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[ 3 Comments ]Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin in Technology
Friday, August 1st, 2008
Are we witnessing a Gutenberg-like shift in the publishing paradigm?
Ever since I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey
at the age of seven, I’ve been waiting for the day that I could read the latest news with moving visuals on a thin sheet of plastic like the astronauts in the movie. Well, in spite of the murkiness of the developing markets for this sort of thing (Amazon’s Kindle, for example), that day is getting closer all the time. In October of this year, Esquire magazine will release a special 75th anniversary issue that features an electronic cover, utilizing e-Ink technology. Although this is fundamentally just an expensive promotional ploy, it will almost certainly raise awareness in the public’s mind of the products made possible by this sort of technology. Products like the Iliad, which allows you to read and write documents just like paper, except you can transfer pretty much anything on your PC to and from the device, or like Digital Whiteboards, which provide the same functionality on a blackboard-like scale. With innovations like these, the availability of On-Demand Publishing, and concerns about the intrinsic wastefulness of paper, the publishing world is, er, bound to go through some major changes over the next few years .
[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion
Friday, August 1st, 2008
My New Animation Technique Is Unstoppable!
If you enjoyed the comic Get Your War On , you’ll love the new animated version. Never heard of it? Get with it. While you’re at it, check out My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable .
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