ClarkeHopkinsClarke, the Aussie architects who mocked up the above concept wall, believe it'd be the perfect installation for a library, with hundreds of different ebooks displayed. But that's not the end of this story—due to the size and weight of the iPad, we could be seeing a lot of innovative uses for them, as interactive wallpaper in clubs, teaching aides in schools, and so on. There's the small hurdle of cost, of course. [ClarkeHopkinsClarke via TUAW]
Too bad LCD screens are terrible to try and read a book on.
ReplyDeleteE-Paper exists for a reason, and I think this is something overlooked by many. It will though, be interesting to see what unique roles a device like this might start to play.