E-Papers Coming Soon Near You

What do you think about a paperless world? Ithink it is great, but probably not in my lifetime, however, there has to be some starting point, and that may be 2009. According to E Ink's Ryosuke Kuwata, the trend is set to explode in late 2009.

"In the field of electronic paper-based electronic newspapers, a verification test will start by the end of 2008, and an actual business will start in the second half of 2009."

I assume from this statement that "verification test" simply means a trial. He says they want to target newspapers and that is a good place to start. We all read newspapers, but the decline is increasing faster and faster. We now have online portals that tell us all what is going on to the second it happens.

Kuwata: "I think newspaper is the field that we are focusing on. I mean electronic newspapers that use electronic paper. Newspaper companies have made significant moves over the past year.In fact, we have already been in touch with most of the major newspaper companies in Japan. We are likely to focus on the application for electronic newspaper for a while, reinforcing our support and other services."

How awesome would it be to get an e-paper delivered to you not only saving the planet, but keeping you informed all at the same time. Pretty awesome.