Treeless Systems works on flexible, rollable electronic newspaper

A company called Treeless Systems is working to produce a flexible computer system equipped with a screen that can be folded or rolled up like a broadsheet newspaper. The product will use a reflective display -- similar to liquid crystal -- that doesn't require backlighting, The Denver Business Journal reported recently.

"What we are designing is a system that looks like a newspaper -- with headlines, advertisements, etc. -- presented in a treeless display that can be read anywhere," Treeless Systems CEO Dave Lester said.

Lester said the low-power unit can be charged overnight. Instead of receiving their newspapers on the front porch, subscribers would pick up their publications through a wireless connection that transmits a file similar to a PDF....

Treeless System's product would allow readers to customize their newspapers in ways print newspapers can't, such as readers selectively subscribing to different sections of the newspaper -- such as sports and business .

The device also could convert text to speech, allowing subscribers to hear the newspapers through a car stereo. Readers with vision problems could use the system to enlarge text and read more easily. The technology also would allow readers to view live-action video footage through the display -- a concept that's impossible with newsprint.

Treeless Systems hopes to bring the product to the market in the next three years.

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