[Athen] APOLOGY: E-ink and Flexible Displays (Boston Globe Article)

[Berkowitz, Daniel J]

Hello everyone,

Several people have contacted me and informed me that the MiniURL link I
posted for the article on E-Ink in the business section of the Boston
Globe this morning has led them to an adult oriented website. I double
checked this and got a '404 site unavailable' message. 

This is a shame because it is an interesting article. You can find it by
visiting www.boston.com and looking in the 'business' section. 

Regardless - I apologize for unintentionally linking folks to a
non-professional website and recommend not using MiniURL.

Cheers --- Dann  

 
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Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director
Boston University Office of Disability Services
19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02215
 
(617) 353-3658 (office)
(617) 353-9646 (fax)
djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)
www.bu.edu/disability
 


>-----Original Message-----

>From: Berkowitz, Daniel J

>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:53 AM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate

Media';

>DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU

>Subject: E-ink and Flexible Displays (Boston Globe Article)

>

>Interesting article in the Business section of the Boston Globe today.

E-

>Ink is a company in Cambridge, MA that is leading the flexible display

>revolution (resolution?):

>http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/03/28/e_paper_c

omes

>_of_age/

>

>MiniURL = http://miniurl.org/02m

>

>The article also includes a picture gallery.

>

>I have been following the developments in this area for a few years and

my

>interest touches on several fronts. From a technical/practical

viewpoint a

>good portion of the weight and majority of energy consumption on a

laptop

>comes from the monitor. Another is portability not just of the monitor

but

>of the sorts of programs we work with. Ultra Portable computers are

become

>more common - but portability usually means small and impractical

screen

>sizes. Imagine an LD or L/V student who can carry an ultra portable

>computer in their pocket (or on their wrist) and then be able to pull a

>large sized 'monitor' (display device) out of their pocket or unroll it

>from a tube and use it. The newspaper becomes a DTB or a screen

>magnification program (that actually has enough space to be practical)

can

>be carried with ease.

>

>

>

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>Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director

>Boston University Office of Disability Services

>19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor

>Boston, MA 02215

>

>(617) 353-3658 (office)

>(617) 353-9646 (fax)

>djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)

>www.bu.edu/disability

>