Comments on: The future of electronic paper – a flawed vision? http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/09/20/the-future-of-electronic-paper-a-flawed-vision/ Technology, Web, Toys, Games, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, & Geeking Out Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Another inane idea, more physical media! - Ian Hoar – Passion for Technology – Geeking Out http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/09/20/the-future-of-electronic-paper-a-flawed-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Another inane idea, more physical media! - Ian Hoar – Passion for Technology – Geeking Out Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:22:36 +0000 http://www.ianhoar.com/?p=2196#comment-2066 [...] of your way to make mp3 albums have an impact on the environment. This raises the same issues as Esquire’s questionable use of E ink last month did. We have an efficient, affordable, and totally clean way to distribute media, but no we have to [...] [...] of your way to make mp3 albums have an impact on the environment. This raises the same issues as Esquire’s questionable use of E ink last month did. We have an efficient, affordable, and totally clean way to distribute media, but no we have to [...]

]]> By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/09/20/the-future-of-electronic-paper-a-flawed-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Ian Hoar Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:24:37 +0000 http://www.ianhoar.com/?p=2196#comment-1853 Great article, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/business/media/21esquire.html" rel="nofollow">NYTimes article</a> although giving a glowing overview of the new technology, really illustrates how labour intensive this magazine was to produce. It seems silly when you could deliver an entire animated magazine to millions via the Internet with very little waste or environmental impact. I totally agree with the carrying one device law. I have an iPhone, and it is my only carried gadget. I can read e-books, RSS feeds, surf the web, check email and play games. On top of that it's a phone! It does everything I need. Great article, the NYTimes article although giving a glowing overview of the new technology, really illustrates how labour intensive this magazine was to produce. It seems silly when you could deliver an entire animated magazine to millions via the Internet with very little waste or environmental impact.

I totally agree with the carrying one device law. I have an iPhone, and it is my only carried gadget. I can read e-books, RSS feeds, surf the web, check email and play games. On top of that it’s a phone! It does everything I need.

]]> By: Thad McIlroy http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/09/20/the-future-of-electronic-paper-a-flawed-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-1850 Thad McIlroy Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:21 +0000 http://www.ianhoar.com/?p=2196#comment-1850 There's no question that ePaper is a fascinating technology, and E-Ink has created the leading brand (thus far). I posted a blog entry about <a href="http://thefutureofpublishing.com/blog/2008/07/esquire_magazine_takes_a_stab.php" rel="nofollow">Esquire's questionable use of this technology here</a>. As you acknowledge Esquire's effort falls quite a bit short in the "environmentally-friendly" department. And the battery powering the cover will die in 90 days, making this something short of a collectible. The larger issue around eBooks is, I think, encompassed by my 17th law of the future of publishing: "There is a limit to the number of separate digital devices people want to carry. That limit is one." There’s no question that ePaper is a fascinating technology, and E-Ink has created the leading brand (thus far). I posted a blog entry about Esquire’s questionable use of this technology here. As you acknowledge Esquire’s effort falls quite a bit short in the “environmentally-friendly” department. And the battery powering the cover will die in 90 days, making this something short of a collectible.

The larger issue around eBooks is, I think, encompassed by my 17th law of the future of publishing: “There is a limit to the number of separate digital devices people want to carry. That limit is one.”

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