Paper becomes electronic

Korea's LG Philips LCD said yesterday it had developed the world's first A4-sized color electronic paper ― a paper-thin and bendable viewing panel.
The e-paper ― which measures 14.1 inches (35.9 centimeters) across its diagonal and is just 300 micrometers thin ― can display up to 4,096 colors, the company said.
It is designed to be energy-efficient, only using power when the image changes on the display, it said.
“This represents the next generation in display technology,” Chung In-jae, chief technology officer and executive vice president, said.
The new display product’s potential applications “are incredible and will allow our customers to create new products that also save natural resources,” he added.
LG Philips said it developed the world’s first 10.1-inch flexible black-and-white e-paper in October 2005 and a 14.1-inch follow-up ― which matches the most common copy size.