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Another revolution in newspaper reading?

It is a trite commonplace for people to read less, thus selling fewer newspapers and books. However, may I have to unfold the newspaper again at breakfast?

Another revolution in newspaper reading

Sure, maybe. Thanks to designer Jae Kim, the newspaper can’t disappear, in fact: its old-fashioned vibe really remains. You can spread it out, slap it under your ear, just don't use it against flies. The daily newspaper with semi-transparent E-Ink technology is certainly not new, LG already introduced its own solution earlier this year, but it feels completely different. The ordinary, foldable format of the newspaper, which is built into a digital environment, combines with interactive and flexible content, which updates articles, news and images via an Internet connection. Kim also designed a network system for this, so it all depends on the publishers. The video shows that the change will already appear in the columns of our newspaper in a few seconds, so we can follow the stock market changes moment by moment, or even the result of a choice. It convinced me anyway and I hope we get our hands on something like this in five years and not a brittle, modern tablet format reader.

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