all kinds of magazines, newspapers, and books, all in paper format. I just can’t break away to an all electronic format. I sit in front of a computer most of the day and the last thing I want to do is sit down in my recliner and read from computer screens. I am a huge fan of digital media distribution but the medium for reading is still not there.

Recent announcements at the Society for Information Display conference in May start to give me some hope that someday soon we will see a medium that does a great job of emulating paper. I still like the convenience of paper. Something that I can take anywhere, rip out pages, and mark up text all without feeling like my eyeballs are going to get burned out as I read away. I will gladly give up the clutter of stacks of magazines and the environmental impact of paper if an electronic technology emerges that truly is better.

E Ink Corporation has teamed up with many display companies such as Sony and LG.Philips LCD to get some interesting electronic books on the market but they still lack key features. It will be great when someone invents a device that is no larger than a 64 page magazine, color, easy on the eyes, and wirelessly connected so that I can access and store all my subscriptions. I could mark up pages, earmark them, send copies to friends and associates, and bookmark them for later reference.

For now I’m going to keep my paper subscriptions, but I would love to see an electronic device that could replace them!