It Had To Happen: The Disposable Computer
March 4, 2004 (11:40 a.m. EST)
By W. David Gardner, TechWeb News
A disposable paperboard computer has been developed and is already in use in Sweden. Developed by Cypak AB, the paperboard computer can collect, process, and exchange several pages of encrypted data, the company says.
“Initially, it will be used in industrial-specific applications as an enhanced and secure RFID device,” said Cypak marketing director Strina Ehrensvard in an email. “Today, in pharmaceutical and courier packaging as a data-collection device; tomorrow maybe for interactive books, lotteries, passports, and voting cards.”
With just 32 Kbytes of memory, the paperboard computer's functionality is somewhat limited at present, but the firm believes its future will be broad. Cypak has entered into an agreement in the U.S. with MeadWestvaco Healthcare Packaging, which has marketing rights to the product and technology in the Americas.
Yeah, there are times I'd like to crumple up my computer and throw it away ;-)
Posted by Al-Muhajabah at March 5, 2004 04:26 PMhow lightweight is the paper going to be? will it be useful for wiping...things...?
as if the toxic motherboard landfills weren't already bad enough...
Posted by r@d@r at March 5, 2004 06:58 PM