BBC e-newspaper, PlasticLogic article

[CanadianContent]

Thought you might be interested in reading this article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7670371.stm

Seems fairly positive about the PlasticLogic screen, but not completely optimistic about the application itself.

[pilotbob]

Just a few comments on some quotes from this:

To prove it he whacks the screen with his fist. Not a scratch.
The machine's so tough, because everything, from the screen to the electronics inside, is made of plastic.

What, he didn't have a shoe handy?

"The advantage is the feeling of a newspaper," Ralf says.
"And you can take it everywhere you are going - to breakfast, to the bathroom, to the toilet. Or if you go to work with you in the train, no problem.

Um... yea... getting black ink all over the place is so much fun. And, it is such a pain to continue reading a front page article that continues on page A-13 or something... all that ruffling and folding... such an "advantage". :toungeincheek:

"And if you lose it, it's also no problem - 50 cents. But if you lose an electronic newspaper it will be expensive for you."

When's the last time you lost your newspaper? That said, do you keep better track of your kids than the newspaper? Well, some people do because it is important to them to do so. What else is a guy that makes his living with paper and printing gonna say? Not a biased opinion at all.

BOb