Skiff shows touchscreen electronic-paper reader

Another very cool tablet type device.  At a quarter of an inch thick, the Skiff Reader is the thinnest device of its kind. Not everything about it is small, however; its 1200 x 1600 pixel, 11.5-inch screen is the largest and highest-resolution consumer e-reading display yet.

Skiff shows 11.5 inch 1200 x 1600 touchscreen electronic-paper reader.

This device is more akin to a newspaper replacement, providing the user with a flexible screen (not sure why you would want to bend it like the picture above – perhaps you may be trying to squeeze around a very tight corner?)

So, what is the coolest device you have seen so far in 2010?

Cheers,

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