Every great ideas born from a tissue paper or a napkin as this is really amaxing whenit does come from a napkin. Known as Napkin PC, developed by Avery Holleman. For gadget lovers this gadget will make life more easy.
The Napkin PC is really a eye popper as it's disguised as a napkin holder. The Napkin PC has 7 different stylus pen that uses base station allows multiple user to scribble thier ideas on individual Napkin PC that ultimately interface with the base station.
The concept allows users to have to unlimited creativity to input on a Napkin PC screen. The "napkins" employs full color e-paper and multi-touch technology. That is great for multiuser who loves to start an IDEA! No more room for paper nor waste paper keep our enviroment clean and greener.
The size does come in a vaiety as for:
Napkin interface: 180mm x 180mm x 2mm
Pen stylus: 140mm x 9mm x 10mm
Base station: 160mm x 150mm x 150mm
Mobile station: 45mm x 36mm x 15 mm
The technology behind it, The key technologies are full color e-Paper, multi-touch input, Inductive power circuits, and high speed RF wireless connections. The e-Paper is key because of its low power consumption, thinness and flexibility, and ability to retain an image without power. Multi-touch is simply the future of intuitive input that makes the PC fun, fast, and easy to use. The inductive power circuits are crucial because they allow wireless power transfer and make the interface Napkin simple and inexpensive enough to be used in large numbers. High speed RF continues to keep everything wireless and intuitively seamless.
The napkins can hold the image drawn on it indefinitely, or until it's cleared off by user. Which means that you can hang it up, or share it with your coworkers at your next meeting. The Napkin PC took first place Judge's Award and Chairman's Award in NextGen's PC Design Competition. That is a nice piece of gadget that everyone can share their idea's together. And I did forget the most interesting thing about the Napkin Pc is that it does not run on Battery.
