| An electronic newspaper is a self-contained, reusable,
and refreshable version of a traditional newspaper that acquires and holds
information electronically. (The electronic newspaper should not be confused
with newspapers that offer an online version at a Web site.) The near-future
technology - researchers expect to have the product available as soon as
2003 - will use e-paper (electronic paper) as the major component. Information
to be displayed will be downloaded through a wireless Internet connection.
A number of versions of the future technology are in development, although
there are two frontrunners: Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) is
working on a newspaper that would consist of a single sheet of their e-paper
(called Gyricon), while Lucent, in partnership with a company called E Ink,
is working on a multi-page device (also called E Ink). |
