scoobysnack 0 #1 Posted October 15, 2005 If this technology is taken advantage of, the world will suddenly be a very cool place Paper view technology Katy Duke Thursday October 13, 2005 Cheap, paper-thin TV screens that can be used in newspapers and magazines have been unveiled by German electronics giant Siemens. The firm says the low production costs could see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers' attention as they move along the aisle. The new technology caused a sensation when it was first made public this week at the Plastics Electronics trade fair in Frankfurt. Siemens spokesman Norbert Aschenbrenner claimed the new screens, which are literally paper thin, can do everything a regular TV screen or computer monitor can do, but cost a fraction of the price. "The technology makes it possible to put moving images directly onto paper ... at a cost that would make it economical to use on everything from magazines to cigarette packets ... where the moving images would give more detailed instructions than any photo could ever do," he said. He said that the technology will be used for Harry Potter-style dynamic pictures in newspapers but will probably take a little while to get cheap enough. "We think that at the moment the screens will appear first in more expensive magazines in the form of high-impact adverts. But as the price sinks we expect them to appear in papers as well, possibly as a really attention-grabbing front page. "The images are in colour, and can broadcast anything that can be shown on a regular flat screen monitor or TV, although with a slightly lower quality. These could be short film clips or flash animations like those found on the internet. The company believes there will also be a market for using them for simple computer games which could be printed on the side of a package or given away free in magazines. The Siemens spokesman said that one square metre of the material costs around £30, and scientists working on the screens said they should be available by 2007. · To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9857 · If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,1....html?gusrc=rss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanato 3,654 #2 Posted October 15, 2005 cool, Cant wait for this to be main stream. ~Thanato Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoa182 0 #3 Posted October 15, 2005 In the next 5 years we are going to see some amazing things lol. I've been reading about this technology now for a few years and you may have noticed it in the movie " Mintority report ". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kryso 40 #4 Posted October 15, 2005 Harry Potter newspapers! Cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobysnack 0 #5 Posted October 15, 2005 In the next 5 years we are going to see some amazing things lol. I've been reading about this technology now for a few years and you may have noticed it in the movie " Mintority report ". I remember hearing about it a couple of years ago myself on some future products programme on tech TV when it used to be an informative channel (in the US). I didn't know how close they were though. I wonder if they will personalize the advertising like in Minority report. I'm sure the database on all of us is growing, and as more information about each of us is known, it will be a crazy place to live. The fact that it is cheaper to produce then TV or computer screens is the greatest part. I also remember when they were talking about this product on that programme, they made whole walls televisions in your home, and even used it as a light source on the ceiling. Cool Stuff ahead of us! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walken 7 #7 Posted October 15, 2005 Yup, the next 5 years will revoloutionise evreything we know, and in the next 20 we'll emerge into the world they imagined 50 years ago we'd be living in today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AztecInca 1 #8 Posted October 16, 2005 ^lol, indeed! Theres nothing like watching technologies from science-fiction become reality! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROGER 253 #9 Posted October 16, 2005 The world would have stayed the same if Capt. Kirk didnt have the First Flip Telephone. Now we need cars that drive them selves because the "Drivers " are on the phone at 75 MPH. Technology is bad, bring back the Old tube and Crystal Radios and do math with a slide rule. I say! "Bring back the Good old Days!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adramaleck 0 #10 Posted October 17, 2005 So, buy seimens? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bone_Collector 3 #11 Posted October 17, 2005 THIS I gotta see! They didn't mention what technology was used, no pictures either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Original 1 #12 Posted October 17, 2005 Wow, I'm pretty excited about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrVelvet 0 #13 Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) Wow. This is great! Think about it...One dollar bills with a movin' groovin' George Washington instead of a somber one just staring blankly at you... I think I would have him chopping down a cherry tree or perhaps throwing a coin across the Potomic River. Nah.... I got it! How about George standing in the boat crossing the Delaware??? Best yet..A Bill Clinton dollar with Slick Willie bangin' some intern... Edited October 18, 2005 by MrVelvet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weird_Al_Wonnabe 0 #14 Posted October 18, 2005 imagine getting posters, they'de be like a slideshow or a moving image, awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blizno 140 #15 Posted October 19, 2005 I'm not so thrilled. I think we're blasted non-stop with more than enough advertising already. Having moving, flashing ads pasted everywhere will make it much worse. There's also the distraction issue. What if a passing bus has a moving ad on the side that distracts a driver? Moving ads on billboards or on the sides of buildings? This could make the roads even more dangerous. That said, I'd LOVE a wall-sized TV that I could roll into a tube and take with me. That would be sweet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoa182 0 #16 Posted October 19, 2005 and coming soon.... Spray on Tv's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justcallmefox 108 #17 Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) if i can poke my TV...and it moves....there's a problem. Edited October 19, 2005 by justcallmefox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weird_Al_Wonnabe 0 #18 Posted October 19, 2005 you could cover your room in it and have the full experience Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rare and Unusual Human Creature 0 #19 Posted October 19, 2005 This is astounding. I'm amazed. I wish I could see one in action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blizno 140 #20 Posted October 19, 2005 How about this? Cover the walls, floor and ceiling of a room. Pipe in the feeds from six different video cameras somewhere out in the woods, by the ocean, whatever, as well as surround sound audio. You'd be IN that place. The poor-man's version would be to take still digital pictures from all those directions and put them up on the screens. A view from orbit in all directions! Cool! You'd be spacewalking except for that pesky gravity. Or - write a video game where you can input the sizes and positions of the screens. Once you do that, your Pentium XII will calculate things and put the appropriate scene on each screen and completely immerse you in the game's world. Oh! Oh! Get a dome tent made of this material. Pitch the tent and sit inside in your own, tiny virtual world! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacenut 0 #21 Posted October 20, 2005 What will they come up with next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoa182 0 #22 Posted October 20, 2005 Tv's that you paint or spray onto your wall... Seriously! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justcallmefox 108 #23 Posted October 21, 2005 spray-on TV- interesting idea...perhaps i could spray it on myself and walk around watching TV? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blizno 140 #24 Posted October 21, 2005 spray-on TV- interesting idea...perhaps i could spray it on myself and walk around watching TV? You've always wanted to be on TV. Now TV can be on you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starlitkate 0 #25 Posted October 22, 2005 I agree with Roger. I think this is too much. Like it's cool and all but it seems this this future stuff is going too fast when the world looks same it did 50 yrs ago-just different technology-which comes to rest wtih leaving me with the feeling that this is just the beggining of the minority report looking future-and that's scary!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
