Eriq Cook
12-24-2009, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://lifehacker.com/5429068/remains-of-the-day-the-magazine-of-the-future-edition?autoplay=true' target='_blank'>http://lifehacker.com/5429068/remai...n?autoplay=true</a><br /><br /></div><p><img height="184" src="http://www.tequpdate.com/images/dht/magplus.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="330" /></p><p>I've always been a fan of the magazine reading experience because of the ability to do a "big glance" at content in chunks, with a quick and easy way to navigate through pages. I also like being able to read content on two pages like a magazine or book, and being able to view spreads across two screens instead scrolling through pages one-by-one.</p><p><a href="http://www.lifehacker.com" target="_blank">Lifehacker.com</a> recently posted a video about the "<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5429068/remains-of-the-day-the-magazine-of-the-future-edition?autoplay=true" target="_blank">Magazine of the Future</a>" showing a new concept device that helps you read content similar to how you read a magazine, but in a more interactive way. Although the concept looks very cool, I'm still concerned about the (near) future of digital reading devices with single displays. Unless you're reading a digital book, single displays are still very limiting in my opinion, and I'd love to see a real world reading device with dual displays, like the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5DWWRIxxzU" target="_blank">Microsoft "Currier" book PC</a> concept.</p><p>Show me a device with the best of these two concepts with a flexible display, and I think we've got a winner. What are your thoughts about “digital readers” and what do you think about single displays vs. dual displays?</p>