Detroit Newspapers to test Plastic Logic Reader

LAS VEGAS — As part of its March 30 conversion to Web-centric distribution, Detroit Media Partnership said it will launch a trial with Plastic Logic to distribute the firm’s yet-to-be-released electronic display to readers who want to access electronic editions of The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. Read the full story here.

You can see what the new electronic display looks like.

It seems reminiscent of more ‘Minority Report’ futurism.  (Video here.)

If you’ve been watching the development of e-paper for some time now you’ve probably heard a lot of :  “That’ll never happen.” or “That’s just silliness … who would ever use that!”

Doesn’t look so silly now, does it?