News Mirror trick leads electronic-paper chase

New Scientist reports on an interesting use of an existing technology to make an emerging technology better:

A TECHNIQUE originally used to cut headlight glare in cars' rear-view mirrors has been adapted to create a new "electronic paper" display for MP3 players and mobile phones. Called a NanoChromic display, or NCD, it was shown operating on a converted iPod by Dublin-based company Ntera at the DEMO@15 technology show in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week.

Unlike LCDs, electronic paper displays can be viewed from almost any angle and in a wide range of lighting conditions, much like paper itself. Another key characteristic is that they require very little, if any, power to maintain an unchanging image.

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That sounds really cool, and it seems like it would be fairly inexpensive. What would the modding world be like if everyone got their hands on a few yards of that stuff? I can only imagine...

 

Sweet. Now my dad can stop complaining about the God-awful contrast on his cell (wait, what, you wanted to see it during the day?)

 

Cool, but not perfect. I was hoping that they would have a picture of that hacked iPod.

If anyone finds a picture please post a link? Thanks. (I will look when I have a little bit of time.)

 

Cool - thanks. That article was better than the first I think.