Touch Sensitive Paper With Built-In Speakers

The Bongo King writes "There have been several stories about digital paper discussed here on the site recently, but an offering from Swedish research scientists has a new twist. They have made a prototype billboard of interactive paper with built-in flat loudspeakers apparently also made of paper. 'Touch sensors are made using a fine pattern of conductive lines in which the current flow is altered when a hand touches it. Laptop computer touchpads use the same principle. Speakers are made by printing electromagnets out of conductive ink and stretching the paper over a cavity like a speaker cone behind the billboard. The electromagnets vibrate in response to a current, creating a sound.'"

With speakers...

[__aaclcg7560]

Can't wait for the day when I can write "/." and the paper screams, "Hey, dork, you spelled 'Slashdot' wrong."

If I want a talking picture, I'll watch TV

[Anonymous Coward]

Now wake me up when they invent a talking pie.

Origami

[Tribbin]

Making a tweeting bird that moves it's eyes and responds to you touching it and all from a single digital paper.

Re:With speakers...

[__aaclcg7560]

I don't think I want to go to a coffee house where an artist is having an argument with his paper over a drawing of the hot Goth chick serving coffee. Although it might interesting if the hot Goth chick's boyfriend shows up, and the paper tells him how ugly his girlfriend looks. I'm sure the artist would be changing papers in a hurry. :P

Re:Oh god no

[7Prime]

Actually, that's a really good idea. Never saw Minority Report. What could be better than video advertsing ON THE PACKAGING!

I work in advertising, I'll have to have a talk with my boss about this.

The next step

[Bimkins]

How do we make this work with porn magazines?

You know it's gonna happen...

Re:Enviromental

[i_liek_turtles]

In other words, in the future we will get more food for the volume of the box.

The next step . . .

[cashman73]

The RIAA is already planning their next major lawsuit against the paper industry,...

New meaning for vanity toilet paper

[whallify]

So a good novelty item might be disposable electronic talking paper. Maybe it can give feedback as it's being, um, used. "no, you missed a spot."

And classified documents...

[Roadkills-R-Us]

...will scan your fingerprints, and if you aren't cleared for the document, the paper can start singing "you can't touch this!"

Re:With speakers...

[snickkers]

It looks like you're attempting to write a letter. Would you like to....

the downside

[rubycodez]

Those attending the demonstration of sound-making-paper technology reported 1. it indeed worked. 2. it sounded like rustling paper.