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Esquire already have run with an eink magazine cover that was animated. This technology is going to get irritating. Imagine browsing a newsagent with all the m
by danw 17y ago
Esquire already have run with an eink magazine cover that was animated.
This technology is going to get irritating. Imagine browsing a newsagent with all the magazines flickering images trying to compete for attention, like myspace spilt into the real world.
- callahad 17y agoIf I recall correctly, the movie Children of Men had several scenes with animated newsstands in the background. I highly recommend seeing the film, if only for the background environment. Here's a short of video of some of the advertisements and interfaces created for the film: http://www.foreignoffice.com/projekts/movies/movie_com.htm http://www.foreignoffice.com/projekts/movies/movie_com.htm
- julsonl 17y agoOne step closer into the world of Harry Potter. Well, almost
- danw 17y ago"Magic as a Metaphor for Ubiquitous Computing" - http://www.orangecone.com/ambidextrous_i6p36_37.pdf http://www.orangecone.com/ambidextrous_i6p36_37.pdf [pdf] and "Wizard School" - http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/07/wizard-school.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/07/wizard-school.html may be of interest to you.
- julsonl 17y agoThis is indeed interesting and amusing. Thanks.
- Tichy 17y agoHm, link? I thought eink would be prohibitively expensive? Edit - found one: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/09/video-esquire-e/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/09/video-esquire-e/ I don't think it is that bad, probably Wired only bashes it because they are envious.