Well, eBooks are not to be another one of those energy guzzling gadgets anymore.
I love to read books and loves the smell of paper and holding that book in my hands. At the same time, there are times when I wish I had a particular book in hand or could immediately start reading a book as soon as I see it online.
There are times when I want to share or mark stuff- and those things are not easy in the paper books.
Ah if only eBooks were not this energy guzzling electricity (rechargable) battery operated devices.
Well there is Hope.
Enjoy
Shalabh Pandey (@shalabhpandey on twitter)
Maati (@maati on twitter)
LG made some advancements and has announced the launch of a prototype for a solar eBook reader.
And no it will presumably not be bulky or heavy.
As reported here:
The thin-film solar cell featured in the e-book measures 10 centimeters in width and length, it was developed to perfectly fit the 6-inch display panel for e-book currently mass produced by LG Display. The solar cell measures 0.7 millimeter in thickness and weighs a mere 20 grams, the less thickness of a credit card and the weight of a fountain pen.
A bit of a downer, in my opinion, is the charging time and battery life. You need to charge for 5 hours for a full days reading. But LG says it is going to be more efficient as technology progresses. Optimism also shared at Wired by Charlie Shorrel
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