Appliance Design - May 2008 - (Page 18) DISPLAYS & INDICATORS The Sony Reader with E Ink display can store hundreds of books as well as Adobe PDF documents, web content like blogs or news feeds, and JPEG photos. Display technologies highlight readability and low power use. by larry adams 18 applianceDESIGN May 2008 he evolution of textual communication, from cave walls and stone tablets to ink on parchment, from the first Gutenberg press to the latest highspeed printing presses, has always embodied a common thread of concern: readability. Once taken for granted, the issue jumped back to the fore in the past few decades when text leaped off the page and onto the computer screen. Recently, new technologies have emerged that seek to straddle both realms and provide the best of both: the readability of printed matter and the refreshability of an electronic display. Such technologies are generally referred to as electronic paper, or e-paper. T E-paper has been on many drawing boards for years, and was originally envisioned as a means of enabling e-books and e-magazines that would replace their printed counterparts. (See the Sony e-reader above.) But the attributes of the e-paper technologies make them suitable for a wide range of other applications as well. Their low power consumption makes them ideal for any portable, battery-powered device. Their high legibility makes them attractive for any device that must display complex information, from upscale cooking appliances to critical pieces of medical equipment. And their ability to operate in something other than a flat plane opens the door to entirely new applications, www.applianceDESIGN.com http://www.appliancedesign.com
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