Rethinking display technology – Start-ups are pushing the boundaries of what a screen can be and do

The inventor of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee, minted an intriguing term recently: "pixel wallpaper." The idea is that any object, any surface, can potentially be a canvas for displaying information.

Already, Boston is emerging as a hub for these next-generation digital displays. We have Myvu Corp., integrating full-color screens into eyeglasses that can be plugged into an iPod; Ambient Devices, Inc., selling umbrellas with handles that flash when thunderstorms are expected; and E Ink Corp., producing a paper-thin electronic billboard for the cover of the September issue of Esquire – plus the screens for Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book device.

By Scott Kirsner

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