PaperTab as the name tells all about it. It's a paper tablet, as thin and flexible as paper. It was unveiled to the media at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The PaperTab tablet feels just like a sheet of paper yet is equipped with a flexible, high-resolution 10.7-inch plastic display developed by Plastic Logic, with an interactive touchscreen. The device is lightweight and robust so it can be pushed around on a desk while providing a magazine-like reading experience. By bending one side of the display, users can also navigate through pages like a magazine without needing to press a button. Instead of using several apps or windows on a single display, users have 10 or more interactive displays or 'PaperTabs' -- one per app in use.
The PaperTab device is powered by Intel's second-generation Core i5 Processor. Intel has described the development as being a significant advance in its efforts to explore disruptive user experiences, and it claims that within 5-10 years 'most computers' will resemble sheets of printed color paper.The intuitive interface allows a user to send a photo simply by tapping one PaperTab showing a draft email with another PaperTab showing the photo. The photo is then automatically attached to the draft email. The email is sent either by placing the PaperTab in an out tray or by bending the top corner of the display.
The PaperTab can file and display thousands of paper documents, replacing the need for a computer monitor and stacks of papers or printouts. Unlike traditional tablets, PaperTabs keep track of their location relative to each other and to the user, providing a seamless experience across all apps as if they were physical computer windows. For example, when a PaperTab is placed outside of reaching distance, it reverts to a thumbnail overview of a document, just like icons on a computer desktop. When picked up or touched, the PaperTab switches back to a full screen page view, just like opening a window on a computer.
