Entries tagged with “displays” from Tools of Change for Publishing

Readius Rollable E-Reader at Frankfurt Book Fair

Mac Slocum
October 13, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Listen

The Readius rollable e-reader will be presented at this week's Frankfurt Book Fair, according to the Readius official blog. First announced in July, the Readius is a cell-phone-sized gadget that includes a five-inch rollable E Ink display.

Researchers Develop Dual-Display E-Reader

Mac Slocum
June 27, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Listen

Researchers from Berkeley and the University of Maryland have built a dual-display e-reader prototype that uses traditional book-reading navigation (i.e. page turns, flipping the cover under, etc.). From the New Scientist:

The two leaves can be opened and closed to simulate turning pages, or even separated to pass round or compare documents. When the two leaves are folded back, the device shows one display on each side. Simply turning it over reveals a new page.

The following video shows the e-reader in action:

(Via Slashdot)

Tags: devices displays ebook readers ebooks ereaders hardware mobile

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