This is seriously cool. While traveling yesterday I happened to pick up a copy of the October 2008 edition of Esquire Magazine. It features the world’s first E-Ink cover. You can’t miss it because the text is scrolling across it and it is just generally bad ass!
Since a photo ain’t gonna do you any good, I took a video of it to share with everyone. I highly recommend you go get one NOW if you’re interested because these things are not going to last.
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Holly S**t!!!! I’ve gotta get me one of those! I’m guessing it has an internal battery but can you turn it on and off? I wouldn’t want it to die after so long…or can you replace the battery?
Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie!!!!
That’s totally awesome! They had to transport it in refrigerated trucks! Very cool – wonder if my itty bitty town has some copies? LOL
How much did it cost? Was it more than the normal issue price?
$5.99. It looks to me like the price was subsidized by Ford with their e-Ink ad on the interior of the cover. Which I’m guessing is also a first.
John
Wow – that’s a trip! I figured it’d be more than that, for sure! I’ve gotta go get one – if ‘Hillbillyville’ will cooperate! Ha! I may have to get it on Amazon or something… LOL
Impressive, but still limited. The next step, where the information displayed is dynamic, will be more interesting. Think a front cover contents display that shows headlines and teaser text with a picture for each subject in the issue.
I am shuddering at the dismal realisation that the first use will be advertising. As if flashy (and flashing) web page banners aren’t bad enough…
That is so cool, I want one :)
How long will it last?
Kim:)
They needed somebody to pay for it… cool nonetheless :)
Kim:)
This is something i want to have.6 $ is quite low for the first e-ink paper.Nice