Forget namby - pamby flickeringe - ink displays : if Plastic Logic ’s upcoming electronic report tech is any good it might actually be the way of the future for newspapers . Due to be unveiled today , Plastic Logic ’s unnamed gimmick is the size of a sheet of copier paper , about two and half times the covert real - estate of the realm of Amazon ’s Kindle , and is in reality aimed at a business surround . But “ newspapers is what everyone asks for ” says Plastic Logic ’s chief executive officer : and this makes great gumption since the size of the screen would give it a more “ authentic ” newspapery feel . The plastic - screen gimmick weighs two ounces more than the Kindle , and yet is one third its thickness ( as you’re able to see from the image — it ’s on the left . ) We ’ll have to see how able the equipment is when it ’s revealed … and , more importantly , find out how much it cost . Update : some more information has surface . allot toUbergizmo , the gimmick will evaluate in at 8.5 x 11 inch , and is capable of browse docments in PDF format as well as Word , Excel and PowerPoint files . As well as packing a assault and battery that hold out “ twenty-four hour period not hour , ” the machine has wireless connectivity , though Plastic Logic is quiet about exactly what type . [ UbergizmoandNYTimes ]
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